A Strange Arrangement

S2 Ep14 - Ray McGale's Gently Plays Circles Around You

Ray McGale is a fingerstyle guitarist from Long Island, NY, who has written dozens of guitar covers, which he performs frequently - how perfect for a podcast! On this episode Ray talks about his approach to arranging, and all the techniques he throws into his arrangement of Danny Boy.   Find Ray Here: https://www.youtube.com/@RayMcGaleAcoustic [https://www.youtube.com/@RayMcGaleAcoustic]   Visit our Website asamusicpodcast.com [http://www.asamusicpodcast.com/]

S2 Ep13 - Adapting for Vibraphone with Nathan Dufresne

Finally a vibraphone episode! Nathan Dufresne is a solo percussionist and a member of the Columbia Orchestra.  Today he talks about arranging a jazz standard ("Ain't Misbehavin'") for solo vibraphone, and how he overcomes the challenge of condensing multiple parts to be played wth just 4 mallets.     find Nathan on TikTok at @dufresne_percussion find Nathan on Youtube: Nathan Dufresne Percussion   Other Audio: "Ain't Misbehavin'" by Fats Waller   visit our website asamusicpodcast.com

S2 Ep12 - An Epic Journey with Ryan Muns

Ryan Muns is the composer and operator of Eyes on the Moon Studios, specializing in custom music for TTRPGs and Fantasy settings.  Ryan took the time this week to arrange a celtic tune, "The Parting Glass" into a full blown rocking orchestral arrangement.  He takes the time to talk about orchestration, embellishments, modes, and most importantly, naming musical instruments.    find his music here: https://www.youtube.com/user/DarthRaith [https://www.youtube.com/user/DarthRaith] Eyes on the Moon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EyesOnTheMoonStudios [https://www.patreon.com/EyesOnTheMoonStudios]   visit our website: http://www.asamusicpodcast.com/ [http://www.asamusicpodcast.com/]

S2 Ep11 - Celia Tewey Makes It Funky

Celia Tewey is a multi-instrumentalist who practices "genre-flipping" classic songs, putting them in a new musical style.  On this episode, she takes the Debussy's "Clair de Lune" and puts it in a funky, jazzier setting.  We talk about rhythmic and harmonic changes, as well as the journey of going from classical to jazz piano playing.   find her music here: https://celiatewey.com/music [https://celiatewey.com/music] visit our website asamusicpodcast.com [http://www.asamusicpodcast.com/]

S2 Ep10 - Lasya Soothes with the Bansuri

Lasya is a Bansuri player and producer from New Delhi. She fuses eclectic music styles and draws influences from genres spanning classical, Indian folk, experimental, hip-hop and avant-garde.  In this episode she arranges Louis Armstrong's "What A Wonderful World" for her instrument, talking about her vision for the arrangement and the steps taken to make that vision happen.   find her music here: https://lasya.bandcamp.com/album/monsoon [https://lasya.bandcamp.com/album/monsoon]   visit our website asamusicpodcast.com [https://lasya.bandcamp.com/album/monsoon]