Cindy Horstman
Jazz theory and arranging
In the course I discuss how to create fun and interesting introductions… and how to create endings that are dramatic!”
In the course I discuss how to create fun and interesting introductions… and how to create endings that are dramatic!”
Cindy Horstman has been performing, recording, writing, and arranging for the past four decades. Classically trained, she is the first recipient of a Master of Music degree in harp performance from the University of Texas at Austin and a prize winner in the Lyon & Healy International Jazz Harp Competition.
Cindy co-founded the jazz duo “2tone” with bassist Michael Medina, the producer of 2tone’s 10 CDs. 2tone has toured nationally for 20 years and their recordings have received critical acclaim on Amazon.com and CD Baby. Horstman’s jazz theory workbook for harpists and her jazz-oriented arrangements and compositions for harp ensembles are very popular with harpists both nationally and internationally, becoming best sellers at Harp Column Music. She has given clinics nationwide and recently conducted her ensemble arrangements for the youth ensemble at the American Harp Society convention in New Orleans, the TMEA harp ensemble in Round Rock, TX, and the UT Longhorn Music Camp in Austin, TX.
Cindy teaches harp at Brookhaven College and Commercial Music Theory at Collin College with an emphasis on arranging, particularly in the jazz idiom. Her composition for flute and harp “Life Aquatic” was a prize winner in the 2017 Composition Contest sponsored by the American Harp Society—Los Angeles Chapter.
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Cindy Horstman
In this lesson Cindy introduces how to get started creating your own arrangement using the traditional folk tune "The Water is Wide."
In this lesson Cindy shows how to create a simple introduction using her music "Angelica" and "I Wonder as I Wander."
Cindy shows how to use chord voicings and moods to create introductions for her music "Lullaby" and "Carillon Wave."
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to create a sense of rest or completion at the end of your arrangements.
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use the melody to create a dramatic ending.
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use and understand harmony to spice up your arrangements.
In this tutorial Cindy discusses how to use voice leading in your arrangements.
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use chord substitutions in your arrangements.
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to use improvisation in your arrangements.
In this tutorial Cindy shows how to create variety with melodies uses the tune "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
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