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title: Interested in music arranging?
description: Are you a music teacher looking to improve your musical arranging skills?
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## [Interested in music arranging? ](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/are-you-interested-in-music-arranging)
Posted by [Kelly Norris](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/author/kelly-norris) on August 10, 2015 at 2:31 PM
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Are you a music teacher, or just interested in learning music arranging or improving your music arranging ability? This fall [Fitchburg State](https://blog.fitchburgstate.edu/gce/why-should-you-choose-fitchburg-state) is offering **Musical Arranging (MUSC 8005)**, a course that explores music arranging through individual composition/arrangement lessons as well as analysis of music compositions.
### What are my responsibilities?
As a student, you will work out a semester plan individually with your professor. You'll submit arrangements weekly and will be provided feedback on your work. Your professor will also provide analysis of compositions that all students will then discuss. You'll also do some small music analysis projects of your own, emphasizing musical arrangement, form, and composition.
### What will I learn?
Participating in this course will allow you to:
- Improve your ability at arranging music
- Gain skills at music analysis that can be applied to your own creations
- Improve your knowledge of music notation
- Increase your skill at computer music scoring
### Who should take this course?
**Musical Arranging** is for anyone who wants to improve their musical arranging, composing, or songwriting. The course is **especially valuable for music teachers**, particularly those who frequently arrange music for student groups.
### Are there any prerequisites?
Students should be reasonably fluent at reading music. Computer scoring software is recommended although not required.
### Questions?
Contact [Marylyn Gainan](mailto:mgainan@fitchburgstate.edu), GCE Advisor, at 978-665-3660. [mailto:mgainan@fitchburgstate.edu](mailto:mgainan@fitchburgstate.edu)
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*Professor Robin Dinda has taught music theory, harmony, composition, music history, and fine arts courses at Fitchburg State University since 1989. He has written hundreds of compositions for a variety of media. View a [list of his published music, including links to video performances](http://robindinda.com/compositions). *
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