Secure the tools of your trade. Have your working repertoire recopied and stored digitally so that lost charts are only an email away.
This is Caviars pet term for sorting that chart that over the decades has become a lantana of scribbled pencil, ink, coffee stains, instructions to "take this or that ending" alongside instructions to "NOT take this or that ending" and codas that resemble "The Somme". Most artists have at least one in the pack. By all means keep it for posterity but for humanity's sake let us recopy it exactly as you want it for a surprisingly small fee.
You may want to resurrect a chart you paid good money for some time back but the key no longer suits you. At a fraction of the cost of a personalised arrangement we can transpose to make it useful again.
Personalised arrangements are supplied at very competitive rates for any instrumentation. If you are unsure of what you may need for your particular purpose we can advise. Factors affecting the price include length, complexity and size of the orchestration. Contact us with the details for a prompt quote. Please contact us for some samples.
In today's ever-changing musical workplace the need for full band charts with 3-12 horns is not as prevalent as in years gone by. In many cases a simple lead guide sheet will suffice. This is typically a basic chord chart with the song sections clearly marked and a few recommendations to the rhythm section written in text. This is an extremely cost effective yet efficient way of presenting your song to a band of strangers with limited traditional music reading skills. Caviar have developed their own unique method of writing these guide sheets to give the musicians the best basic information to make you sound great. Guide sheets begin from as low as $20.
The Nashville Number System is the industry standard for country music but is widely used in other genres as well. It uses numbers to indicate the chord progression instead of letters and notation. The biggest single advantage is that the song can therefore be read easily in any key. Rhythmic "feels" are indicated by a series of codes. Numbers charts begin from as low as $20. Many musicians are only at home reading this system. By the same token many competent "conventional" readers are unfamiliar with it. Ask about our special deals where you can receive a conventional "guide sheet" as well as your numbers chart for a fraction of the cost. This way you have all bases covered.
Caviar takes great pride in engraving music for education purposes, commercial release, archiving and web display. Solo guitar arrangements can be transcribed or converted into tablature with provision of a simple video performance. Songwriters can often achieve greater success by presenting their material as a Piano/Vocal Score. This is certainly a prerequisite for submission to Musical Theatre. Each project is then quite unique. Contact us to discuss your requirements and receive a prompt quote.
