本課程以配器之基本知識與專有名詞的學習出發，接著進行為各家族樂器編配的實作。在實作中，嘗試各種音色、音域與音量的組合，並聆聽現場即時的示範演出，即時調整。

從小型室內樂的編制開始，選擇適合之鋼琴曲，為不同的樂器組合來編配寫作。藉由實際演奏家的參與，強化基本「配器」之內在聽力與實際運用。藉由錄音與實際演奏來了解樂器的音域、發音法、演奏技巧和各種樂器配合產生的音色組合。加上樂譜分析，探討不同時期的作曲家對於各種樂器的使用方法和記譜法，以及了解美學之轉變與配器法的互動關係。

除了風格學習與模仿之外，也試圖帶入現今樂壇、音樂職業上頗實用的「歌謠編曲/編配」寫作練習。在學習如何編配出好的織度時，也學習在遇到不同場合、編制等需求時，如何解決配器的問題，在日後學校教學或音樂演出中，能實際運用。

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The course intends to lead to an understanding of the basic structure of musical instruments, along with a basic knowledge of their timbre, range, and other characteristics.

The course begins with arrangement for small chamber ensembles from some selections of piano pieces. Through the involvement of actual performers and their performances, students are expected to strengthen their inner hearing and practical application of orchestration, which is useful for future works in composition, teaching and conducting.

Through recordings and live performances, students can gain an understanding of range, sound production, idioms and techniques of instruments and the timbral combinations. Additionally, score analysis is to help explore how composers from different periods utilized various instruments and notational methods, and to understand the interaction between aesthetic changes and orchestration techniques.

In addition to learning and imitating styles, the course also encourages practices on arrangement of folksongs or famous tunes, which is quite practical in the present music field.

- Understanding of string, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments.
- Examining instruments: ranges, basic overtones analysis, transpositions, acoustic properties, timbral qualities and characteristics when combined with other instruments.
- Scoring for the combination of the above instruments, from music for piano or some other instrumentation.
- Group practice: scoring and performing; to hear what’s been written.

Samuel Adler, The Study of Orchestration, 4th Edition.

Samuel Adler, The Study of Orchestration Workbook, 4th Edition

Hector Berlioz, Treatise of Instrumentation.

Rimsky Korsakov, Principles of Orchestration.

All suggested scores.