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1. Scores for Studying Orchestration 1 2

   By Kubla Khan, December 2, 2008
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   • composerorganist
   • February 1, 2010

2. SMR piano collections 1 2 3 4

   By Guest Anders, July 22, 2005
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   • Mike
   • August 9, 2005

3. Writing For Orchestra!?!?!?!?!?

   By Ink, May 30, 2012
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   • dsch1976
   • November 13, 2012

4. [SOFTWARE] Graphic Notation

   By Maarten Bauer, January 11, 2018   

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   • Lea. Far
   • June 3, 2021

5. The dominant chord in a minor key...

   By ansthenia, December 15, 2011   

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   • ansthenia
   • December 17, 2011

6. Splited Glissando How to Notate it 1 2

   By SYS65, February 16, 2010
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   • SYS65
   • February 26, 2010

7. Emotion is the core of music 1 2 3 4 5

   By PoseidonsNet, September 3, 2008
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   • Gardener
   • September 26, 2008

8. Composing metal 1 2

   By Black Anathema, December 25, 2007
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   • Camzilla54
   • October 19, 2020

9. Medieval/Renaissance chord progressions

   By Caballero, January 23, 2018
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   • Caballero
   • April 12, 2018

10. Getting your music performed 1 2 3

    By Samy, August 7, 2005
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    • Chad dream eyes
    • February 1, 2006

11. Modulation into the Minor Subdominant

    By 11thdimension, May 5, 2010
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    • jawoodruff
    • May 22, 2010

12. 8-Part Harmony

    By Rodin, December 28, 2008
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    • paddy
    • August 3, 2022

13. Young Composers' Chorale Challenge 1 2 3

    By J. Lee Graham, September 26, 2005
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    • Hugowin
    • July 13, 2006

14. How is a cymbal roll written within a score?

    By rimshot, June 11, 2009
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    • wayne-scales
    • June 11, 2009

15. Static & Dynamic Harmony

    By calebhines, January 5, 2012   

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    • yvilen
    • September 21, 2012

16. How To Notate Vibrato?

    By EmperorWeeGeeII, July 8, 2014
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    • U238
    • July 8, 2014

17. Prerequisites for majoring in Composition

    By MariusChamberlin, May 4, 2010
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    • Apple Charlie
    • June 1, 2010

18. Writing for Saxophone Quartet 101

    By Apple Charlie, February 23, 2008
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    • ErikL8
    • March 4, 2008

19. Melody or harmony first?

    By Stevemc90, July 24, 2008
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    • caters
    • March 20, 2021

20. How much to charge for music?

    By carryonplease, June 5, 2011
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    • carryonplease
    • June 16, 2011

21. Irrational Meter 1 2

    By Joshisoz, November 17, 2006
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    • jujimufu
    • January 16, 2008

22. What is a resident composer?

    By MariusChamberlin, December 30, 2010
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    • Ferkungamabooboo
    • December 30, 2010

23. Timpani question

    By Wolf_88, December 10, 2005
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    • Eirik
    • January 24, 2006

24. Fastest Way To Write Music? :)

    By Hans-Peter Gradwohl, October 31, 2013   

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    • dscid
    • November 12, 2013

25. Proper Accidental Notation

    By pateceramics, May 6, 2013   

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    • vvvv
    • January 2, 2021