Advice and Techniques

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1. Handy website for orchestra writing

   By roy, October 2, 2010
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   • Madman3123
   • October 30, 2010

2. What chords/tricks do you use when improvising?

   By xrsbit, August 1, 2010
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   • James H.
   • October 30, 2010

3. Scriabin... Skrjabin? Skryabin? Scriabine? Скрябина? 斯克里亚宾? Skri.. Oh I give up!

   By HeckelphoneNYC, March 29, 2010
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   • Gamma
   • October 28, 2010

4. To compose faster, and complete more works in a shorter time...

   By JairCrawford, October 22, 2010
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   • The J
   • October 26, 2010

5. Extended Technique: Can you bow a guitar?

   By MiggTorr, October 12, 2010
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   • Audiosprite
   • October 26, 2010

6. need some orchestration advice on this piece I'm working on

   By 920bpm, October 26, 2010
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   • jrcramer
   • October 26, 2010

7. Score Preparation for Session Recording

   By Marius, October 25, 2010
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   • bryla
   • October 26, 2010

8. Programming Your Own Percussion Beds

   By Marius, October 25, 2010
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   • Marius
   • October 25, 2010

9. Creating Cinematic Soundscapes With Convolution Reverb

   By Marius, October 25, 2010
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   • Marius
   • October 25, 2010

10. Tonal Harmony 6th ed. cds

    By thedoublebassist, October 21, 2010
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    • thedoublebassist
    • October 22, 2010

11. Originality Problem!

    By JairCrawford, April 17, 2010
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    • JairCrawford
    • October 21, 2010

12. I realy want to start producing music.

    By Arfus, April 12, 2010
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    • JijGaat
    • October 20, 2010

13. Is this a good Baroque-era melody?

    By MariusChamberlin, September 23, 2010
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    • semotivo
    • October 20, 2010

14. In-person Tutor?

    By Vrixton, October 17, 2010
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    • Vrixton
    • October 17, 2010

15. What is a reasonable length of time to ask wind/brass players to sustain a note?

    By 920bpm, October 15, 2010
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    • Peter_W.
    • October 17, 2010

16. Conducting

    By abd_zibdeh, October 8, 2010
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    • SYS65
    • October 12, 2010

17. Creating interesting harmonies

    By MariusChamberlin, August 23, 2010
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    • jrcramer
    • October 12, 2010

18. How long can violists and cellists hold out notes for?

    By MiggTorr, October 8, 2010
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    • SYS65
    • October 9, 2010

19. Piano Purchase Help

    By themanonthehill, July 30, 2010
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    • MiggTorr
    • October 8, 2010

20. How to choose the right key?

    By calle, August 24, 2010
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    • MiggTorr
    • October 8, 2010

21. E-book readers for full music scores

    By tristanjove, September 16, 2010
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    • bryla
    • October 7, 2010

22. String instrument performance amplification?

    By Malexos, October 2, 2010
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    • SYS65
    • October 7, 2010

23. Input Wanted in Making a Purchase

    By Ravels Radical Rivalry, September 22, 2010
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    • benxiwf
    • October 7, 2010

24. Making a Da Capo not so Da Capo

    By javileru, September 23, 2010
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    • benxiwf
    • October 7, 2010

25. Orchestrating For Double Winds

    By aphinny, October 3, 2010
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    • Peter_W.
    • October 3, 2010