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1. Self-Gauging Growth as a Composer

   By jawoodruff, November 14, 2011   

   • composition
   • growth
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • composition
     • growth
     • maturity
     • personal voice
   • 11 replies
   • 3k views
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   • Austenite
   • December 6, 2011

2. Describe, in detail, the room in which you write music.

   By Voce, December 2, 2011   

   • room
   • work
   • 6 replies
   • 1.9k views
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   • Guest
   • December 4, 2011

3. Help Needed in the Operatic Genre

   By froglegs, November 8, 2011   

   • opera
   • plot
   • (and 2 more)

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     • opera
     • plot
     • story
     • shakespeare
   • 21 replies
   • 4.9k views
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   • Morivou
   • December 2, 2011

4. What's your method for studying scores?

   By wayne-scales, October 1, 2011   

   • score study
   • 12 replies
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   • Austenite
   • December 2, 2011

5. How often do you compose?

   By wayne-scales, September 29, 2011   

   • how often compose
   • 14 replies
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   • Austenite
   • December 2, 2011

6. Favourite Composer(s)? 1 2 3 4 5

   By Piano, June 7, 2005
   • 118 replies
   • 22.2k views
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   • Guest
   • December 1, 2011

7. What is the world coming to?

   By froglegs, November 1, 2011   

   • mozart
   • magic flute
   • (and 2 more)

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     • mozart
     • magic flute
     • trench warefare
     • wold war 1
   • 9 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • HeckelphoneNYC
   • November 26, 2011

8. MONEY!!!

   By melloth, November 22, 2011   

   • money
   • 6 replies
   • 1.7k views
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   • froglegs
   • November 23, 2011

9. Theory Textbooks

   By Contrabassoon, November 22, 2011   

   • music theory
   • textbooks
   • (and 1 more)

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     • music theory
     • textbooks
     • embarrassment
   • 1 reply
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   • 920bpm
   • November 22, 2011

10. Talea and Color, am I doing it right?

    By kly45, November 20, 2011   

    • debussy
    • messiaen
    • (and 4 more)

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      • debussy
      • messiaen
      • talea
      • color
      • atonal
      • serial
    • 3 replies
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    • composerorganist
    • November 21, 2011

11. Nightmare Interview with a composer

    By composerorganist, November 3, 2011   

    • sad but true
    • 3 replies
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    • composerorganist
    • November 7, 2011

12. What to look for in Classical music

    By Gijs, October 17, 2011   

    • what to look for in classical
    • look for in classical music
    • 19 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • froglegs
    • October 31, 2011

13. Zen, Abstraction, and Experimentalism.

    By Gongchime, October 23, 2011   

    • zen
    • abstract
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      • zen
      • abstract
      • experimental
      • downtown
      • postminimalism
      • post-minimalism
      • new complexity
      • japanese
      • world
    • 13 replies
    • 3.6k views
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    • froglegs
    • October 31, 2011

14. Symphony

    By elysian, October 26, 2011   

    • orchestra
    • 10 replies
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    • maestrowick
    • October 28, 2011

15. Repetitive Fugue

    By DAI, August 9, 2011
    • 20 replies
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    • jawoodruff
    • October 28, 2011

16. Orchestral piece

    By elysian, October 25, 2011   

    • accompaniment
    • 4 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • froglegs
    • October 28, 2011

17. Using Earplugs

    By Claptropea, October 25, 2011   

    • techniques
    • meditation
    • (and 2 more)

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      • techniques
      • meditation
      • sensory deprivation
      • earplugs
    • 3 replies
    • 1.7k views
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    • froglegs
    • October 28, 2011

18. Question on keyboard

    By elysian, October 26, 2011   

    • extended
    • 4 replies
    • 1.5k views
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    • froglegs
    • October 28, 2011

19. Mozart breaks....

    By HeckelphoneNYC, October 20, 2011   

    • mozart
    • rule breaker
    • (and 1 more)

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      • mozart
      • rule breaker
      • parallel octaves
    • 8 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • HeckelphoneNYC
    • October 23, 2011

20. Tonality Vs. Dissonance!?

    By jawoodruff, October 16, 2011   

    • tonality
    • dissonance
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      • tonality
      • dissonance
      • debate
      • discussion
      • lol
      • crazy
      • okrrr
    • 23 replies
    • 7.5k views
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    • froglegs
    • October 20, 2011

21. Maestrowick Presents: Part II of III: Jobs/Commissions

    By maestrowick, August 31, 2011   

    • jobs
    • 6 replies
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    • nikolas
    • October 18, 2011

22. Praise and Vent Thread with clarity 1 2 3

    By maestrowick, September 28, 2011   

    • composers
    • 51 replies
    • 7.4k views
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    • HeckelphoneNYC
    • October 13, 2011

23. Studying composition

    By treCorde, February 18, 2011
    • 19 replies
    • 6k views
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    • anna812
    • October 13, 2011

24. Creating fast paced Epic/Trailer music

    By thatboy, October 9, 2011   

    • epic trailer not working
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • PhantomOftheOpera
    • October 11, 2011

25. is anyone out there still composing by hand???? 1 2 3

    By froglegs, September 12, 2011   

    • composing
    • manuscript
    • (and 3 more)

      Tagged with:

      • composing
      • manuscript
      • sibelius
      • composing manuscript
      • finale
    • 59 replies
    • 10.1k views
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    • froglegs
    • October 10, 2011