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The song doesn't do anything for me, mainly because there is basically zero pitch (which is why I don't like rap in general). However, since rap is pitchless, it is incredibly easy to sing; that is probably why Gangnam Style and related songs are so popular.

always try put impressive word in title like "Mankind" and "Fate"

I would like to suggest an award for the oddest ensemble written. Might be interesting to vote on, as long as the nominations effectively used the ensemble.

I don't really want negative categories this year... except for moderator making fun of. We can take it. ;) hahah. We will probably have: Most unreasonable member. Strangest member. Most religious. Most spiritual. Etc.

Least obvious alternate account.

So, I've noticed a pattern: when we have extra awesome competitions, they are usually because there is a popular topic or the time is extended. Usually people cannot compose in one month. They drop out. But, the competitions have tried to maintain a certain minimalism about them. Short length. Small instrumentation, etc. I've come up with a solution for next year I want to run by you all for suggestions: CHANGES: A. Next year, there will be no more monthly competitions. But, rather, BI-monthly competitions lasting 50-60 days each. This will provide for more in depth works (orchestral even!) and extended works with chamber ensembles. B. To replace the more immediate ideas, I want to go back to something YC had a long time ago: Challenges. People would post small challenges for composers. Like, build a song off of this motif. Or, write a piece in 60 minutes. Games to expand the mind. This allows for people to collaborate and post their own Mini-competitions/challenges (and offer awards if they want!) and for a more "immediate" sense of composition. People that want shorter pieces and having to write "in a box" can use these to their advantage. Fugue writing competitions, song writing, RECORDING competitions to have a competition to see who can play a piece they wrote the best. Whatever you can think of. This will ALSO allow for the BIGGER works people have been requesting to take up two months and let more in depth writing and more worthwhile pieces to shine! What do you think?

I hate them with a firey passion. They're more difficult to read than traditional scores and they don't serve much benefit other than to reduce the total amount of ink on the page. I can see where things start just fine without having to deal with sudden blank staves. Also, there's the issue of rests being musically important too. In order to have sound there must also be silence, and the length of a rest is just as important as a length of a note. So show the rest, don't be lazy. For the record, if I'm conducting and a composer hands be a cutout score I would hand it back and tell them to get me one with all the staves put in correctly.