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I don't really have any suggestions to be honest. I definitely like the competitions where I can compose for solo piano

I think a keyword is missing from this sentence, Lol As for me, I just compose for myself. I take criticism and praise with a grain of salt. Both can lead you in the wrong direction as a composer.

Luderart, you really do start all the best discussion questions! (: I don't care if I ever get any recognition. I whistle and sing aimlessly all the time, whether anyone is there to hear me or not, (often annoying people when they are there). I can't help it, and I don't generally realize I'm doing it. For me, composing is the same sort of thing. There's a tune running around in my head that needs to get out. I've started writing them down because that gives me the option of harmonizing with my own aimless whistling. I'd love to hear my pieces performed, but the idea of any actual recognition is actually rather terrifying. That sounds like it would set up an expectation for future greatness that might stop up my creative flow. Right now, since I'm just playing, I can take risks, or just piddle around with something until it starts to work. Abandon an idea if it doesn't work. It doesn't really matter whether it is working brilliantly immediately. If my adoring public was waiting with bated breath for my next composition, that would be pretty stressful. (But if you all want to decide I'm the next Mozart after I'm safely dead, that's fine with me.)

Thank you for that informative example image. I understand now. I'll be sure to test out this and all the other ideas that have been presented to decide on the one I want.

I've encountered lots of double stops but never triple or quadruple. Those would require using a marimba grip on the timpani. The one handed tremolo technique though is uncommon. If you don't mind it sounding a little gapped or losing the ensemble spectacle, I think dropping the third beat A is the closest you can get to what you're after without being impractical. That will allow tuning in an ascending order. The ties can be dropped as well. The benefit of the tuning is that two of the notes will be closer to the sweet spot of their drums (G to F#, A) and should therefore sound and play better. The accidental or key should be there if you want B flat.

This is truth. People say things that aren't necessarily accurate. It goes both ways. Some tell you you're a genius because they are mystified and in awe of what they don't understand. Some tell you that you're doing it wrong because they are skeptical of what they don't understand. I like when people enjoy my work but if they don't understand it or worse, think more highly of it than they should, it's just a bad thing. As for me, my motivation is to write the music that I feel moved to write. If I don't feel a stirring in my heart for something, I will not waste my time. Likewise, if I feel that stirring I will compose my music and do my best to make sure it is the best damn music I can muster up. Even if I have to write, re-write, and re-write a hundred times more, I will get it done and it will be the best that it can possibly be when I am done with it. Unless it's a project involving a lot of strict counterpoint. I tend to give up on those. But other than that, I'm pretty self motivated.

I'll enter, and actually submit something this time ;P

Already composed, but I would like to submit this if I may: http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/listen/5169/

Austenite, here's your chance to beat us all!^^ ... EXCEPT THAT YOU WON'T! MWAHAHAHAHAH *mean face* :shiftyninja: