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Composing an effective melody is not an easy thing to do. Even for the best writing a melody can be a daunting task. But I believe it's an important skill for any composer to have, so this is the challenge; -Compose a piece for piano with a beautiful melody. It could be a waltz, prelude, nocturne, etc.... I just want the most lovely melody your muse can come up with. -It can be in any harmonic language (Baroque, Romantic, Modern...) -The piece can't already have a live recording, I want to be the first to record it :thumbsup: . -Piece length cannot exceed 6 minutes. -Due date October 1st. The winner of the competition will have their work recorded by me (and I'm currently searching to upgrade my recording setup) -Last rule, have fun! :cool:

This is a great suggestion. We do have the 'incomplete' section, but you're right in thinking that we could do with a specific section like this. I think that this should be part of a larger change-up of the categories as a whole. Perhaps there could be a vote / poll on the top 20 or so? And THAT should be part of a larger change-up of the site as a whole, but then its not as if we haven't mentioned the problems before..

Thanks DanJTitchener for this interesting challenge that is naturally of particular interest to me since it uses one of my themes. Let me say that I have listened several times to the two submissions so far by Christian Perrotta - whose resourceful and beautiful fugue I enjoyed a lot - and by Aquatunic - whose pop-style piece I also enjoyed with its creation of a distinct atmosphere and lively beat. I look forward to the future submissions from the rest of the participants in this challenge. And it will be up to me to be stimulated into incorporating into my future compositions the different ways the participants of this challenge develop my theme.

I believe melodies to be one of my few strenghts as a composer, so this suits me pretty well. :toothygrin:

Ok, I'm in again!!!! o/

I know nothing, sorry. Got anybody local to you that you could ask too? I just googled "canadian composer contemporary professor" and got links to some articles. Flick through and see where people who are mentioned taught or studied. Better yet if they are still alive. If they are good enough to pop up in that sort of google search, the music programs they are associated with are probably worth a look. If one particular music program is mentioned repeatedly that's definitely a good sign. So far I see mentions of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto (3 mentions), University of British Columbia, The Conservatoire de Musique du Quebec in Montreal, University of Toronto, Wilfrid Laurier University, University of Calgary, Queen's University School of Music (highlighted as having produced many of Canada's major composers), the Schulich School of Music at McGill University... I'm also seeing a pattern that many of these contemporary composers got their start in Canada, but then went to Europe to continue their studies with a Masters or Doctorate degree. Google contemporary composers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contemporary_classical_music Find out where all the people mentioned in this article studied and teach, be it Canada, or elsewhere. (: