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I think that's a great idea! And I agree that it would be better if the three posts aren't put in an order or get the first/second/third place. I don't really get how you imagine to review status posts or threads though. The better option is to just stick to musical pieces in my opinion. Or perhaps make a special top three for threads or status updates.

Here's my piece: http://www.youngcomposers.com/music/listen/6483/diseased-mind/ I actually feared that it would take me too long to transcribe the piece and make an mp3 with my program but I managed to finish it faster than I expected. I still have the feeling that it may not be accepted because it's a little too hard. But if I, an amateur pianist, can play it than I'm sure that you can too, Sonataform. Or at least I hope so.

Well, I actually like it when good sounding parts in a piece are repeated but I don't feel like repeating phrases one-on-one either. I only did it when I was starting out with composing but that changed after a while and now I'm getting a fan of repeating phrases (at least slightly) varied. I have no idea why I feel this way though. Here's an article discussing why we like repetition in music btw: http://aeon.co/magazine/altered-states/why-we-love-repetition-in-music/ Thought it would interest you. I think I actually found this link by browsing through this forum some weeks ago.

I actually had a similar problem, so I can kind of relate. My problem was that I couldn't even figure out a beginning to a piece without thinking that it sounds kinda dull or similar to another piece which I heard somewhere though. Then I looked back at my older compositions and asked myself how I managed to finish those pieces and always be convinced that it's going to become a great piece. And then I figured out that the thing which always helped me out when I wanted to write a song but wasn't sure how to start or to continue is "Inspiration". I'm not sure if it would help you as much as it helped me but when I wanted to be inspired I watched a great anime or listened to some of my favorite artists. And sometimes I even felt an urge to just compose and compose, although I didn't plan to, till I finished a piece to just express my emotions through music. Another thing you could try is to just try something different, something you have never done before like for example composing a piano piece which should be played with chopsticks (such a piece actually exists btw). I don't think you will think that the melody is too sweet or too cliche if you compose something experimental. I don't know in which stiles you usually compose but if you like to compose orchestral piece you could try using different instruments than you usually do. Or if you are like me and like many diverse musical stiles you could try composing in other genres like electro, techno or metal. Well, those are some things you could try. The most important thing in all kinds of art is in my opinion that you, the artist, like your creations. If you would just do things which others like but you don't, then you would loose fun in creating those things and you would either start creating bad stuff or just quit. That's why I think that it's important to find a solution to that problem. I'm not sure if you will find someone who can help you out that easily or if you may have to search for a solution yourself. I hope I managed to help you somehow and hopefully you'll be able to compose pieces which you like soon! ^^

Yep, the classical guitar. It would be great if you would do that!

This is great! I think I'll try composing such a one minute solo violin piece. I should practice it anyway because I'll probably have someone play one of my pieces end next summer in which the violin will play a big part and it wouldn't make much sense if the piece would be unplayable. I don't suppose you will do the same for acoustic guitar, will you? Because I enjoy writing fast guitar solos but I'm not sure if they are actually playable.

Would an mp3 be fine too?

I'd like to participate. But I have a question first: Should the uploaded file be a Midi file or should there be a link to a page where the Midi file can be downloaded?