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Wow- this is awesome! I love it!

This is awesome- you should definitely have it reviewed by a classical percussion magazine and published. Lots of percussion students would love to play this. I'm not sure what the first step in that would be- maybe ask your nearest percussion prof.

Hey all you critics- ever heard of the Satie Gymnopedies? All purposefully written as variations, to sound much the same and evoke the same mood, and people LOVE those pieces. But I can't hear the guitar pieces above because the links are bad, so what do I know?

Stephen- I liked this a lot- though I listened to the classical stuff on the page longer. The one about the river was beautiful.

My friend Terran just did a senior thesis project on representing fractals in sound- check out his website: audio fractals

Indiana- no, it's really easy to for trombonists to slide between two notes, provided those two notes are in the same "partial". Partials start at the following notes and go down a tritone: Low Bb, F, Bb (just below middle C), D (just above middle C), F, Ab, Bb, etc. So, if you want a trombonist to gliss from, say, A(just below middle C) up to D, they could do that in the D partial. Most short distances are no problem, 'cause there's a lot of overlap. Now that everybody has triggers, most (short) glisses are possible.

Invite people over to your house. When there are too many people to fit in your house, then it's time to find a bigger place, like a barn or something.

Don't worry about it. Composing is about what you can imagine, not what you can play. And you can imagine things without the piano just fine- otherwise you wouldn't want to be a composer. :happy:

I agree with QCowboy- turning page after page of empty score is a real pain while conducting. I'd rather only see the instruments that are playing.

If you're going to be teaching elementary school students music literacy with a focus on singing, I recommend learning the Kodaly method of music education. See if you can find someone near you who teaches music, and maybe they'll know someone nearby who can teach it to you, or give you a book on the subject. I taught elementary school for years, and learning Kodaly was the best thing I ever did. Otherwise, just teach them everything you know, and learn more as fast as you can! Traditional singing games, simple dances, and folk music are a particularly good way for young children to learn about music. Whatever instruments you can find, etc.

Arnevr- There's not a demo called War and Peace on that page, so I can't help you- maybe they changed their audio demos. What does it sound like? I use the EastWest Gold Orchestra, and I really like their patch with the 3 different snares.