KevinChing

once again, thank you very much!

mahalo~!!

Thanks, this is actually a seperate piece from "Ascension," although they share the same idea. The chords are actually different in the pieces. One thing similar is the instrumentation is almost identical. Another thing is, the key in the beginning of "Ascension" (Bb) is the same key as "Serenity." Perhaps one day I could fuse the two songs into one. Only now did I think of that. Thanks very much!

Wow, that's so interesting how the piano segment sounds so much alike. Thanks for sharing that with me. But yes, it is a coincidence. It is rather a popular piano line and can be heard in the movie soundtrack "Lady in the Water."

Introduction: "Serenity," written for Orchestra, is a piece I wrote to illustrate the beauty of our world and mankind. It starts off with the choir singing chords as if you were in heaven. Slowly, instruments are added in and leads to two different climaxes. The first climax is based on minor chords and is more dark. The final climax finishes the song with a happy note as if it were at the end of a big blockbuster movie. Quick Facts: Duration: 3:03 Time Signature: 4/4 Key Signature: Bb Instruments: Flute, Oboe, French Horn, Euphonium, Tuba, Violin I/II, Viola, Cello, Contrabass, Electric Bass, Choir, Piano, Percussion About: "Serenity", written in early 2007, is my third piece made with Finale PrintMusic. The sole purpose of writing this piece was to listen to its playback. That will explain the unecessary use of some instruments and as well as over/under-powering use of dynamics. It took about a year to fully complete this piece. (I put it aside for several months to focus on school). One of the greatest difficulties was balance. It was hard for me to decide how strong I wanted a certain section. Instrumentation: Although this is in the Orchestral and Large Ensemble category, I like to classify it as "Other" because it doesn't quite include all the components of an orchestra. Honestly, I used only some instruments because it made it faster to score on Finale. Also, because I don't like the sound of certain instruments although they may be used in typical orchestras. I made this by heavily relying on the piano, choir, strings, and flute and oboe. The french horn was used for counter melody. LISTEN/SCORE: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kkching/Serenity4.mp3 http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kkching/Serenity 4.MUS **NOTE: the song is called "Serenity" but the title/name tag is "Serenity 4" because I have 5 different versions of this song; the fourth version being my favorite. I even have a Serenity-Minor version. I would much appreciate everyone's help in giving their very honest opinion. Mahalo

Thanks!! :]

[iNCLUDES MP3 AND SCORE (Finale PrintMusic)] Introduction: "Ascension," written for Orchestra, is a piece I wrote to illustrate the Ascension of Christ. It can be viewed non-religiously as well. Musically, the song introduces the melody in the beginning, then ascends to a climax of joy, and then has a conclusion. About: "Ascension", written in early 2007, is my fourth piece made with Finale PrintMusic. The sole purpose of writing this piece was to listen to its playback. That will explain the unecessary use of some instruments and as well as over/under-powering use of dynamics. Because I'm very busy with school and work, this piece took about 3 months to complete. One of the greatest difficulties was finding the perfect transition section. I believe it's very important to put a section that has a transition to make a nice contrast from the main melody. I hope you find the transition section to be pleasing. Instrumentation: I added the typical string section and french horn being the counter melody. I also added in an oboe, flute, harp, piano, and choir. Because I'm a Euphoniumist, I also added a Euphonium and Tuba (even though Euphoniums are rarely used in Orchestral arrangements). Influence I based some of the chords in this piece from the 2004 movie, "The Time Machine" by composer Klaus Badelt. I like the use of switching between major and minor keys. (Bb major chord to F minor chord.) It makes pieces more interesting as the mood can vary. LISTEN/SCORE: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kkching/Ascension.mp3 http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kkching/Ascension.MUS I would much appreciate everyone's help in giving their very honest opinion. Mahalo

Thank you Nikolas for your comment. Music is not my current major, but instead, a hobby. I just make songs based on melodies that pop into my head. I didn't take any music theory classes, but just band classes. So, that's why I just make music to listen; not to have it published. But I signed up so that I could get people's opinions both on the score and songs I make and use that to help me improve in the future. Indeed I'll have a look on my instrumentation for future songs and try to make it have more musical sense. ;)

thank you everyone for your feedback. it truly keeps me motivated to strive for more :)

[iNCLUDES MP3 AND SCORE (Finale PrintMusic)] Introduction: "Ascension," written for Orchestra, is a piece I wrote to illustrate the Ascension of Christ. It can be viewed non-religiously as well. Musically, the song introduces the melody in the beginning, then ascends to a climax of joy, and then has a conclusion. About: "Ascension", written in early 2007, is my fourth piece made with Finale PrintMusic. The sole purpose of writing this piece was to listen to its playback. That will explain the unecessary use of some instruments and as well as over/under-powering use of dynamics. Because I'm very busy with school and work, this piece took about 3 months to complete. One of the greatest difficulties was finding the correct key. I felt that higher keys would work better because it symbolizes happiness in comparison to dark lower keys. But, because of the key change, I resulted to a lower key with a popular style key change at the end, resulting to a satisfying climax. Instrumentation: Although this is in the Orchestral and Large Ensemble category, I like to classify it as "Other" because it doesn't quite include all the components of an orchestra. I just added the typical string section and french horn of course. I also added in an oboe, flute, harp, piano, and choir. Because I'm a Euphoniumist, I also added a Euphonium and Tuba (even though Euphoniums are rarely used in Orchestral arrangements). LISTEN/SCORE: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kkching/Ascension.mp3 http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kkching/Ascension.MUS I would much appreciate everyone's help in giving their very honest opinion, or participate in the poll above. Mahalo