Asher

never mind, it's not wroking.

do you mean post what I've got?

ok, are there any tips I can get for transfering into a new idea within the piece? without making it sound awkward. I'm having writer's block, I'm getting nearer to finishing this piece and am wanting to get near the end by changing up the beat and tempo and such, it's somewhat skippy, as in the beat, but the rest is dream like, and I just want to know what ideas there are for going from dream-like to a more upbeat verse. I'm thinking about taking time off of the piece, and working on another, to relieve myself of stress upon it and maybe something will come like the rest of the piece has. but yeah

I'll add ya'll a bit later today maybe... www.myspace.com/asherf

2 things... that don't have to do too much with constructive criticism but still.. One, you used a midi that I could listen to, Awesome. Secondly, I can get the music to print, Awesome for that too. The piece definitally has great potentially. It is a very creative piece, especially for the treble. I bet that once you get the bass better, it'll be one amazing piece. I like how it starts out with that slow and rather simple "sounding" intro, then suddenly gets into something much bigger and better. keep it up and going.

for me. I had this one small theme. very small. I would keep playing it and it sounded great. but the piece involved flats and I'm not a fan of flats, but I managed to eventually base my composition off of emotions and that one theme. though I think, in the end of the piece there are two themes. but yeah, I can't wait to get it finished. to get inspired in general... hmm...

thanks! all I need really is a place to put the notes down. though as I look at it. the way this piece goes could work out with a few more instruments. Strings have come to mind several times.

so... I just wrote the melody for the right hand of the whole first movement. I really like what I have and feel the potential in it. What I'm planning on doing next is, I'll add the bass notes to it. then I'll liven up the whole piece and make it breath. if I'm heading the wrong way, turn me around.

ok. I've tried the melody line thing. but I think what get's to me is, I openly admit, is that I try too hard to make a 'moonlight sonata' type quality piece. Then I think that, that, blows me off course. the left hand is one of the hardest parts for me. I get caught on doing runs with it. I think I may be doing too many runs, like the 1232123 runs. I'm trying to go simple but I'm at the same time trying not to sound cheesy. btw, is there any place where you can create piano sheet music on the internet for free? I've only found places for creating blank staff sheets, where you can put as many bars as you want and all that. I'm just wondering if there is one of those but you can add notes.

ok. I don't have much. but I can probably get some notation samples on here of some experimental things I've been trying to dub out. I'm clueless as to how to get midi files and such going of me playing without paying 100 or so dollars and the fact that the piano is across the house. Lemme go see if I can get some notation going.

that's what I meant. to be able to write down the notes in my head. I'll check out that site. I also found www.good-ear.com, which is pretty helpful to me. I just found it, today.

How do you guys (those of you that can) develop perfect pitch to where you don't need an instrument to compose and can just write down the melodies and such on the paper with the tune in your head? if you have the slightest idea please tell me.

I had a dream about it. and actually the piece was amazing with backups and all. then I woke up immediatly to see if I could get it on paper, and slowly slowly the music left me and I forgot much of what it sounded like, but it was amazing.

so.. as I mentioned before, I am "just" starting the whole composing thing. I don't study composition until september when I "hopefully" enter the conservatory here. So I wanted to start asap. I've come up with some great phrases worked out through improvisation. but I was wondering if anyone could help me through with the process of what to do and when and all. Thanks ahead.

umm... I don't see too many colors with keys but with pieces I do.