Add more audio examples...

I've added a coule more audio examples of some of my works using Finale 2006.

There is an mp3 of a Piano Concertante which is a live performance. The live performance

has a few blips of wrong notes by the pianist, but overall a good performance.

Again, feel free to listen criticize and comment or even contact me.

There will be more demos and pieces to come in the future.

Here is the link to the audio:

www.soundclick.com/hansaniarchibald

Now I know why your music sounds so much better than mine!

You studied At the Boston Conservatory? wow I hope to someday go to the Juliard School of Arts that's my dream

Don't say that. That's not the reason at all. You are still young and growing as a musician.

Yeah but still, The Boston conservatory? That's huge

The environment of study and interaction is important, yes. But, there are many fine teachers and composers at various institutions that may not be as recognizable as The Boston Conservatory. Besides, no matter how much technique and understanding you gain if you don't have any natural gift or talent then it will be a frustrating road. I have seen many musicians who had the technique and understanding worked really hard, but they were not born composers. I know some will disagree with me and say that anyone can be a composer but I have seen enough examples to not agree. When asked how he bacame so good, Bach replied that he just worked hard at what he did and that if you worked hard you would become a master at your craft as well. But, I believe Bach had some natural ability that went hand in hand with the hard work. You don't need to be a prdigy at birth but I think you need some kind of natural gift.

What do you think?

To a certain extent, You do have to have some natural understanding (for instance what sounds good and what doesn't) I have been told I have promise as a player, but I don't know about my composing, I have to let others judge that. I have included an attachment that features my newest piece, short I know, but it's a study. tell me if you hear any promise please

Let me know

Study_in_Em.mid

First off, let me say that not everyone will always be able to see or hear your potential. Plants start off

as a tiny seed and many of them have to go through ong periods of care and cultivation under the soil

where nothing is seen or noticed before the eye detects sprouting. So keep that in mind as well

if anyone were to tell you whether or not you have talent.

As far as your piece is concerned it is short and that's fine. It is usually easier to gage someone's

ability over a number of pieces. This particular piece is called a study in e minor. When I listen to

it I ask what exactly are we studying? If I were to play it would I be studying harmonic technique

while based in e minor? Melodic technique while based in e minor? Rhythmic technique while

based in e minor? All of the above or something else? Or is it a short piece in e minor that

you decided to call a study? The next thing is that I can tell your understanding is still young.

You will need to continue learining about form, melodic and harmonic technique and development

to give you the necessary tools to help you express the story or the gift in you. Because I'm

a little more experienced than you (maybe not much :)) I can hear serious potential in this

piece and therefore I think you have potential, but I think others would agree that it often takes

more than one piece to make a fair assesment of someone.

Let me say that when I was young I was told I was gifted as a pianist and as a musician. I told you

that when I first started composing the pieces were a little rough, scary even hilarious. I'm sure

if someone heard those pieces at that time they would have though I had no ability whatsoever! :P

It took time and learning to acquire the tools of composition and to even develop techniques

of my own in order to pull out what was in me.

So my short answer is yes. I do hear promise. I don't think you need to worry.

To Answer your question the piece was written and I couldn't find any real melody in it, but I thought it seemed fine as a study, since they're not supposed to have a distinct melody.

I am glad you gave a me a thumbs up, No one else here seems to think I can compose, but I'm still learning, I won't worry, but I'll work hard, and maybe someday I'll write a Concerto or something of the sort. I have to get back to my Suite right now, I'm almost done with the prelude, (but the Allegro's gonna be a challenge) I have a question for you, I am planning on trying to include a Fugue in the suite, I understand how a fugue works, but do you have any advice on how to write one? I would appreciate any help I can get.

Here is another piece of mine (man I'm flooding this thread)

I know it isn't as good as the study,

but here it is anyway

(It may strike you as unconventional, but I wasn't trying to stick to any particular method, I was simply writing what I thought it should sound like)

Caprice_in_E.mid

Now, I said you had potential. That could mean a number of things. I was not to fond of

the second piece or yours. I really liked to opening though. I think it would be best for

you to go back to basics in terms of theory. I could definatley help you with that as well

as lead you into the foundations of comopsition to give you some understanding and tools

to express yourself. I don't know you or your woks really, but I think its safe to say that

you need some exposure to actually studying composition. Unfortunately, I can only assist

you and mentor you via internet. But if you are up to it then we can give it a go.

And I will say that I don't think you should be concerning yourself with writing

fugues just yet. I know you may be compelled in you heart and mind to do so,

but I can tell that some other things need to be discussed and covered first before

I can even help you with writing a fugue.

What say you?

;)

By the way who said that studies aren't supposed aren't supposed to

have distinct melodies? Take a good listen to Chopin's Etudes.

and Etude is a study!