Young Composers http://www.youngcomposers.com/articles/Young-Composers MediaWiki 1.11.0 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Young Composers Young Composers talk Image Image talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 1298 7539 2008-06-09T10:17:20Z EnigmusJ4 3021 /* Ongoing Contests and Competitions */ {| width="100%" |- |style="vertical-align:top" | __NOTOC__ <!-- Welcome --> <div style="margin: 10px 10px 0 0; border: 2px solid #DEC6AB; padding: 0 1em 1em 1em; "> ==Welcome to Young Composers!== Young Composers is a place where composers and musicians [http://www.youngcomposers.com/articles/Young-Composers:About#Young_Composers_and_Youth of all ages] can communicate, share, and collaborate with others on the subjects of music, composition, performance and repertoire. This site is home to many people of different experiences and styles, and is an excellent resource for all musicians. After registering, you will be able to converse with musicians of all types and ages in the [http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/track.php?go=index forum]. You may also make use of the wiki system to create a profile showcasing you and your works, or just write about something that you are particularly knowledgeable about. Click one of the links below to get started! Remember, if you want to participate, you must first [http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/track.php?go=register register]. </div> <!-- Links --> <div style="font-variant: small-caps; text-align: center; margin: 10px 10px 0 0; padding: 0 1em 0 1em; "> [http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/track.php?go=register Register] | [[Welcome|Getting Started]] | [[:Help:Contents|Write for our Wiki!]] | [[:Category:YC Music Articles|Music Articles]] | [[:Category:YC-Profiles|Composer Profiles]]</div> <!-- Article of the Month --> <div style="margin: 10px 10px 0 0; border: 2px solid #DEC6AB; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color: #FFEBCD; "> <div style="width:100%;"> ===[[Article of the Month]]=== </div> The article of choice for the month of May is [[Twelve Tone Composition]]. This extensive article includes an introduction to the twelve-tone method of composition, directions on how to use it as well as a short essay on the method's relevance to composers of today. [[Twelve Tone Composition|Read More...]] ''Last month's featured article: [[Eivind Groven]]'' </div> <!-- Featured Profile --> <div style="float:left; margin: 10px 10px 0 0; border: 2px solid #DEC6AB; padding: 0 1em 1em 1em"> ===[[Featured Profile]]=== [[Tyler Smith]] (known on YC as 'Hands') is a first-year composition student at Grand Valley State University in Michigan. He is trying to make a career in music despite having perhaps the most generic name in the universe. He has wanted to be a composer ever since he heard Danny Elfman's "Music for a Darkened Theater", and perhaps even before that. [[Tyler Smith|Read more...]] ''Previous featured profile: [[Michael Porcaro]]'' </div> <!--recent threads--> | width="50%" style="vertical-align:top" | <div style="margin: 10px; border: 2px solid #DEC6AB; padding: 0 1em 1em 1em; align:left;"> ====Latest Forum Threads==== '''''[http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/track.php?go=index Click here to visit the forum index]''''' <div style="font-size:small"><vbWiki_ShowThreads count="10" /> </div> </div> <!-- Contests and Competitions --> <div style="margin: 10px; border: 2px solid #DEC6AB; padding: 0 1em 1em 1em;background-color: #FFEBCD;"> <div style="width:100%;"> ===Ongoing Contests and Competitions=== <div> *[http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/may-june-2008-monthly-competition-rules-signup-submission-thread-14638.html#post226591 May/June Competition] *[http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/fantastic-competition-recorder-14940.html Original Work for Solo Recorder] *[http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/competition-original-work-theremin-piano-prize-recording-14895.html Original Work for Theremin and Piano] *[http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/conceptual-music-competition-20-urban-streets-15079.html Conceptual Music Competition 20: <i>The Urban Streets</i>] *[http://www.youngcomposers.com/forum/compositional-exhibition-strings-show-off-your-geniousness-13360.html Compositional Exhibition for Strings] </div> [[Category:Young Composers]]