Submit ambitious compositions of significant length and quality. Works deemed by 3 staff members to meet the necessary criteria will be accepted into the forum; works deemed not to meet the criteria will be moved to one of the forums below. Quality control is exercised on replies in this forum: needless or off-topic material will be removed

Upload compositions which use an orchestra or a large ensemble (defined as one requiring a conductor)

Upload compositions that use smaller-scale orchestration not requiring a conductor, such as string quartets

Upload compositions that extensively make use of one or more singers, whether in the form of a soloist or a chorus

Upload piano and solo keyboard works

Upload video game music, film music and other music taking a form not primarily musical

Upload Jazz, Band or Pop/Rock compositions

Upload avant-garde or electronic music

General discussions on composition

Need feedback on the start of a new piece? Can't think of what to compose next? Need help with a composition you're working on? Ask for assistance/feedback here

Discuss methods of composition, offer or obtain advice, or suggest ways to go about writing music that you wish for others to try or be aware of

Discuss the performance of music here, such as the characteristics and limitations of different instruments

Talk about musical repertoire, from full-blown orchestral works to solo piano pieces

Suggest a work to other members

Partake in compositional challenges or games, such as melody harmonization

Who can write the best piece for the given composition brief?

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Give or receive informal composition lessons

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Conduct masterclasses. Each masterclass is separated into two parts: a closed, stickied thread with the masterclass content, and a discussion thread. Only masterclass organisers may post in the masterclass thread itself

Work on a piece with other composers

Discuss notation software, sequencers, wave editors and other software packages, or ask for advice about keyboards, sound modules, General MIDI, sound cards and other music hardware

Post questions about Finale or Sibelius here

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