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Originally Posted by M_is_D
To sum it up, the music I hear in my head is always much better than the one I managed to write down. What I feel I lack the most is the abiility to accurately write down what I hear, and I'd love some advice on how to improve in that area. I'm sure it's something that also affects other unexperienced composers, since I hear a lot about it from other people I know.
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I agree that you must get your hands on doing melodic dictation starting from simple melodies up. I guess that should improve your writing skills.
Why don't you try improvising the music inside your head on an instrument of your choice. Who knows, you might come up with something really interesting to write down. I think Chopin made use of this approach as well as some other composers. I myself usually do this and most of the time it gives me good ideas for writing. Once I've got myself a certain improvised theme that I like, I try to either record it or write it down.
It also wouldn't hurt to use either Sibelius or Finale for your notation where you can make adjustments regarding what you actually hear in order to match that melody inside your head.
