Mark

I have a suggestion for something else that could go in this forum, how about something like the competitions, composing a set style of piece/for a set ensemble, but without a deadline and without judges? We could still post scores/midis/mp3s for feedback, just without the pressure of having to work to a deadline.

Obviously, it wouldn't be as big an event as one of the competitions, but it would be good practice for those who want to take part in the comps but maybe doesn't want to have their work put up against those who have been composing for much longer than themselves.

Another advantage would be it wouldn't have to be such a big work, for example, if you normally work with a brass band and haven't worked with strings before, it would be preferable to start with maybe a minuet or something, and if the brief was a minuet for strings, you could study the scores of some of those who had alredy posted. And that would certainly be preferable to joining a competition for a string quartet!

Anyway, just a thought, Mark