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Advice and Techniques

Offer informal advice on methods of composition, compositional technique (e.g., fugue writing, chorale-style harmonization), etc., that you feel may be of benefit and interest to our members.

  1. Books on composing, orchestrating etc

    Richards,
    • 50 replies
    • 11.5k views
    COB160

  2. Composition Quirks/Odd Techniques:

    Guest CreationArtist,
    • 50 replies
    • 9.8k views
    Saiming

  3. do you use your instrment as an aid while composing?

    Nigel,
    • 49 replies
    • 10.8k views
    PraeludiumUndFuge

  4. Term for "shyly" ?

    healey.cj,
    • 48 replies
    • 7.6k views
    Old Composer

  5. 16th Century Counterpoint - 2 voices - 2nd species

    composerorganist,
    • 48 replies
    • 7.6k views
    composerorganist

  6. Tonality

    Green,
    • 47 replies
    • 8.2k views
    Green

  7. If I feel a teacher is necessary, am I ashamedly mediocre?

    InfiniteAegis,
    • 45 replies
    • 8.8k views
    Abracadabra

  8. Many ways to modulation...

    healey.cj,
    • 41 replies
    • 7.7k views
    Keerakh Kal

  9. Bad Key?

    TexanGumbo,
    • 41 replies
    • 5.1k views
    Weca

  10. Beginner Daw Questions

    DJMusic,
    • 41 replies
    • 9.2k views
    U238

  11. Composing techniques and Ideas.

    TheMeaningofLIfe,
    • 39 replies
    • 7.3k views
    KSP

  12. Microtones (a poll)

    Dunael,
    • 38 replies
    • 5.2k views
    Dunael

  13. Expanded chords and their usage

    PhantomOftheOpera,
    • 38 replies
    • 39.5k views
    Marius

  14. Finale or Sibelius

    Kartapanis Iosif,
    • 37 replies
    • 9.6k views
    Musiker

  15. Best Way To Compose a Melody Over Chords?

    sphefx,
    • 37 replies
    • 11.3k views
    SSC

  16. Scores for Studying Orchestration

    Kubla Khan,
    • 37 replies
    • 17.1k views
    composerorganist

  17. Composing at the Desk vs. on an Insturment

    PSaun,
    • 37 replies
    • 7.6k views
    Rosenskjold

  18. How essential are musical forms to writing music?

    Aspiring Composer,
    • 37 replies
    • 7.5k views
    Laura Dellit

  19. Harmony

    Mark,
    • 36 replies
    • 5.8k views
    Mark

  20. Composing metal

    Black Anathema,
    • 36 replies
    • 15.9k views
    Camzilla54

  21. Melody-Writing

    johannhowitzer,
    • 35 replies
    • 11.7k views
    Tumababa

  22. What do you compose with?

    piano_player18,
    • 33 replies
    • 8.1k views
    Will Kirk

  23. Composing Advice:

    Guest CreationArtist,
    • 33 replies
    • 6.3k views
    bach_in_black

  24. Is It Too Late To Consider A Career As A Composer?

    Arianna Bailey,
    • 33 replies
    • 22.4k views
    marsbars

  25. Deceptive Cadence

    Green,
    • 32 replies
    • 6.4k views
    Sojar Voglar

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