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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. Time Signatures

    wrzawa,
    • 25 replies
    • 28.2k views
    spherenine

  2. Flatline pitch?

    jawoodruff,
    • 4 replies
    • 27.2k views
    wayne-scales

  3. French Horn Range

    Thomas,
    • 7 replies
    • 27k views
    Thomas

  4. Use Of Term "sempre"

    OldAccountLOL,
    • 6 replies
    • 26.8k views
    Tokkemon

  5. Pre-requisites for composing degree

    DWJWDbass,
    • 11 replies
    • 24.8k views
    MiggTorr

  6. Tonic Prolongation

    Chrislw324,
    • 26 replies
    • 24.5k views
    ToCompose

  7. Ideas for naming a publishing company?

    nikolas,
    • 16 replies
    • 24.5k views
    Violetta

  8. How long can violists and cellists hold out notes for?

    MiggTorr,
    • 12 replies
    • 24.1k views
    SYS65

  9. Clarinet Glissandos Chart.

    SYS65,
    • 10 replies
    • 23.5k views
    Paul Saunders

  10. How long does it take to learn Keyboard?

    Arfus,
    • 7 replies
    • 23.2k views
    PhantomOftheOpera

  11. Timpani Rolls

    giselle,
    • 14 replies
    • 23k views
    johannhowitzer

  12. Piano left/right hand indication

    clarinetcola,
    • 14 replies
    • 22.4k views
    Sol

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

    Arianna Bailey,
    • 33 replies
    • 22.4k views
    marsbars

  14. Composition Portfolios for College Application

    keysguitar,
    • 17 replies
    • 21.9k views
    composerorganist

  15. Phrasing Marks versus Slurs

    Abracadabra,
    • 5 replies
    • 21.8k views
    Lynn Gong

  16. Free Or Strict Counterpoint For Learning?

    Chrislw324,
    • 24 replies
    • 20.8k views
    Teo Vincent

  17. 5/4 Time Conducting

    ManfromMagicLand,
    • 11 replies
    • 20.3k views
    Guest
    Guest

  18. Melodic Dictation

    GhostofVermeer,
    • 5 replies
    • 20.1k views
    PeterthePapercomPoser

  19. What's the secret to getting a great trumpet tone?

    Young Prodigy,
    • 15 replies
    • 20.1k views
    healey.cj

  20. con sord. placement?

    920bpm,
    • 15 replies
    • 19.3k views
    Flint

  21. Help for an amateur composer in counterpoint

    spookyryu,
    • 14 replies
    • 19.3k views
    J. Lee Graham

  22. In horror movies, what is that jittery, high pitched, creepy sound?

    Monkeysinfezzes,
    • 18 replies
    • 19.2k views
    CheesyMoo

  23. SMR piano collections

    Guest Anders,
    • 76 replies
    • 18.6k views
    Mike

  24. Should the score be in concert pitch?

    abs260,
    • 16 replies
    • 18.3k views
    maestrowick

  25. Baroque Form/Structure Discussion

    RequiemAeternam,
    • 63 replies
    • 18.2k views
    Guest
    Guest

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