Advice and Techniques

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1. Horror music techniques..

   By composer14, February 26, 2010
   • 13 replies
   • 30.3k views
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   • Austenite
   • December 13, 2011

2. Best place to learn about chord voicings?

   By ansthenia, December 10, 2011   

   • chord
   • voicing
   • 3 replies
   • 1.8k views
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   • wayne-scales
   • December 12, 2011

3. From The Musician's Way - How NOT to be creative

   By composerorganist, August 16, 2011   

   • good advice
   • 7 replies
   • 2.2k views
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   • Austenite
   • December 12, 2011

4. Voicing? HELP ME!

   By Ink, December 8, 2011   

   • voicing
   • help
   • (and 5 more)

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     • voicing
     • help
     • counterpoint
     • theory
     • instrument uses
     • ranges
     • chords
   • 2 replies
   • 2.2k views
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   • Ink
   • December 9, 2011

5. College that offers Film Scoring Degree?

   By Jimmyjuicin, June 13, 2009
   • 9 replies
   • 8.2k views
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   • NPeter
   • December 9, 2011

6. What are some good tips on how to practice the piano?

   By Guest splincerhunterX, November 26, 2011   

   • piano
   • practice
   • (and 1 more)

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     • piano
     • practice
     • self teaching
   • 4 replies
   • 3.5k views
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   • Austenite
   • December 4, 2011

7. What is a drone?

   By elysian, November 17, 2011   

   • minimalist
   • 3 replies
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   • froglegs
   • November 27, 2011

8. Teacher Advice?

   By TheMaskedTrumpeter, November 21, 2011   

   • teacher
   • 3 replies
   • 2.1k views
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   • composerorganist
   • November 25, 2011

9. The Piano Vs The Computer in Modern Popular Music?

   By Amon Jura, November 16, 2011   

   • piano
   • computer
   • 6 replies
   • 2.3k views
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   • HeckelphoneNYC
   • November 25, 2011

10. Is this the start of a fugue, and if not, what is it, if anything?

    By KrisRhodes, November 19, 2011   

    • fugue?
    • 7 replies
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    • xrsbit
    • November 21, 2011

11. Writing a Melody under the Cantus Firmus?

    By DarylGraves, November 18, 2011   

    • fux
    • cantus firmus
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      • cantus firmus
      • counterpoint
      • help
    • 1 reply
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    • wayne-scales
    • November 18, 2011

12. Requiem?

    By nickstix91, November 8, 2011   

    • requiem
    • 8 replies
    • 3k views
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    • froglegs
    • November 12, 2011

13. Flatline pitch?

    By jawoodruff, November 8, 2011   

    • ekg
    • flatline
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      • flatline
      • pitc
      • pitch
      • pit
      • flat
      • line
      • note
      • music
      • question
    • 4 replies
    • 25.7k views
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    • wayne-scales
    • November 9, 2011

14. What instrument is this?

    By NicholasLawrence, November 2, 2011   

    • question
    • bagpipe
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      • question
      • bagpipe
      • last of the mohicans
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
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    • SYS65
    • November 3, 2011

15. Eleanor Rigby A Cappella

    By Warm_Decade, November 3, 2011   

    • eleanor
    • rigby
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      • rigby
      • a cappella
      • vocal
      • pop
      • beatles
      • lennon
      • mccartney
    • 0 replies
    • 2.4k views
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    • Warm_Decade
    • November 3, 2011

16. How can I learn to hear counterpoint?

    By Monco, November 2, 2011   

    • counterpoint
    • 2 replies
    • 4.1k views
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    • composerorganist
    • November 2, 2011

17. Failure after uploading

    By danuniversal, October 27, 2011   

    • the page tries to redirect
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • danuniversal
    • October 27, 2011

18. Structuring Music in the 21st Century

    By jgaddas, September 20, 2011   

    • form
    • structure
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      • form
      • structure
      • modern
      • contemporary
    • 20 replies
    • 6.8k views
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    • Morivou
    • October 25, 2011

19. some noobish questions about using sheet music to create music in LMMS.

    By WilliamWayman, October 24, 2011   

    • noob
    • lmms
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      • lmms
      • question
      • sheet music
    • 3 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Morivou
    • October 25, 2011

20. Harp Pedal Help!

    By Carlly Clabby, October 22, 2011   

    • harp
    • pedal
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      • harp
      • pedal
      • tuning
      • nibiru
    • 5 replies
    • 3.9k views
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    • Tokkemon
    • October 24, 2011

21. Transcription

    By BeccaEmmaLou, October 1, 2011   

    • transcription
    • pop
    • 1 reply
    • 1.5k views
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    • PhantomOftheOpera
    • October 12, 2011

22. Exporting problem in FL Studio

    By The Darkness, October 1, 2011   

    • exporting
    • fl studio
    • 1 reply
    • 1.7k views
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    • SYS65
    • October 7, 2011

23. Pop composition

    By BeccaEmmaLou, September 15, 2011   

    • pop
    • composition
    • 4 replies
    • 3k views
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    • BeccaEmmaLou
    • October 4, 2011

24. Cello Bow on Guitar

    By The Darkness, September 26, 2011   

    • guitar bow
    • 1 reply
    • 1.6k views
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    • HeckelphoneNYC
    • September 27, 2011

25. Beginner questions about film scoring

    By sonar, September 22, 2011   

    • film
    • score
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      • film
      • score
      • soundtrack
      • garritan
      • orchestra
    • 3 replies
    • 3.1k views
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    • Morivou
    • September 25, 2011