Advice and Techniques

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1. Anyone have tips for writing larger movements?

   By JacksonLast, August 21, 2009
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   • magyari
   • August 25, 2009

2. How to make a plagal cadence sound convincing?

   By caters, January 25, 2020
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   • Luis Hernández
   • January 26, 2020

3. College majors

   By David Vogan, February 4, 2011
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   • melodicSmiley
   • March 1, 2011

4. Musical Vocabulary Inquiry

   By spherenine, October 14, 2007
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   • Tumababa
   • October 20, 2007

5. To all guitarists

   By Maarten Bauer, September 30, 2017   

   • guitar
   • tab
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   • fishyfry
   • December 20, 2017

6. How To Practice for Maximum Speed

   By ros, September 25, 2006
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   • Keerakh Kal
   • September 30, 2006

7. Pre-Orchestral Composing

   By MidiKareshi, July 22, 2009
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   • MidiKareshi
   • July 26, 2009

8. Important facts regarding the Fugue (II): stretti

   By Luis Hernández, July 19, 2023
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   • Guardian25
   • July 22, 2023

9. Schenkerian Analysis

   By Kamen, February 22, 2008
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   • Kamen
   • February 23, 2008

10. Why do the major modes sound like completely different tonalities?

    By caters, July 19, 2019
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    • Luis Hernández
    • July 20, 2019

11. Transcribing this tune!

    By Franzman, September 20, 2007
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    • EldKatt
    • October 4, 2007

12. Orchestral emulation exercise, need feedback.

    By Max Castillo, May 29, 2008
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    • EldKatt
    • June 4, 2008

13. Score layout

    By Dooby, November 6, 2005
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    • onelightmusic
    • July 13, 2007

14. free full scores of famous pieces?

    By The J, August 16, 2010
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    • Max Castillo
    • August 18, 2010

15. Question on Orchestration

    By GoldenPianist, August 31, 2007
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    • Mark
    • September 2, 2007

16. getting stuck in a tonality

    By Stevemc90, April 19, 2008
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    • spacecowgoesmoo
    • May 2, 2008

17. 12-tone advice

    By Morty, September 9, 2010
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    • Morty
    • September 11, 2010

18. Tinkering with something

    By jawoodruff, May 8, 2010
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    • jawoodruff
    • May 9, 2010

19. Need Help On My Solo Violin Score

    By Arash Azadi, October 6, 2013   

    • need help on my solo violin s
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    • Mariah Woolley
    • October 21, 2013

20. Important Notes

    By ToCompose, July 27, 2013
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    • ToCompose
    • July 29, 2013

21. ensemble notation

    By normbear, June 12, 2010
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    • normbear
    • June 13, 2010

22. Cadence in natural minor

    By MarcPope, June 26, 2011
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    • composerorganist
    • June 28, 2011

23. Can Most Timpani Players Play This Part?

    By DSMAN, September 15, 2014
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    • DSMAN
    • September 15, 2014

24. Wandering!

    By Atma505, November 16, 2007
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    • Atma505
    • November 23, 2007

25. notation issue - microtonal glisses in time/space notation

    By 920bpm, May 29, 2010
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    • Gardener
    • June 2, 2010