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1. Recommendations for Orchestration Books 1 2

   By dremits, February 2, 2009
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   • Gardener
   • September 10, 2009

2. Is this piece polyrhythmic? 1 2

   By Protoman2050, July 17, 2009
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   • Gardener
   • July 19, 2009

3. Theory question 1 2

   By Calevera, January 1, 2006
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   • cmajchord
   • July 12, 2006

4. Am i too old to start composing? 1 2

   By bach_in_black, July 2, 2006
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   • JediMaster
   • June 2, 2007

5. Extensions 1 2

   By christianc, July 25, 2006
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   • peter_traj
   • August 5, 2006

6. Glass Armonica 1 2

   By Daemon of Musiq, October 21, 2008
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   • James H.
   • December 20, 2008

7. How to Notate Swung 16ths 1 2

   By John Axon, December 12, 2009
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   • robinjessome
   • December 15, 2009

8. Splited Glissando How to Notate it 1 2

   By SYS65, February 16, 2010
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   • SYS65
   • February 26, 2010

9. Tonic Prolongation 1 2

   By Chrislw324, March 24, 2013
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   • ToCompose
   • April 12, 2013

10. How to add body to a piano chord without muddying it up? 1 2

    By caters, April 14, 2020
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    • SSC
    • April 23, 2020

11. Parallel 5ths 1 2

    By Fantasy, March 1, 2006
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    • peter_traj
    • May 25, 2006

12. What is an opus? 1 2

    By Jeremiah Hong, June 23, 2006
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    • Andrew Baldwin
    • August 2, 2006

13. Oriental Music 1 2

    By pianoman216, April 3, 2007
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    • Black Orpheus
    • October 10, 2009

14. Time Signatures 1 2

    By wrzawa, December 27, 2007
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    • spherenine
    • January 4, 2008

15. How do you decide on a chord progression? 1 2

    By wannabe_composer, October 17, 2008
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    • Apple Charlie
    • January 15, 2009

16. The piano roll 1 2

    By TobiasWallin, February 24, 2009
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    • MattGSX
    • March 4, 2009

17. Is it possible to write and produce pop music without knowing how to play instruments and having much music theory background? Where to start from? 1 2

    By abrella, February 4, 2010
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    • Ravels Radical Rivalry
    • September 23, 2010

18. XVI Century Counterpoint 2 voices 3rd species - I

    By composerorganist, April 7, 2009
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    • composerorganist
    • May 28, 2009

19. Thoughts on music publishing

    By Mackey, September 7, 2009
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    • Black Orpheus
    • October 9, 2009

20. Free Or Strict Counterpoint For Learning?

    By Chrislw324, August 17, 2012
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    • Teo Vincent
    • September 4, 2012

21. How To Write An Infinite Opus

    By Marzique Bordex, September 24, 2012   

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    • Marzique Bordex
    • November 3, 2012

22. Learning Basic Choir Composing: Where To Start?

    By EmperorWeeGeeII, June 15, 2014
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    • EmperorWeeGeeII
    • July 2, 2014

23. Feedback on 4 Part Harmonization Exercises

    By Guardian25, December 31, 2022
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    • Henry Ng Tsz Kiu
    • January 1, 2023

24. Writing for Wind Ensemble

    By Tumababa, July 6, 2006
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    • David
    • July 22, 2006

25. Teaching myself piano.

    By Young Prodigy, May 3, 2007
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    • Varnon
    • May 21, 2007