Advice and Techniques

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1. Help: Chord Identification

   By Stradivarius, April 10, 2020
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   • Stradivarius
   • April 11, 2020

2. Anything else I need to consider for a tarantella?

   By caters, April 2, 2020
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   • aMusicComposer
   • April 2, 2020

3. What instruments could I use on MuseScore to make an Oriental sounding composition?

   By bananasv3, March 19, 2020   

   • composition
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     • oriental
     • asian
     • samurai
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   • bananasv3
   • March 20, 2020

4. .

   By Jackleaf, March 19, 2020
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   • Tristan Westwood
   • July 14, 2020

5. Why does hand inversion make the minor chord less minor?

   By caters, March 18, 2020
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   • Quinn
   • March 23, 2020

6. My Opera

   By iPiano7, March 5, 2020
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   • iPiano7
   • March 11, 2020

7. Desicions

   By Viva, March 5, 2020
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   • Ken320
   • March 12, 2020

8. Woodwind Quartet Fugato, should I have accompaniment underneath it at the beginning?

   By caters, March 3, 2020
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   • Markus Boyd
   • March 4, 2020

9. Different Levels of Music

   By SilverWolf, February 29, 2020   

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   • SilverWolf
   • March 1, 2020

10. Beaming over rests

    By Carlos Lalonde, February 26, 2020   

    • notation
    • engraving
    • 17 replies
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    • Quinn
    • March 1, 2020

11. Will treating the string quartet like a miniature concerto instead of like a 4 voiced sonata help?

    By caters, February 26, 2020
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    • jawoodruff
    • March 17, 2020

12. Tempo disagreement in rhythm and notation, what to do?

    By caters, February 20, 2020
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    • maestrowick
    • February 21, 2020

13. Sound library solution for Sibelius for audio-beginners?

    By DanJTitchener, February 16, 2020
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    • DanJTitchener
    • February 16, 2020

14. Asking about recommendation on scores to study

    By Luis Hernández, February 14, 2020   

    • scores
    • orchestration
    • 9 replies
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    • Noah Brode
    • February 15, 2020

15. How to make ideas as different as types of weather sound like they belong together?

    By caters, February 9, 2020
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    • marsbars
    • May 9, 2020

16. Where to cut off the sonata theme for Theme and Variations?

    By caters, February 3, 2020
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    • caters
    • February 3, 2020

17. Is This Playable on a Cello?

    By Noah Brode, January 26, 2020
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    • Quinn
    • January 26, 2020

18. How to make a plagal cadence sound convincing?

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

19. Developmental Techniques

    By jawoodruff, January 19, 2020   

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    • thematic development
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    • jawoodruff
    • January 19, 2020

20. Is there a delay that would improve the harmonic cohesion of this canon?

    By caters, January 17, 2020
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    • caters
    • January 18, 2020

21. Music Connections through feedback

    By SilverWolf, January 17, 2020   

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    • SilverWolf
    • January 17, 2020

22. Polytonal Canon, how to go about the fourth bar?

    By caters, January 12, 2020
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    • jawoodruff
    • January 13, 2020

23. What minor key to use for the Trio of my Scherzo?

    By caters, January 7, 2020
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    • marsbars
    • January 31, 2022

24. Rhythmic reference point in syncopation, is it a good idea?

    By caters, January 4, 2020
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    • anthonydaly10
    • January 6, 2020

25. 12.28.19_Help Regarding Composing By Ear

    By jin098, December 29, 2019
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    • jin098
    • December 29, 2019