Advice and Techniques

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1. Composing with Pitch Set Theory

   By millert1409, January 27, 2018
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   • Deb76
   • February 24, 2019

2. Private Composition Lessons

   By Chrislw324, August 27, 2012
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   • Guest
   • August 29, 2012

3. Composing at the Desk vs. on an Insturment 1 2

   By PSaun, October 27, 2009
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   • Rosenskjold
   • January 19, 2010

4. Term for "shyly" ? 1 2

   By healey.cj, March 26, 2008
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   • Old Composer
   • April 28, 2008

5. Identify this chord progression

   By hardwinte, June 28, 2011
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   • The J
   • September 6, 2011

6. How To Write Contemporary Music

   By Kalyb Prince, April 22, 2014
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   • sparky
   • April 25, 2014

7. learning music composition

   By Nekdo, June 22, 2016   

   • composition
   • beginner
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   • Maarten Bauer
   • August 8, 2017

8. Composing techniques and Ideas. 1 2

   By TheMeaningofLIfe, January 11, 2007
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   • KSP
   • January 24, 2007

9. E Phrygian counterpoint

   By rbarata, August 3, 2011
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   • HeckelphoneNYC
   • August 7, 2011

10. Composing without Notation

    By Frederik Sj, February 27, 2006
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    • Tumababa
    • June 13, 2006

11. New Fugue Subjects (Fugue Challenge II?) 1 2

    By Guest Brandon Homayouni, July 28, 2007
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    • Fermata
    • September 18, 2011

12. glissando?

    By magyari, July 31, 2011   

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    • HeckelphoneNYC
    • August 1, 2011

13. Many ways to modulation... 1 2

    By healey.cj, August 15, 2007
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    • Keerakh Kal
    • August 18, 2007

14. What Makes A Composition "coherent"?

    By mdpmusic, March 7, 2013   

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    • Guest
    • March 9, 2013

15. Developmental Techniques

    By jawoodruff, January 19, 2020   

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    • jawoodruff
    • January 19, 2020

16. Sonata Form 101

    By Boot, February 14, 2014
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    • wayne-scales
    • March 5, 2014

17. How To Write An Infinite Opus

    By Marzique Bordex, September 24, 2012   

    • music
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      • john cage
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    • Marzique Bordex
    • November 3, 2012

18. Question about counterpoint 1 2

    By mtt, September 22, 2009
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    • jawoodruff
    • October 9, 2009

19. Initial Composition

    By Vrixton, October 20, 2010
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    • robinjessome
    • November 20, 2010

20. Structuring Music in the 21st Century

    By jgaddas, September 20, 2011   

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    • Morivou
    • October 25, 2011

21. Crab canon

    By Ivan1791old, May 7, 2020
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    • Mister Red
    • May 27, 2020

22. How many instruments?

    By Mr Lex., January 2, 2009
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    • Mr Lex.
    • January 3, 2009

23. CELLO! 1 2

    By Dirk Gently, October 9, 2007
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    • Flint
    • November 9, 2007

24. Sheet Music 1 2

    By Chaski, December 16, 2007
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    • Yagan Kiely
    • January 9, 2008

25. Writing Out Percussion Parts For Orchestral Score

    By aracu, September 3, 2012
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    • Roberto Paolo Riggio
    • January 26, 2015