Advice and Techniques

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1. Wagner Tuba-written range

   By Kije of Prokofiev, January 12, 2008
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   • Flint
   • January 12, 2008

2. I Need Some Advice On How To Compose.

   By Memoria, June 14, 2012   

   • advice
   • compose
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   • bryla
   • February 15, 2013

3. If I want to analyse an orchestral score...

   By wayne-scales, December 18, 2011   

   • analysis
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   • composerorganist
   • December 19, 2011

4. Phrase Types In Classical Music

   By mmf1, November 3, 2012
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   • PeterthePapercomPoser
   • September 27, 2020

5. Pedal Tones, what are they???

   By Guest James123, April 11, 2007
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   • jsipes
   • May 3, 2007

6. Developmental Techniques

   By jawoodruff, January 19, 2020   

   • development
   • thematic development
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   • jawoodruff
   • January 19, 2020

7. Picardy Third cadence

   By walters, August 22, 2005
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   • Piazzo23
   • August 24, 2005

8. Rhythm question

   By Morty, November 21, 2010
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   • Audiosprite
   • November 25, 2010

9. Advanced music theory books

   By Hjalmar, January 20, 2010
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   • benxiwf
   • January 21, 2010

10. Sonata Form 101

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

11. Higher Harmonics Notation Question (For Cello)

    By jrcramer, May 27, 2012   

    • harmonics
    • cello
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    • bgpitts
    • April 5, 2014

12. Transposition

    By Tokkemon, May 5, 2010
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    • benxiwf
    • May 6, 2010

13. Making a Da Capo not so Da Capo

    By javileru, September 23, 2010
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    • benxiwf
    • October 7, 2010

14. What Instruments Have The Same Timbre (If Any)

    By Elie, June 25, 2012
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    • Jon Brooks
    • June 27, 2012

15. How essential are musical forms to writing music? 1 2

    By Aspiring Composer, February 9, 2019
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    • Laura Dellit
    • May 13, 2019

16. First Sight Reading (piano)

    By millyway, May 10, 2008
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    • Billy Jonathan Setjoadi
    • April 2, 2012

17. Writing "epic" Music With An Orchestra

    By Caladluin, March 7, 2012
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    • Sascha Burckhardt
    • June 28, 2012

18. Theory question 1 2

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

19. A (possibly apocryphal) Story About Mozart, and Some Advice

    By J. Lee Graham, July 28, 2023
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    • Beethoven is God
    • July 29, 2023

20. Composing Advice: 1 2

    By Guest CreationArtist, November 16, 2006
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    • bach_in_black
    • December 20, 2006

21. Extensions 1 2

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

22. Writing percussion parts

    By piano_player18, October 9, 2005
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    • Thomas
    • January 23, 2006

23. Modulating: Just Jumping Into A New Key?

    By ansthenia, November 27, 2012
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    • Ken320
    • December 6, 2012

24. unequal divisi notation?

    By 920bpm, July 18, 2011
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    • Tokkemon
    • July 20, 2011

25. blank sheet music books

    By frogfriend, January 21, 2010
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    • musiclover2010
    • June 25, 2010