Advice and Techniques

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1. Orchstration mini-challenge 1 2

   By Guest QcCowboy, May 31, 2006
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   • Dunael
   • March 28, 2007

2. What chords/tricks do you use when improvising?

   By xrsbit, August 1, 2010
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   • James H.
   • October 30, 2010

3. Conducting

   By abd_zibdeh, October 8, 2010
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   • SYS65
   • October 12, 2010

4. Writing for piano.

   By TheMaskedTrumpeter, March 22, 2009
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   • Alexander
   • April 1, 2009

5. Non-Dominant Seventh Chords

   By Mark, May 19, 2007
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   • Mark
   • May 21, 2007

6. Accidentals In Atonal Music For Choir?

   By Francisco Martins, April 24, 2012   

   • atonal
   • accidentals
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   • CarlosGamboa
   • May 22, 2012

7. Composing Transitions

   By MattRMunson, January 1, 2009
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   • chodelkovzart
   • January 5, 2009

8. accidentals in an atonal piece?

   By n-blanket, July 27, 2009
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   • n-blanket
   • July 27, 2009

9. Sax Players - What do you think seperates a good saxophonist from a bad one?

   By Young Prodigy, August 31, 2008
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   • Franzman
   • December 29, 2011

10. 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

11. Composing without Notation

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

12. The EXTREMELY hard task. Transcribing this Beethoven Parody, I need help please!!!

    By JCguy, October 8, 2007
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    • kvitske
    • October 12, 2008

13. Ugh...

    By Mr. Composer Guy, November 29, 2008
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    • tina3003
    • January 30, 2012

14. Church Pregression

    By Osbuurn, January 23, 2014
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    • Dazzer
    • April 1, 2014

15. Extensions 1 2

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

16. Chord Progression Help.

    By Mikyra, June 10, 2011
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    • composerorganist
    • June 22, 2011

17. How long should a concerto be?

    By violinfiddler, January 9, 2007
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    • violinfiddler
    • January 10, 2007

18. String players: Bow-hold aids

    By J. Lee Graham, June 11, 2010
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    • CheeseLord
    • August 29, 2010

19. The Formula Of Music 1 2

    By Marzique Bordex, March 24, 2012   

    • musicology
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    • Austenite
    • April 17, 2012

20. ever get an idea and cant write it down in time? 1 2

    By corelli, May 15, 2006
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    • javileru
    • October 10, 2006

21. To What Extent Do You Think Your Compositions Reflect You As A Person?

    By luderart, May 30, 2012   

    • composition
    • reflect
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    • Arianna Bailey
    • August 25, 2012

22. Composing background music for game

    By piers, June 27, 2011
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    • michael.bartnett
    • September 18, 2011

23. Classical Era Composition

    By Marcus2, June 10, 2014   

    • classical era
    • cpe bach
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      • cpe bach
      • haydn
      • mozart
      • soler
      • gluck
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    • Vladimir Ladma
    • November 11, 2014

24. How to Compose for Sax Quartet?

    By MiggTorr, October 30, 2010
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    • Ferkungamabooboo
    • November 5, 2010

25. Wrist Cracking -

    By Guest CreationArtist, December 3, 2006
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    • Keerakh Kal
    • December 5, 2006