Advice and Techniques

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1. Please can anyone explain this violin solo / modulation!???

   By GrantsV, April 21, 2010
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   • Gardener
   • April 21, 2010

2. Fastest Way To Write Music? :)

   By Hans-Peter Gradwohl, October 31, 2013   

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   • dscid
   • November 12, 2013

3. Counterpoint and Harmony. 1 2

   By eduardohans, March 9, 2007
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   • Stevemc90
   • July 31, 2008

4. Melody-Writing 1 2

   By johannhowitzer, January 1, 2006
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   • Tumababa
   • July 3, 2006

5. Mass: What kinds and how to write?

   By david ckwee, October 5, 2009
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   • Tokkemon
   • October 14, 2009

6. 2 or 3 staves for solo piano?

   By nikolas, October 1, 2007
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   • matt.kaner
   • October 14, 2007

7. Bagpipe notation

   By DrPangloss, August 4, 2010
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   • #1Sax
   • December 23, 2011

8. Books on composing, orchestrating etc 1 2 3

   By Richards, August 7, 2005
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   • COB160
   • March 15, 2017

9. Soprano Recorder

   By Yasamune, December 23, 2009
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   • James H.
   • December 26, 2009

10. Polytonality

    By DAI, April 14, 2009
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    • MattGSX
    • April 16, 2009

11. Layering melodies.

    By amfx22000, September 13, 2009
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    • Kamen
    • September 18, 2009

12. First Inversion Mediant (III6)

    By Warm_Decade, February 27, 2010
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    • Kamen
    • March 2, 2010

13. How To Notate Vibrato?

    By EmperorWeeGeeII, July 8, 2014
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    • U238
    • July 8, 2014

14. Chopin style

    By Ignacio Cecchini, September 25, 2011   

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    • Kvothe
    • September 17, 2012

15. Fugue Challenge 1 2 3

    By Guest Recursion, August 27, 2005
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    • J. Lee Graham
    • September 8, 2005

16. jazz counterpoint?

    By andy-uk, December 15, 2009
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    • benxiwf
    • January 13, 2010

17. Naming a piece of music? 1 2 3

    By w.shipley, May 22, 2008
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    • Qmwne235
    • December 10, 2008

18. Microtonality 1 2

    By echurchill, April 7, 2008
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    • Yog-Sothoth
    • July 14, 2008

19. Composing for harp in orchestral music

    By clarinetcola, September 20, 2005
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    • siwi
    • March 22, 2010

20. Proper Accidental Notation

    By pateceramics, May 6, 2013   

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    • vvvv
    • January 2, 2021

21. do you use your instrment as an aid while composing? 1 2

    By Nigel, November 9, 2005
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    • PraeludiumUndFuge
    • October 6, 2006

22. a little help with some chords please ?

    By Mirchada, March 29, 2010
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    • John Axon
    • March 31, 2010

23. Poll: Chromatic Mordents - New Notation

    By Berlioz, November 17, 2015   

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    • Berlioz
    • November 17, 2015

24. Timpani question

    By Wolf_88, December 10, 2005
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    • Eirik
    • January 24, 2006

25. Composer's Block

    By Alex, May 13, 2010
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    • J. Lee Graham
    • June 28, 2010