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1. Bb vs A Clarinet in the orchestra

   By Luis Hernández, February 18, 2020
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   • aMusicComposer
   • February 19, 2020

2. Do you orchestrate a piano improvisation or go straight into orchestral writing?

   By caters, February 4, 2020
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   • caters
   • February 15, 2020

3. I can't extend my scores without relying on existing music

   By bananasv3, February 10, 2020
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   • bananasv3
   • February 12, 2020

4. Doublings, Brass Usage, Etc.... In other words.... Orchestration Tips

   By jawoodruff, February 7, 2020   

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   • Ken320
   • February 9, 2020

5. What is this rhythm I am playing in the chords? Is it some sort of triplet rhythm?

   By caters, January 30, 2020
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   • caters
   • January 31, 2020

6. The Art of Musicality: Does it Even Exist?

   By jawoodruff, January 19, 2020
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   • jawoodruff
   • January 31, 2020

7. Predictability and Structure: How Relevant Are They?

   By jawoodruff, January 19, 2020
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   • jawoodruff
   • January 31, 2020

8. Polymeter within a single time signature? Why am I feeling that?

   By caters, January 21, 2020
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   • Tortualex
   • January 22, 2020

9. Who has Perfect Pitch? Does it help you? 1 2

   By aMusicComposer, October 2, 2017   

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   • Jag
   • January 21, 2020

10. Sonata form according to Messiaen

    By Luis Hernández, January 10, 2020   

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    • Luis Hernández
    • January 15, 2020

11. A pentatonic notation system, and its weird compositional implications

    By JLMoriart, January 12, 2020   

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    • JLMoriart
    • January 12, 2020

12. I started with an objective...

    By rbarata, January 7, 2020
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    • rbarata
    • January 8, 2020

13. [Discussion] How original do we need to be? 1 2

    By Maarten Bauer, August 2, 2019
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    • SSC
    • January 8, 2020

14. Waltz in Sonata Form, what do you think of my idea?

    By caters, November 22, 2019
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    • SSC
    • January 8, 2020

15. Why Is This Chord Progression So Unsettling? (Need Technical Help)

    By jwpianist, January 8, 2020
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    • Monarcheon
    • January 8, 2020

16. Palestrina try out

    By rbarata, January 2, 2020
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    • rbarata
    • January 2, 2020

17. Writing a symphony: Finale in Theme and Variations is harder than anticipated

    By caters, December 10, 2019
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    • jawoodruff
    • December 30, 2019

18. Christmas Music Event

    By Left Unexplained, November 24, 2019
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    • caters
    • December 25, 2019

19. John Powel - How To Train Your Dragon - Mix with the masters [FREE!]

    By gh0stwrit3r, December 20, 2019   

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    • gh0stwrit3r
    • December 20, 2019

20. Holy Licks! (7 Blues Piano licks)

    By Behdad, December 16, 2019
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    • Luis Hernández
    • December 19, 2019

21. What exactly are interval class vectors?

    By Seery, September 25, 2019   

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    • jawoodruff
    • December 19, 2019

22. The limits of musical analysis.

    By Monarcheon, September 23, 2019
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    • SSC
    • December 18, 2019

23. Creating an actual "body of work", while having so many vocabularies to use. 1 2

    By Jean Szulc, November 26, 2019
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    • SSC
    • December 18, 2019

24. DAW's with Notation

    By Valerio, November 27, 2019
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    • Valerio
    • December 7, 2019

25. Composers Workshop at Charlotte New Music Festival

    By ElizabethKowalski, December 4, 2019   

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    • ElizabethKowalski
    • December 4, 2019