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1. Is Absolute Pitch a born quality, or it can be developed by practicing?

   By Guillem82, July 2, 2020
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   • PeterthePapercomPoser
   • July 26, 2020

2. Classical Music is better than Pop (saw this in my Twitter feed)

   By chopin, December 14, 2022   

   • classical music
   • discussion
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   • JWNewton
   • December 28, 2022

3. Whites vs Blacks 1 2

   By Marvelous, April 23, 2008
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   • healey.cj
   • April 27, 2008

4. Does 'Practicing' Really make you Better? 1 2

   By Mathieux, March 30, 2009
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   • Matthew Becker
   • April 10, 2009

5. Writing For Woodwinds

   By celloman99, June 8, 2015   

   • woodwinds
   • flute
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     • flute
     • oboe
     • bassoon
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   • ad hoc
   • June 19, 2015

6. never ending series? HELP!

   By nikolas, February 18, 2009
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   • pliorius
   • February 18, 2009

7. Learning Structure

   By BenB, October 28, 2012
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   • siwi
   • October 31, 2012

8. How often are you composing?

   By Mathieux, December 18, 2008
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   • theOmaster
   • December 27, 2008

9. What's your favorite key? 1 2

   By MonkeysAteMe, February 26, 2008
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   • Violist
   • March 5, 2008

10. Talea and Color, am I doing it right?

    By kly45, November 20, 2011   

    • debussy
    • messiaen
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    • 3 replies
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    • composerorganist
    • November 21, 2011

11. Counterpoint In Modern Or Jazz Harmony?

    By ansthenia, August 4, 2013
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    • U238
    • August 11, 2013

12. Finale and Sibelius: Help or Hinderance for the developing composer?

    By healey.cj, March 4, 2009
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    • froglegs
    • September 16, 2011

13. RUBBISH CLASSICAL WEBSITES!! 1 2

    By tgreen, June 20, 2008
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    • jujimufu
    • June 24, 2008

14. Can one make a living as a composer?

    By Mahlon, August 13, 2007
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    • M_is_D
    • August 25, 2007

15. Planning out compositions

    By jtay, May 27, 2011
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    • nickstix91
    • June 4, 2011

16. Is it of bad taste to make a composition with a few chords of harmony?

    By danuniversal, September 13, 2011   

    • few chords
    • piano
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      • c key
    • 15 replies
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    • danuniversal
    • September 27, 2011

17. Film Music Competition

    By JijGaat, January 6, 2012   

    • entertainment experience
    • hugo aben
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      • rogier wildeboer
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      • paul verhoeven
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      • surrealism
    • 4 replies
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    • Morivou
    • January 7, 2012

18. What do you compose for? 1 2

    By KSP, July 12, 2007
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    • Lord Skye
    • July 14, 2007

19. Put me on the right path!

    By Trickshot, November 24, 2007
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    • P.J. Meiser
    • December 4, 2007

20. 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Music 1 2

    By quiterine, April 21, 2009
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    • Ferkungamabooboo
    • April 30, 2009

21. From A Post-Modern Perspective Is Modernism More Expressive Than Romanticism?

    By gigeorge17371, February 20, 2014   

    • modernism
    • expression
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    • 16 replies
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    • Shadowwolf3689
    • February 24, 2014

22. Need help with Fux

    By Sirion, May 17, 2008
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    • Chris
    • December 13, 2014

23. Do you agree with Beethoven?

    By piano_player18, November 1, 2005
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    • Mahlertitan
    • November 7, 2005

24. How To Get Good At Composing?

    By Ink, February 27, 2012   

    • tips
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    • 4 replies
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    • Karahashianders
    • March 8, 2012

25. Pieces written in mourning

    By Voce, October 9, 2011   

    • mourning
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    • Austenite
    • January 13, 2012