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Composers' Headquarters

General discussion on composer-related issues and music composition.

  1. Alternative Approaches To Music Theory

    guy500,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.5k views
    Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

  2. Is there a culture of toxic masculinity at YCF?

    PeterthePapercomPoser,
    • 23 replies
    • 5.1k views
    PeterthePapercomPoser

  3. Teaching composition

    Lorenzo Lefebre,
    • 16 replies
    • 7.1k views
    Richard Smith

  4. 🆕★Guessing-Game №2

    FILMSCORE,
    • 0 replies
    • 644 views
    FILMSCORE

  5. For those of you who also utilize Musescore 4.5.1. I bought and tested the Vienna * Brass * plugin, so you don't have to. Check it out before you buy;

    UncleRed99,
    • 8 replies
    • 4.1k views
    UncleRed99

  6. Laissez Vibrer on String instrument's STOPPED pitch?

    ARCMusicPublishings,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.3k views
    ARCMusicPublishings

  7. Anyone Who Would Like To Create An Arrangement For Me Click Here

    TheBandGeek,
    • 10 replies
    • 3.5k views
    FILMSCORE

  8. How Do You Value Criticism For Your Compositions?

    luderart,
    • 30 replies
    • 10.2k views
    FILMSCORE

  9. The "Real™" Reason Today's Music All Sounds The Same

    AngelCityOutlaw,
    • 6 replies
    • 6.4k views
    FILMSCORE

  10. Confession: I don't enjoy composing for percussion

    AngelCityOutlaw,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    AngelCityOutlaw

  11. Fixed/Moveable Solfège Leading to Perfect/Relative Pitch Theory

    Chemathmusician0510,
    • 1 reply
    • 745 views
    Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

  12. Algorithmic composition to help me get started?

    JohnD,
    • 44 replies
    • 6.4k views
    AKAChristopher

  13. Quandary with instrumentation listing of a composition - inquiry

    ARCMusicPublishings,
    • 2 replies
    • 796 views
    ARCMusicPublishings

  14. Need major help locating Debussy sheet music - Time sensitive

    ARCMusicPublishings,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.1k views
    ARCMusicPublishings

  15. Is there a rule of thumb for double stops on the cello?

    caters,
    • 9 replies
    • 15.8k views
    Chemathmusician0510

  16. Mathematical side of music theory

    Chemathmusician0510,
    • 0 replies
    • 555 views
    Chemathmusician0510

  17. Create your own mode!

    PeterthePapercomPoser,
    • 16 replies
    • 5.2k views
    Chemathmusician0510

  18. Why compose music?

    PCC,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    Henry Ng Tsz Kiu

  19. Chamber Concerto

    BlackkBeethoven,
    • 6 replies
    • 1.6k views
    BlackkBeethoven

  20. Finding that spark when all is lost.

    Kvothe,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views
    Rich

  21. Is it better to leave or receive "No Comment"?

    PeterthePapercomPoser,
    • 7 replies
    • 2.6k views
    Aw Ke Shen

  22. How would you (if you would) arrange a 3 voice fugue for a strings ensamble?

    Lean,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.7k views
    Quinn

  23. Big Band Composition-Writer's Block on Shout Chorus and Drum Solo

    AlexL,
    • 4 replies
    • 1.4k views
    AlexL

  24. What makes a chord follow poorly or well from another?

    Polaris,
    • 33 replies
    • 7.6k views
    AngelCityOutlaw

  25. Quick question on percussion part scoring

    Alex Weidmann,
    • 4 replies
    • 974 views
    Alex Weidmann

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