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1. Secular Oratorios, Last 20 Years?

   By Callie Wood, March 29, 2012
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   • Voce
   • April 1, 2012

2. Leavers Song Composition Help

   By BeccaEmmaLou, March 28, 2012   

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   • cjplumblossom
   • March 31, 2012

3. How To Notate Effects Pedals?

   By Pickles, March 27, 2012
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   • robinjessome
   • March 29, 2012

4. Cinematic Orchestration

   By Pieter Smal, March 26, 2012   

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   • rapunzel
   • April 14, 2012

5. How Do You Value Criticism For Your Compositions? 1 2

   By luderart, March 26, 2012   

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   • FILMSCORE
   • April 17

6. Add Your Own Composition-Related Maxim.

   By luderart, March 22, 2012   

   • maxim
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   • luderart
   • May 5, 2012

7. What Is The Goal Of Composition?

   By luderart, March 22, 2012   

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   • Austenite
   • March 22, 2012

8. Fantasia Para Piano E Orquestra

   By fernandocouto, March 21, 2012
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   • fernandocouto
   • March 21, 2012

9. Question About Modern Choir Piece 1 2

   By luderart, March 21, 2012   

   • voice-leading
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   • xrsbit
   • March 27, 2012

10. After A Melody Comes To Your Mind, How Do You Proceed To Judge Its Nature And How It Should Be Utilized?

    By luderart, March 21, 2012   

    • melody
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    • Austenite
    • March 21, 2012

11. Townhouse Meeting!

    By maestrowick, March 21, 2012   

    • composition
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    • composerorganist
    • March 23, 2012

12. Harp: Notation

    By keman, March 18, 2012
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    • xrsbit
    • March 20, 2012

13. Preparing For A Reading Intro

    By maestrowick, March 17, 2012   

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    • maestrowick
    • March 20, 2012

14. What Is/are Your Favourite Obscure/obsolete Instrument(S)?

    By TJS, March 17, 2012
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    • BenPritchard
    • November 13, 2012

15. Do You Hear Music In Your Head As You Go To Sleep?

    By Anecca, March 15, 2012
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    • Stirling_Radliff
    • June 4, 2013

16. When And How Do You Decide A Piece Is Finished, And No Longer Work On It (Or Revise It)?

    By luderart, March 14, 2012   

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    • 9 replies
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    • phython
    • March 15, 2012

17. Either You Have The Gift Of Composition Or You Don't?

    By luderart, March 14, 2012   

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    • 21 replies
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    • Pieter Smal
    • March 29, 2012

18. An Interesting Article

    By skyy38, March 13, 2012
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    • skyy38
    • March 30, 2012

19. How Can I Increase The Span Of My Musical Thoughts?

    By luderart, March 13, 2012   

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    • 7 replies
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    • robinjessome
    • March 15, 2012

20. Why Do You Compose? 1 2 3

    By luderart, March 9, 2012   

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    • bluejeanjunky
    • May 20, 2012

21. The Orchestra And Its Reluctant Use Of Brass

    By gigeorge17371, March 8, 2012   

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    • 12 replies
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    • gigeorge17371
    • March 28, 2012

22. Is There Music Composition (Not Notation) Software?

    By wilf, March 8, 2012   

    • software
    • composition
    • 12 replies
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    • skyy38
    • March 10, 2012

23. Musical Rebirth Project

    By jthargis, March 4, 2012   

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      • joe hargis
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    • 11 replies
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    • jthargis
    • March 6, 2012

24. Originality

    By Ink, March 1, 2012
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    • Ink
    • March 5, 2012

25. The Philosophy Of The Fugue Family

    By Marzique Bordex, February 29, 2012   

    • bach
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    • xiangyik
    • March 8, 2012