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1. Questions on the book Fundamentals of Musical Composition by Arnold Schoenberg

   By GrnPrplorngYllw, October 13, 2020
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   • marsbars
   • November 17, 2020

2. Melody: How do you write one? Do you even need one? And will it ever be exhausted? 1 2

   By PeterthePapercomPoser, August 31, 2020
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   • marsbars
   • November 17, 2020

3. How to write a song easily?

   By bielka, November 11, 2020
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   • bielka
   • November 11, 2020

4. glockenspiel Instrumental Consideration: Glockenspiel or No in Mercury

   By caters, November 5, 2020   

   • instrumentation
   • project
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     • orchestral
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   • Luis Hernández
   • November 8, 2020

5. Do you have any particular musician as a reference when playing or composing a piece ?

   By OliverSmith, September 12, 2020   

   • piano
   • music
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     • piano
     • music
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   • caters
   • November 5, 2020

6. Holiday Music Event 2020

   By Left Unexplained, October 15, 2020
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   • Left Unexplained
   • November 2, 2020

7. Textbook on the technicity of late classical/romantic styles

   By Coxi, September 15, 2020
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   • Quinn
   • October 18, 2020

8. Composer Burns Down His Own Million-Dollar Home

   By AngelCityOutlaw, October 10, 2020
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   • AngelCityOutlaw
   • October 10, 2020

9. Is this good violin writing?

   By Ivan1791old, October 6, 2020
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   • Ivan1791old
   • October 8, 2020

10. Too much inspiration... A bad thing?

    By Leon, October 1, 2006
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    • PeterthePapercomPoser
    • October 7, 2020

11. What's the opposite of an Anacrusis?

    By PeterthePapercomPoser, October 5, 2020
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    • Ivan1791old
    • October 6, 2020

12. How do you compose?

    By PeterthePapercomPoser, August 24, 2020
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    • PeterthePapercomPoser
    • August 29, 2020

13. As a developing composer...

    By Left Unexplained, May 28, 2020
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    • Quinn
    • August 21, 2020

14. "secret santa" composing topics event 1 2

    By Left Unexplained, March 27, 2020
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    • PeterthePapercomPoser
    • August 19, 2020

15. Should you construct a melody based on a progression of chords, or add chords to a generated melody?

    By bigmaner123, May 25, 2020
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    • PeterthePapercomPoser
    • August 19, 2020

16. DO people compose using different methods depending on work?

    By Bradley Scarff, August 18, 2020
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    • Bradley Scarff
    • August 18, 2020

17. Brahms gives tips on COMPOSITION 1 2

    By SHEKHAR, November 4, 2006
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    • PeterthePapercomPoser
    • August 18, 2020

18. The Deification of Film/Game Composers

    By AngelCityOutlaw, May 18, 2020
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    • AngelCityOutlaw
    • August 18, 2020

19. How to "practice" composition?

    By atrombonist, August 8, 2018
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    • Left Unexplained
    • August 18, 2020

20. Complex rhythms in early music.

    By Ivan1791old, August 14, 2020
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    • Luis Hernández
    • August 17, 2020

21. Any advice on mixing piano so it sounds natural ?

    By Arrogant, August 9, 2020   

    • piano
    • midi
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      • piano
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      • mixing
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    • AngelCityOutlaw
    • August 13, 2020

22. Important discussion

    By Maarten Bauer, July 19, 2020
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    • Thatguy v2.0
    • August 13, 2020

23. Anybody else feel the same way about the bowed strings?

    By caters, August 8, 2020
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    • Luis Hernández
    • August 8, 2020

24. Advice on writing a piano concerto?

    By caters, May 19, 2019
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    • Unknown
    • August 5, 2020

25. What key is this song in?

    By Jeffaklumpen, July 15, 2020
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    • marsbars
    • August 4, 2020