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The other day, ParanoidFreak needed to know a good place to find settable text. I've copied my reply to his topic below. Hope it helps!!! :D --Miggy Torres

If you see in your examn the question "What's the Instrument of Happiness ?" well no need to scratch your head, the answer is "Glockenspiel".

I'd rather not :P So, you don't compose for anyone but yourself...I hope that means you haven't uploaded any of your works to this site, or performed any pieces you have composed for an audience, or asked anyone for advice or critique of any of your work... I simply don't believe or trust someone who treats art as being that insular. No offense. But of course you're bluffing.

There's really no difference. Or at least, the former case is always the latter, although the latter may not always be the former. If you're composing to express yourself, you're doing it so that others can share in your emotion. Otherwise, why write it down/play it? If you're reflecting just for yourself, do it in your head.

with singers, focus only on individual lines and not vertical spellings. If the soprano's line makes sense with flats, and the basses need sharps, and the tenors alternate...that's fine. If you need to change one augmented 4th to a diminished 5th or whatever...don't feel like all the other parts have to change too.

Eeew no :P LOL RRR

Here is a hint - try the progression with this (/D = means D in bass , etc) Fflat major/Fflat, Bflat major/D, G flat major/G flat, C maj/G nat, A flat major/A flat, Fflat major/A flat, E flat major/G. This is all in E flat with a chromatic ascent. I know you have a different bass line but this may help you better understand the opening is not atonal, rather you allude to E flat minor and its relative major G flat major before settling on E flat major. This is along the lines of what your teacher is talking about. Review your whole piece in this context of E flat major, its parallel minor E flat minor and the relative major of E flat minor - G flat major.

Dominus - I don't think it is the music that is the problem but the notation. That is why I offered a progression using his chords but respelled with an alternate bass. The alternate bass is given just because I don't have the score in front of me.

There are plenty of people that like classical, rock and more. There's something good in every genre. Why don't you think for yourself instead of listening to what your dad likes?