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Hi! I'm a school student in Scotland. I play piano, flute and have recently picked up the violin/fiddle. I have been composing for quite a few years, and I write in a style reminiscent of the Romantic period, my favourite. I've been on the site for a couple years, and the activity does seem to come and go a bit. Recently (ish) we have had a lot of new members joining and old members, like yourselves, returning. It does seem to be busier, and people can get reviews quicker. I live exploring different music that people are writing on this site! Regards

Hey everyone! I'm Jean, and I'm a 18 years old Brazilian composer. I joined this forum a few months ago, and here I remain. I've been studying music for about five years. I started on the electric guitar, and was into improvisation. I also composed a bit, although I never finished anything. When thinking about what I wanted to do in college, composition became my main option and I decided to take it seriously. Since then, I've been having composition lessons with an amazing teacher, to whom I owe most of my knowledge. I'm now applying to some universities, and when I have my results I'll share it here with you people. My styles change quite a bit from piece to piece, and my influences change almost every week, lol. However, some long-lasting names in my playlist are Charles Ives, Camargo Guarnieri, Poulenc, Villa Lobos and a few others. What I usually try to do in my music is to use a digestible vocabulary in a way that still remains meaningfull, fresh, and hopefully clever. Ambiguitiy is often key in this subject. As other people have said before, this site is f*ing gold. It's awesome to check people's music and share your own, plus beign able to discuss very relevant topics with people who demonstrate a very lively interest on the subject. I've also made great friends in here, and hopefully will make many more.

I have been a longtime member, one of the earliest members on this site even before Chopin took it over when it was a very different iteration. At that time I was truly a "young composer" though I suspect I'm one of the older members on this site now (I only know of one other member who is definitely older than me....). Music is a very serious hobby for me and I studied music in college, though in real life I'm a doctor (a neurologist) and am particularly fascinated between the link of music and the nervous system. Unfortunately, because of the demands of my professional and home life, I have not been as active as I would like but always remain an admiring member from a far at the amazing music contributed on daily basis. This has been a remarkably durable community, that despite natural ebbs and flows, there has always been a strong core membership that has kept it going. My own music is strongly grounded in Western classical music of the 17th-18th century though I'd like to think in my original voice and not as simple pastiche.

I'm Jordan (I compose under the pseudonym Jörfi, though). I joined the site about 6 months ago—it's really given me a sense of community I lack in real life composing. I've made a few friends on here that I hope to keep for the long haul. 🙂 I've always loved music and had an uncanny ability to pick things up musically. My "serious" instruments are piano and violin/viola. Professionally, I'm somewhat of a conundrum. I intended to pursue a degree in piano/vocal performance at university, but the sciences won out in the end (better pay) and I went on to get a doctorate since I'm a glutton for punishment. My day job is a pharmacist, but I consider myself a composer first—even if I only do it "on the side." I consider myself rather iconoclastic and prefer not to follow the path of other musicians/composers (sometimes it can't be helped). I have a wide range of classical music likes; my own style tends to be a blending of modern and postmodern ideas. I enjoy writing for any instruments in any musical ensemble, many of which can be found on this site. As others have said, this forum is quite a gem and i'm super grateful for it! May it live long and prosper!

I'm Theodore. I joined this site a little over a year ago, and mostly compose late-romantic music. I try to maintain my own voice in my music, and try not to make it too stylized. I play the piano, and often play my own music. I have a YouTube channel, where a lot of my music can be found, all real performances: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk5ruZl0V4gHj5R_q2d5OJg/featured. My works mostly comprises of piano and chamber music. I am grateful for existence of this wonderful site. I'm really glad there is a place online for composers to share their music and communicate with other composers. I hope it may continue to have a long and prosperous existence!

I have a composer friend in Houston (who used to be on this site). Some good talent there!

I definitely am most of the time (you'll see when I post my Christmas music!); this was written for a friend who kind of hinges on the edge of enjoying modern stuff. I don't plan basically anything I write, so the fact it comes off as repressed as opposed to slow/boring is just as good as any compliment. Thanks!

I'm KJ! I'm a pianist and composer from San Antonio. I play keyboard at my church and my main outlet as a composer has become writing worship arrangements for our orchestra and choir under the guidance of my worship pastor. I'm not a music student and have not studied composition or theory. Despite a couple years of inactivity, I've actually learned a lot of what I know from observing and listening to the music you guys post on this site. A sizeable chunk of the people I originally met on this site have become inactive in the last few years so I'm glad to have had positive interactions with some of the folks I don't recognize as well as the handful who are still here from before. I'm enthusiastic about being back on YC because there's always such cool music being posted here that I otherwise would never find! I think that sums me up well enough. Hopefully some other people also decide to put in a little blurb about themselves so I'm not the only one!