TheCyberMan

Greetings everyone! My name is Eric, I am 16 years old, and I am a classically trained guitarist. My favorite music is classical music from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods. Last year, I took an AP Music Theory class, loved it, and now wish to pursue classical music composition. With all my schoolwork, extracurriculars, and musical lessons, I do not have time to take formal composition lessons. Fortunately, I found a great alternative upon discovering this forum – I look forward to learning much from you all. I have one question before I share a couple samples of my work: where do you recommend I begin learning more about composition (e.g. a book on composition)? I only have a taste of composition from my music theory class, and it is enough for me to tell my compositions need A LOT of work. The following are my first composition, a chamber piece, and a simple solo guitar piece, respectively: 1. http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/4ecd16872456805e28125f4005925c4c35e59532 2. http://www.noteflight.com/scores/view/1365e7893e2513d0be58e3eb520a828c3b60e00c When writing these, I mostly put down what sounded good to my ear. But, I am well aware that they lack a good amount of compositional structure and therefore break conventional rules of which I am not aware yet. Are these pieces salvageable? Is there anything I can do to make them better without completely rewriting the composition? Please let me know what you think about the pieces, what you believe should be done with them, and how you recommend I begin studying composition. I cannot wait to start bringing more mature compositions to the table! See you all around! Sincerely, Eric