NickReh

luderart, well done. Good, memorable melody lines and overall sound. I like the double stops near the end. I would have liked it to go on a bit longer. Maybe a second theme added and the two combined later on? I wonder if a few more bow markings are needed in the score to help the viola, or if you mean for there to be this few? I also wonder if you want to add a few dynamic markings? Should the piece start forte or piano? The last measure to me sounded a bit too playful for the tone of the rest of the piece. I'm not sure why yet or what I would like to hear instead. And I like the pizzicato. It may because it sounds so final? Maybe not octave G's but a Bb and G instead? Or maybe not even a Gm harmony but G and Eb or something that doesn't give the listener such repose and finality. Again, well done!

Practice every day, even if it's 5 minutes. Find a tune you want to learn and practice that until you've got it decent enough where others didn't mind hearing it, then pick the next tune.

Hi Ilias, Well done! These remind me of Eric Satie, which I like a lot. A few random thoughts: I like the cover art, it fits well. I don't know what modes you are using but it gives the pieces very interesting melodies, especially in the first two pieces, pulling the listener in. I appreciate the use of odd/non-duple meter throughout. It seems to add to the dream-like quality. The first two pieces to me sounded fully composed out where most of the pieces later on sounded almost like a jazz chart where the tune is played and then the chord changes are improvised on. The first time you used grace notes it threw me off a bit as I wasn't expecting it compared to the first piece. I can hear improvisation-like things a little in the first two, so I think all the pieces still go together, but in my head I've separated the pieces into two categories of pieces with improvisation and those without. For example, in "A Dream By Day", it sounds very improvisational around minute 7 or so. Maybe it's the ordering of the pieces, but after the first piece or two I felt setup for something and then was given something slightly different, made me pause and go wait a second. Not bad, just want you to be aware of the effect the whole album might have. I really like what's happening at minute 7:30 to the end of the piece.