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hey! I wanted to say thanks for all the advice you guys had! I did what you said to do and fixed the volume jumps. I also added a few solos towards the end. Basically it's way better sounding than it was before. Enjoy! OrchChallenge.pdf It's a little smoother than before, but without all of the dynamic changes, it's still a little rough. (I'm still figuring out most of these programs!) _Jill les_reves___.mid

Thanks for the tip Francis! I don't know where the button would be on Finale, because I actually use Sibelius more now (; I'll actually have a much better recording of both songs hopefully by tomorrow. I'll transpose Les rêves to a different key (although maybe I'm just bored with it in Am, tell me what you think!) AND I'll record off of Kontakt and Sib, it's always much smoother -- even with the volume controls! (: Plus, I changed the end a little, so it's not only piano and I like it much better! And Time, I'm pretty much working on THAT all tonight on Finale... *sigh* And Chad, thanks for the ideas! I definitely see what you're saying about the piano, especially because it's SO LOUD! I listened to it on another computer today and the piano is waaay too obvious. I also really want to develop it more, and as soon as i have time (haha-- wow.) i'll start working on expanding this piece. I named it Time because of the section in the middle. (where it goes from 16ths to 8ths, because it's always jumping to different note values. Anyway, I forgot exactly why, but I think it's what was on my mind when I first started writing it. See now you've got me thinking! (: _Jilly P.S. In the mean time, I wrote this last night. If you have any suggestions, hopefully this will be a song in the next few days. Balance is reaaally off, piano is supposed to be dominant. And the piece isn't called STARS -- It's called "The Pleiads" after my favorite stars. (: PIANOCONCERTO_new2.mid Thanks guys!! Stars.MID

Thank you! I'm just using the synths from Finale, and since I have most of them feeding off of the strings, the volume jumps. Trust me, I've been trying to work with what I have. (; Any ideas? _Jill

Hi! I'm really all too new to all of this, but this site definitely caught my attention. I'm only 18, still in highschool, and no one around here really knows what to tell me about what I'm working on. So I came here hoping to get some feedback from people who know what they're talking about. I also really want to be a composition major next year, but I've only been composing for less than a year. I've played clarinet for seven, but thats all the expirence I have. AND I'm working on my portfolio (only for the next month, then it's due!) So I'm hoping this will make the process faster with some advice (: Let me know what you think please! (: The two pieces are: Time Les Rêves du Passé _Jill Orchestral_Freehand.MID hjhjjjjj.mid TimeIII.MID Les_R_ves_du_Pass_2.MID