Ureshii Gaki's Compositions 1.0

I'm afraid he said more than just his school. He said,. "I'm renowned in my school, district, and state." That is just making yourself seem better than you are.

He is just describing himself and his achievements. If the above statement is true, why would this be considered arrogant? Instead of being jealous, why not congratulate him? It's great to see some composers here who are getting recognition, don't you think?

He is just describing himself and his achievements. If the above statement is true, why would this be considered arrogant? Instead of being jealous, why not congratulate him? It's great to see some composers here who are getting recognition, don't you think?

Most because it isn't true. He isn't renowned in his home state. He merely thinks he is. It's like people who make all state orchestra think they are now renowned. No, they are merely the best at the time they audition. He is placing his fame based on one competition that barely anyone really cares about. Jealous? Hardly. I might be if I cared for his music and thought it was good and wanted to write in that style but it is apparant that I don't. He came off the wrong way, it is the simple. There were better way for him to state these facts. Also, the fact that he was expecting high praise for his music shows a bit more arrogance.

So anyway, as an effort to make peace, I sent him this letter.

Since I am partly to blame for you departing from Yc, I feel I have a some what moral obiligation to request your return. I'll put this in simple plain english. If you want to be a good composer and be forced to be the best you can ever be, then come back to us. The people are nice here and i'm not suggesting leaving them, but they will never tell you if your works are bad in a detail way we will. We don't do that to be mean but we do it in hopes for you to improve your ability as a composer. Now, giving that we are jerks. We cannot deny that but we are jerks who like each other and most other people. Now, if you only want high praise for your music, then stay. This place is probably the best place for you but if you want to hear the truth about your music. Then come back and take it like a man because if you want to write music for the rest of your life, you are going to get rip to shred by every composition professor and grad student you ever meet.

BitterDuck, if anything, that letter is just going to make him even more mad. You are reading way more into this than you should. The point is, he accomplished something and is proud. Heck, I'd be proud too if my piece was played even in the local pub! To me, that would be a huge accomplishment. There is no need to put anyone down for talking about their accomplishments, again, why not congratulate instead?

Your opinions are welcomed, but try to be a little more courteous to our members. This goes to cavatina as well. This site isn't about revenge, it is about encouragement and constructive criticism, not "criticism".

What did Ureshii even do to you guys? Lighten up. End of discussion.

PS. Ureshii, if you decide to come back to YC and want to reopen this thread, PM me, and I will reopen the thread for you.