Hey everyone!

This is the first piece i've posted on this site and it's also my first flute duet. I just started it a couple of days ago, so it's only about 40 seconds long...so far. My purpose in creating it is to make something beautiful and relaxing. It's not necessarily supposed to get your attention. It's mostly just meant to be back-groundish like music...if that makes any sense at all. Let me know what you think of it so far, please!

Oh yah! Sorry that i only have it in finale....all i have is notepad, but will soon hopefully be upgrading to allegro soon.

Here it is:

Flute_Duet.MUS

You're the first female composers, I've seen on a forum. Assuming you aren't a 50 year old pedophile... o-O;;

Anyways, I listened to your little piece and it's very relaxing. But if you're trying to emphasize a melody, don't make the other flute overlap the melodic one.... since the higher frequency note usually stands out more. Also, near the ending (third last bar), you use 4ths going down the scale. It sounds too teenage-mutant ninja turtlish =P

Other than that, it's very peaceful. Not too melodic and distracted. Very serene piece.

Since you are trying to write something relaxing and beautiful. I suggest you used sustained notes in a minor key. Also for the flute stay around the middle to low register of the isntrument to keep it beautiful and relaxing, the higher section should be used if you are building up intensity. Also your two flutes seem to go up and down together. I suggest have them go different dirrections to have more variation and a more full sound.

Ok...thanks guys!

Sepharite, i'm only 13 (well, actually i'll turn 13 on the 22nd)! i don't know what you mean when you say my 2nd flute is overlapping the first one. Other than in a few spots, i kept the 2nd flute playing lower than the 1st flute. But, i did listen to those last few bars and totally agree with you about "teenage-mutant ninja turlish" thing! :D :D I used Bitterduck's idea and put in the contrasting thing (where one flute goes up and the other goes down....i hope it's much less ninja turlish than the eightnotes going down!)

Ok, bitterduck. This is somewhat embarrassing, but, minor keys are confusing to me. I know what a minor chord is vs. a major chord but, i don't know what to do about a whole key. I would get confused about where to put the accidentals and stuff. (i do know however that A minor has no sharps/flats!!!) I'll keep in mind your tips about the lower register and variation.

Here's a slightly updated verison:

Flute_Duet.MUS

Well It's alright, it doesn't have enough melody though. Its a good flute duet, but try to add some speed to it, and add more melody, harmony is good. Hope my advice helps:D

Well It's alright, it doesn't have enough melody though. Its a good flute duet, but try to add some speed to it, and add more melody, harmony is good. Hope my advice helps:D

I don't want it to be more speedy...It's not supposed to be entertaining or like ear-catching or whatever....i'm assuming you want it to me speedier so it'll be more entertaining. What do you mean by more melody? Thanks for the harmony compliment!

Wow, only 13? Not bad. This is a much cleaner version. And you took out the TMNT chords... why did you do that!? I didn't say I hated them! :D Just kidding, nice work. Keep it up =)

I say take speed away. If you want background music. I say use longer notes and make it flow better. Even though it is background music you still should have a theme. Also the 16th note passage is out of place and the part wer you used the same ntoe with 8th notes is out of place.

I found this composition very charming. keep up the good work. You may be writing prelude to the afternoon of a faun "pianogirl style" before long! :D

Nice melody, but i don't see why you should keep the lower flute play lower tones. If it's a duet maybe you should keep them equal. like the harmony and the melody, very relaxing. And i must agree with bitterduck on background music. It's hard work though, so if you think you can't menage it doesn't matter.

all in all it's very nice and calm, so keep it up.

And you took out the TMNT chords... why did you do that!? I didn't say I hated them!  Just kidding, nice work. Keep it up =)

HAHA and thanks! (but, they're still staying out!)

I say take speed away. If you want background music. I say use longer notes and make it flow better. Even though it is background music you still should have a theme. Also the 16th note passage is out of place and the part wer you used the same ntoe with 8th notes is out of place.

Bitterduck, i changed the 16th note passage...i never really liked it but, couldn't figure out what to do with it. Even now, i'm not sure of what i've done with it, but, i think/hope it's better! :D And aobut the eighth notes that are the same, i need to slur that part and that will hopefully take care of that problem....however, when you listen to the files, you can't really tell that it's slurred....computers lack ability to slur, apparently! :happy:

I found this composition very charming. keep up the good work. You may be writing prelude to the afternoon of a faun "pianogirl style" before long! 

Thanks Derek! (p.s. i love your avatar!)

Nice melody

Something i don't understand: wolf88 tells me i have a nice melody, but Achan tells me i need more of a melody?! lol...thanks for the tips, Wolf88.

Don't worry about Achan, he says the exact same thing to everyone. =/

Don't worry about Achan, he says the exact same thing to everyone. =/

Ha ha! lol!

Yeah... Achan's a disgrace to my family =/

Anyways, do you have any more pieces you;d like to share? Preferably piano.

ummm....well, i've written three other songs...all for the piano :D. But i haven't finished entering them in the computer. Plus, all i have is notepad and it doesn't do tempo changes throughout the piece and all three of the songs change tempo througout. I'm soon hoping to get Finale Allegro and it''ll let me do tempo changes and other miscellanious things that i need for the songs that notepad doesn't let me do....so once i get that, i'll fix up the songs and post it on here!

so, are you and Achan family...or was "He's a disgrace to the family" thing a joke? And, i'm curious, why do you prefer piano songs....you asked if i had any more pieces to share, "preferably piano."

well, tootaloo!

Yup, he's my cousin >_<;;

And I prefer piano cause I play it <_<;; I just love the sound of the piano XD

Anyways, when you get it done, please post it. I'd love to hear it =) And I'm sure Achan would love to comment on the melody again =/

Alright, if you want me to write more about this song, this is what i have to say. Everyone has a different style of music, I, myself like techno music, and music with strings piano, a speedy flute and maybe a clarinet. For you, it can possibly a slow flute. If you don't want to make it more speedy thats fine, it's only advice. People have a completely different level and perspective of music. I like the harmony in your flute duet, but maybe not as much as i did with the melody. Or maybe theres something wrong with me, and I keep mixing up a melody, and harmony. Anyways, i can't say i liked it, and i can't say it was excellent, but it was good. I'll come back when you've another revision of you piece:)

Not bad for a start - actually, I half expected it to go into a fugue/canon third measure on, but still, the melody started off very nicely; too bad it kinda sounded like it lost it's way after a few more measures when it starts playing more perfect intervals. It deviates too soon from the given mood, in my opinion, especially 3 measures before the "end" with the extreme parellel movement. I think you could've kept it even more slower and sombre, leaving those 16th notes out altogether and instead concentrate on developing the melody and countermelody before (optionally) going into a more "flighty" mode :cool:.

concentrate on developing the melody

Yay, just like my suggestion:D

Ryan, now whos a disgrace?...

lol, Adam... no one is saying you're wrong. XD

ok, guys, i've made some changes and added on like 10 measures or something. It changes style a bit the last ten measures but, i hope it's not too drastic.

Ok, Achan...i get what you're saying more now. thanks.

spc1st, i don't think that my melody got lost after the first few measures, but i'm hoping that's only a matter of opinion. But, to please you i did get rid of the 16th's and changed em' to eighth notes....in the 3rd or 4th measure. o, btw, what in the world does your name mean.

I'm almost scared to put of the latest version....but, here it is:

Flute_Duet.MUS

Ok.... you made a few changes of witch all are good... and the continuing melody fits nicely even though it not the same style as you said yourself, and thats good. BUT what happend to the ending? harmony seems to have went for a walk - the last 4 measures didn't have a full tone. i think you should add arpeggio like melody in the 2nd flute and the sound would be great! set the ending strait and it will sound very cool!

I like the ending and the 16ths notes...i hope you add more:D