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It's interesting: he criticized me not too long ago for my compositions not being "serious" enough... and I wonder if you have a similar opinion... lolz.

Serious compositions can be fun, and fun pieces can be serious.

My opinions on the seriousness of compositions rest on 3 factors:

1. Is the composer writing or just putting notes on paper? And do these notes convince the audience that they made the right choice to come and hear?

2. The composer should make sure his files look neat and tidy before presenting them to anyone. I tend to not give untidy scores a second thought.

3. Is the composer keeping in mind the practicality of what is being put on paper? Or is he limited to what the computer plays to him?

What does he mean by "not serious?"

He believes that I don't take "THE ART" seriously because I INSIST on writing my emotions in note form on paper.... I do not adhere to the strict rules of 18th century Theory and he does... he has an uppity attitude and believes that I am not fit to be a composer because I write modern music.

Therefore, he believes my pieces are not serious since apparently I am not serious. But, I feel you might have a different opinion. What reminded me of him when you made your introduction was that he spoke about how the musical society was going downward... and I just feel as though he might think my music was contributing to that downfall; not that I care. haha.

I write my emotions in note form on paper, too, but I have a natural sense of sophistication. I find it helps to be discreet about such things so that the audience is not put off by any overly sentimental explanation for a piece. Hopefully that will help them better identify with it.

One must ask for what purpose music emerged into the world anyway. Why did the Greeks tell stories of Orpheus? Because they believed that music had the power to melt the hearts of trees and rocks.

I am really quite mischievous when it comes down to things. Like the great masters, I am a real person. I just love turning people in unexpected directions.

Hi,

I'm Chintal..,I have been singing since i'm 13..,Now i aspire to be a professional singer.I hope I got people with similar aims here.

Hi,

I'm Chintal..,I have been singing since i'm 13..,Now i aspire to be a professional singer.I hope I got people with similar aims here.

Are you a composer too? Or do you just sing?

AND WELCOME!!

Hi,

I'm Chintal..,I have been singing since i'm 13..,Now i aspire to be a professional singer.I hope I got people with similar aims here.

Welcome Chintal!

You know, no matter if Chintal is composer or not, a member with knowledge about singing may be very useful here, sometimes we need the opinion of a singer, ... we have members with quite good knowledge about orchestrations, instrumentation, counterpoint etc ... but, how to write for voices ... mmm not very much ... (well I know Morivou writes for Choir and others too.... )

Welcome Chintal.

You know, no matter if Chintal is composer or not, a member with knowledge about singing may be very useful here, sometimes we need the opinion of a singer, ... we have members with quite good knowledge about orchestrations, instrumentation, counterpoint etc ... but, how to write for voices ... mmm not very much ... (well I know Morivou writes for Choir and others too.... )

Welcome Chintal.

I just wanted to know... I wasn't attacking or anything. Curiosity kills me.

Hello Chintal. Welcome to :yc: where Musicians share ideas.

Hi, I'm Clyde. I'm a Musician, Composer, Theorist, and Philosopher. I've been playing Guitar since I was 3, Drums since I was 5, and Piano and Harmonica since I was 7. I only play my own original music. I grew up with Jazz, and West African Music, and I've always had a deep love for this music. Jazz, and music from senegal and Mali in particular have really influenced my style. however, my curiosity and open mindedness towards music eventually led me to discover my love for free jazz and twentieth century classical music. Avant Garde music such as this has now become the music that I love the most. However, I dislike and disagree with most of the theories used by Avant Garde atonal composers, so I have come up with my own. And the music that I now play is almost entirely my own. I call it New Gospel. I figured that joining this forum would be a good oppurtunity for me to share this music with others.

Interesting combo, Clyde. Welcome to YC, where musicians share ideas!

Interesting combo, Clyde. Welcome to YC, where musicians share ideas!

Hey! that's what I say to people!!!! :O hahaha.

Anyway. Welcome Clyde. (cants say the other part now!) Have fun here on :yc:

Hey! that's what I say to people!!!! :O hahaha.

Maybe I stole your idea! :evil:

hi.. iam hapy to b here.. since lng time iam trying to join in a group where i can find real musicians..finaly i got.. i want b real gud pianist..since 13tn years iam playing keyboard as solo performer in a hotel..bt my ambition is to b a pianist..here at my place there is no good piano teachers who has real heart 2wards music n to teach whole heartdly..so i startd my self nw iam able to play piano by reading staff ...tnx to almighty who is in heaven ..he is the one who always helps me...

hi.. iam [sic] hapy [sic] to b [sic] here.. since lng [sic] time iam [sic] trying to join in a group where i [sic] can find real musicians..finaly [sic] i got [sic] .. i [sic] want b [sic] real gud [sic] pianist..since 13tn [sic] years iam [sic] playing keyboard as solo performer in a hotel..bt [sic] my ambition is to b [sic] a pianist..here at my place there is no [sic] good piano teachers who has [sic] real heart 2wards [sic] music n [sic] to teach whole heartdly [sic] ..so i startd [sic] my self [sic] nw [sic] iam [sic] able to play piano by reading staff ...tnx [sic] to almighty who is in heaven ..he is the one who always helps me...

Welcome to the forum. I'd better not catch you writing like that again... Consider this, along with our shoutbox discussion fair warning ;)

Please try and use some form of proper spelling and grammer, and no internet shorthand. plz? kthxbai

hi.. iam hapy to b here.. since lng time iam trying to join in a group where i can find real musicians..finaly i got.. i want b real gud pianist..since 13tn years iam playing keyboard as solo performer in a hotel..bt my ambition is to b a pianist..here at my place there is no good piano teachers who has real heart 2wards music n to teach whole heartdly..so i startd my self nw iam able to play piano by reading staff ...tnx to almighty who is in heaven ..he is the one who always helps me...

Grammar is key, friend. :whistling:

If Sapphire saw this, he might kill someone. lol... probably me...

Grammar is key, friend. :whistling:

If Sapphire saw this, he might kill someone. lol... probably me...

I might just kill someone! :censored:

Grammar is among my many pet peeves. :)

Anyway, welcome to :yc: have fun!

hi.. iam hapy to b here.. since lng time iam trying to join in a group where i can find real musicians..finaly i got.. i want b real gud pianist..since 13tn years iam playing keyboard as solo performer in a hotel..bt my ambition is to b a pianist..here at my place there is no good piano teachers who has real heart 2wards music n to teach whole heartdly..so i startd my self nw iam able to play piano by reading staff ...tnx to almighty who is in heaven ..he is the one who always helps me...

Learn grammar and spelling, my friend :P Welcome to YC anyways, where musicians share ideas!

Hi I'm mbib new here! I'm glad that I found this forum.. Nice to meet you all!

Welcome... (dibs)

sorry guys (Heckle, Omar, and the other welcoming brigade), I called dibs on mbib. Don't greet him or her.

or suffer the consequences

To all newcomers: Don't create a username unless you plan on sticking around.

Oh yeah...welcome...

Hi, I'm Bruno. I've been composing for about 1 year and am 14 years old. I have [posted] one of my compositions. It's a piano sonata. It doesn

Welcome to YC, where composers and musicians share ideas!

and another one....I can't say it anymore the "musician share ideas" thing :P

Anyway, Welcome to all new comers! including those who decide not to post here ;)

I welcome you you :yc: =D

Hi, im divine. Been a music lover since i was 10. Im a big fan of handel and baroque music in general. Have a few small compostions to my name. Hoping to learn alot and become better cos im just an amateur.

Cheers