January 2Jan 2 Welcome to my discussion. I love most genres of music and am training to become a genre-independent composer. Orchestral? Great! EDM? Wonderful. Ambient? Why not. Metal? Fun. Anyone think this is a good goal to attempt, to try to be good across many genres? I am embedding 8 pieces of mostly IMPROVISED music experimented with. Made-up with MIDI keyboard with only the bassline pre-made:
January 2Jan 2 2 hours ago, Musi Make said: Anyone think this is a good goal to attempt, to try to be good across many genres? Very bad idea if you want to be a professional. Great if you want to be a hobbyist and worth studying for the sake of the craft. But if you want to be a professional composer, you don't want to be a jack of all trades.
January 27Jan 27 A professional composer should be opened to various styles and genres. Although I am primarly a contemporary classical music composer I also write popular pieces, simple music for church services, also jazz. But I always try to maintain high professional standards, even in simple works.
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