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I'm starting a musical (or trying to) and since my band instrument is the trombone (though I mostly use piano to make melodies) I wrote the parts I have so far for me ad two fellow trombonists. 2 'pieces' so far, only 30 seconds long. Please take a listen any advise would be lovely. I'm to nervous to show my teachers.

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Hello and welcome to the forum!

Forgive me in this comment as I have made various hypotheses. I believe you are to be a young composer and perhaps a younger musician who only started to take composing seriously within the last year or two.

To help us give you the best possible response, can you provide some context of your skill/ training, can you share some of your background? (I.e. how long playing, how long composing, or how much music theory you know?)

Well I've been in music as an art class for almost three years now(I'm at the end of sec 3 now), playing the trombone instrument in band. But this year I was in a special program that where I have music class for about three hours every day, plus lunch practices for and I stay after school for improv. I know most of the basics in music theory, but I learn in french so I cant really give specifics. Still, I know alot let about actualy creating music since we didn't go over it much yet. Just harmonies, tension and release and simple concepts such as those.

1 minute ago, Veya said:

Well I've been in music as an art class for almost three years now(I'm at the end of sec 3 now), playing the trombone instrument in band. But this year I was in a special program that where I have music class for about three hours every day, plus lunch practices for and I stay after school for improv. I know most of the basics in music theory, but I learn in french so I cant really give specifics. Still, I know alot let about actualy creating music since we didn't go over it much yet. Just harmonies, tension and release and simple concepts such as those.

This is very awesome to hear! Apologies for not conversing in French, as I’m sure it’d be more comfortable for you.

It is my opinion that the idea of a musical is no where to be found in the sample you provided. I think it both safer and easier if you work your way up to it instead.

If you have not written for solo instruments or chamber/ small ensembles, then trying to take the complexity of a musical, ballet, or opera is not going to benefit you.

It’s similar to this metaphor: If a child just learned to write and comes to you to say, “I want to write a research paper!” You might say “that’s a good goal, but you need to do these steps first.”

Those who’ve just taken to a skill and are now striving to do the complex works in that genre will give you great challenge.

Regardless of the actual notes on the page in this post, consider starting small and writing simpler works. Simpler works that focus on your use of harmony and melody. Something to do that is exercising your skill without having the brain challenge of a large ensemble.

Most western musicals will only have 6-15 musicians in local communities and more often than not, it may be one or two brass players switching instruments. So, try writing a brass trio with Bass-Trombone, French Horn and Trumpet. That way you can expand different octaves and still be in territory you know as a brass player.

Alright, thanks for the tips!