Couple of scans of my sketches...

I found these two pages of the second movement of my wind quartet piece in the back of a notebook.....

They showcase my sketching process pretty well, I think, though now I've taken to using more symbols and words rather than actual notes.

Anyway, I thought perhaps I'd post these up here. They deviate a bit from the finale piece (Variations) but for a while they match up quite well...obviously, when I actually hear the notes played I might want to change stuff. The little tick marks indicate time....and the notes indicate notes :ermm:. They don't have specific tones assigned to them on paper, but I kind of did that in my head while writing them..

Here are the scans:

page 1:

page 2:

and here's the thread where you can find the piece (check the lower posts on page one).

I hope I could help show some ways to formulate ideas for pieces :laugh:. My composition teacher told me about this method and I love it...

Gah, I can't stand when my handwritten music is anything but perfect.

I kind of see what you mean about the time ticks, and I do something similar at times when things get complicated.

As an artist, I'm entitled to messily scratching notes on some notebook paper for my music ;)....;)

I found these two pages of the second movement of my wind quartet piece in the back of a notebook.....

They showcase my sketching process pretty well, I think, though now I've taken to using more symbols and words rather than actual notes.

Anyway, I thought perhaps I'd post these up here. They deviate a bit from the finale piece (Variations) but for a while they match up quite well...obviously, when I actually hear the notes played I might want to change stuff. The little tick marks indicate time....and the notes indicate notes :P. They don't have specific tones assigned to them on paper, but I kind of did that in my head while writing them..

Hey thanks for posting this; I am new to composing and facing the blank page is pretty hard for me. This might give me an idea of where to start when composing a piece. :thumbsup:

Thanks for the tips. I'll definitely use them.

I also find that a TI-83 plus calculator is good for sketching out 16th note rhythms, since each row of text is 16 characters.

Thanks for the tips. I'll definitely use them.

I also find that a TI-83 plus calculator is good for sketching out 16th note rhythms, since each row of text is 16 characters.

A true science student :)

Uses the calculator to the max :)

I play Street FIghter 2 on mine :)