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commercial music aka adtunes. I see tons of ads. like this, made by Paul Morgan! but.... why can't people make music that's catchy? instead of strange music in other… Started by Clay	2	Apr. 17, 2008 Reply by Clay
Fingers, hands, strength, flexibility I'm a keyboard player, and I am now 42, and I've noticed my fingers and hands are not as strong as they were. I've been playing a fair bit… Started by Mike Torr	2	Apr. 15, 2008 Reply by Mike Torr
ideas on composing underwater sequences Hi, would anyone like to contribute ideas? My thoughts on composing for underwater sequences are as follows: 1) it's crucial to know how… Started by Nigel Watson	0	Apr. 15, 2008
Doug: About Using Samples I just wanted to start a thread that looks at how samples affect compositions in general. I'll try to talk about both the positives and neg… Started by Doug Lauber	4	Mar. 18, 2008 Reply by Stephen Barry
manhatpro.com - Spring 2008 Seminar Series The Manhatten Producers Alliance has an education series of classes for composers. Courses range from "Speed Composing" to "Sound Design" a… Started by Chris Merritt	0	Mar. 12, 2008
An earfull if you're willing to listen.... Hello all. I am new to this forum as of today. I joined because I need someone to talk to that understands what a composer goes through. I… Started by danny	1	Dec. 23, 2007 Reply by Chris Alpiar
Discovering the Elusive Formula for a Timeless Piece Hello friends, With the 7 years now that I have composing music, I started finding, about 2 years ago, consistent patterns in the music I… Started by Plebeian84	0	Dec. 4, 2007
A Question of Style and Originality As a beginning composer for film, I have a question about the role of 'style' and how it relates to future success in the film business. Is… Started by Doug Lauber	3	Oct. 24, 2007 Reply by Jesse Hopkins
Note: A great new online source for study scores Someone sent me this link yesterday to something called the "International Score Project" .I checked it out and this puppy is a treasure tr… Started by phil Kelly	0	Sep. 14, 2007
Dealing with writer's block Here are some ideas for getting through writer's block :) 1. I give myself some portion of almost every day to just write whatever I am fe… Started by Chris Alpiar	6	Jun. 27, 2007 Reply by Karen E. Peace