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media music - art or craft? This came out of a forum discussion a while back where Chris Alpiar talked about the artistic merit of media music (film music in particula… Started by pete whitfield	171	Aug 14 Reply by phil Kelly
Ideas for composition or improvisation games, challenges, puzzles, etc? I was looking through the music challenges section and was thinking: what ways do composers challenge themselves musically to develop their… Started by Kento	4	Aug 11 Reply by Kento
Current Favorites? Just curious to know if anyone has been listening to something recently that is "to die for"? I'm always curious what musicians are listeni… Started by David Gielan	13	Aug 8 Reply by Ben lunn
How do you go about composing? (not that I don't know how, Its a discussion lol) Do you have a theme or texture in mind already or do you just let it flow? I find that sometimes, i can just write on a blank score in clas… Started by Britt	9	Aug 7 Reply by William Edwards
How do I build my composition. As in " The Intro, Main Part , Outro " I need help with building my composition. I seem to get a normal intro, then making a culmination into the main part. And after that, that… Started by William Edwards	6	Aug 4 Reply by William Edwards
Hearing Music just by looking at the score file Hi, There is a famous scene in film Amadeus of Milos Forman, that always fascinated me. It is the scene where Mozart's wife give his music… Started by jeremy	42	Aug 3 Reply by Kento
Does anyone like Yanni? I checked out one of his shows in L.A. last week and it was pretty good. I'm thinking about going again with some family or friends. It was… Started by Alyson Snyder	4	Aug 1 Reply by Fredrick zinos
The Life of your pieces I while ago in my composition studio class we discussed how long is life of a piece of music. We discussed the life of a piece of music; fr… Started by Tyler	3	Jul 30 Reply by Chris Alpiar
Harold Schonberg, Bach and Rightness. RIGHTNESS "There is no music in the literature," writes Harold Schonberg, "that has Bach's kind of rightness." There is rightness in an in… Started by RonPrice	4	Jul 28 Reply by RonPrice
Can someone help me write a simple baroque style gavotte? Hello. Just some background about me: I have studied 2 part counterpoint. I can add chords to a melody like the ones in Anna Butterworth… Started by will	2	Jul 21 Reply by Henry Butcher