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New guy here... Alrighty then.. I have spent the last 3 months writing 10 songs... Main instrument in the compositions are piano yet accompanied by severa… Started by Dankk	4	Jun 24 Reply by Dankk
Elements of a Tango Hey all, I have recently been inspired to write a tango, but with it not being my normal choice of music, I need to do some research into… Started by o_w_n	4	May 9 Reply by robert thomas martin
Interlocking Voices - eg clarinets between flute 1 and 2 - what works well ? James Semple replied to the discussion on trombones by saying how a trombone part can be put between the horns to good effect. Trombones p… Started by Adrian Allan	6	Apr 29 Reply by phil Kelly
Analyzing Ravel Hello all, wondering if anyone can help me. I'm normally a popular music/jazz writer/performer, but I've taken it upon myself to start stu… Started by Clint Hardin	11	Apr 20 Reply by Jack Pickett
Start Composing? Hello, I am soon to complete high school and due to not getting accepted to college I have a whole year to sit around and not do too much.… Started by Evan Scheckwitz	35	Apr 16 Reply by Kelvin
The Traditional Versus the Non Traditional I remember at the start of winter quarter walking into my first composition lesson with a CD full of music that I had composed a year previ… Started by Cody Weinmann	4	Apr 7 Reply by Cody Weinmann
French Composer Maurice Jarre: Passed Away 30/3/09 NEW LIFE AND A NEW LARA Oscar-winning French composer Maurice Jarre who wrote the rich, lyrical scores for films including Doctor Zhivago… Started by RonPrice	1	Apr 5 Reply by RonPrice
Questions for trombonists and trumpeters My latest jazz big band piece has a couple of sections where the trombones and/or trumpets are playing whole notes for 6 or 8 measures in a… Started by Glenn Simonelli	5	Mar 28 Reply by phil Kelly
Video Game Soundtracks -The 21st Century Opera? Occasionally I like to surf the web to seek out information about music direction and approaches. I have stumbled across an amazing origina… Started by Craig Hopkinson	2	Mar 18 Reply by Craig Hopkinson
How do you write for trombones and what exactly is their orchestral role ? I have always thought that the trombone (or I should perhaps specify the tenor trombone) is perhaps one of the least obvious instruments to… Started by Adrian Allan	10	Mar 12 Reply by Carwyn Harbottle