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Basic question about first species counterpoint. According to http://openmusictheory.com/firstSpecies.html One should "Avoid combining similar motion with leaps". But similar motion requir… Started by James Hutchings	2	Nov 11, 2020 Reply by James Hutchings
Five by Five I accepted an invitation to write a short piece using only five unique chords. Two things about this: 1. It uses substituted dominants ba… Started by Michael Lofting	5	Sep 8, 2020 Reply by Michael Lofting
Your composing life This is a collection of questions, which may be somewhat basic (and could even appear naive - but they are not), to stimulate thoughts on t… Started by Tillerich	4	Aug 26, 2020 Reply by H. S. Teoh
About our drives and ways I think music is way more about wisdom (as in dealing with the ambiguous) and judgment (as a sense, a sense that is in aligment with realit… Started by Lucas Oliveira Krumenaur	20	Jul 14, 2020 Reply by Liz Atems
Forthcoming talk on the Newtonal principle I'm giving a short talk for the London Composers Forum on the Newtonal principle, and the technique of Thomes & Phaees, this coming Mon… Started by Nick Capocci	2	Mar 13, 2020 Reply by Nick Capocci
Ocean drum Does anyone on this forum have any experience composing anything including a part for Ocean Drum? Is there any standard way of scoring it… Started by Jon Corelis	4	Aug 12, 2019 Reply by Jon Corelis
Effective spotting I'm new to this forum, so 'hi' :-) I have to admit, the hardest part for me is spotting correctly. Do it wrong, and you waste a lot of tim… Started by Markus Stone	2	Jul 28, 2019 Reply by Markus Stone
Which way you prefer for composing 1: Using FL studio or other software to compose directly. 2: Humming or playing with an instrument, then interpret into notation. 3: Writin… Started by Xiang Li	8	Jul 7, 2019 Reply by Jon Corelis
Question about Notation Hello, everyone! I look forward to joining in on some musical discussions as most of my peers aren't all that into sitting for hours decidi… Started by Matt Baker	15	May 18, 2019 Reply by Matt Baker
Specific goal in tricky time signature I'm a mostly self-taught composer working on an opera that sets a prose text. The time signatures change wildly to reflect speech rhythms.… Started by Scott Andrew Hutchins	19	Nov 10, 2018 Reply by Stephen Lines