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"I can't really say how much of a problem all of that still is Teoh although I can appreciate the concern. Assuming mature university age groups and an already assimilated basic know-how, if there is enough about any talent, I don't think agendas…"
"I don't have a problem with learning the nuts and bolts. As you say, they are the foundations to build on, the toolbox to draw from.
My problem is with the way music is often taught these days by certain ones who have an agenda to push their…"
My problem is with the way music is often taught these days by certain ones who have an agenda to push their…"
"Guys, you are scaring me with the attitude that learning the nuts and bolts seems to detract or deter you from the act of composing. The nuts and bolts supply the techniques and foundations that hold it all together. They are music's Red Bull."
"Okay, I give up. You have proven that you are the real amateur here."
I finished a couple of chamber pieces recently, this one last month. Having given it a tart-up today, rendered it. It'll probably be part of a 3 movement work if I keep it.The strings are muted throughout. Large orchestral scores were giving me a…
"And I have no sense of octaves. Took me literally years to hear middle C (as opposed to other C's). Actually, I still can't identify middle C; I do not have perfect pitch, and any note could serve as the tonic "middle C" as far as my ears are…"
"Same, I'm glad my dad talked me out of a degree in music. Had I gone that route I would've been so turned off that I'd probably have given up composing altogether."
"I managed to get as far as Grade 5 piano before switching schools and my new teacher put me off piano for life (she was later sacked for persistent bullying) so I never took Grade 6. My only "achievement" at school was getting 100% in Grade 3 theory…"
"I can't hear the difference between a third and a sixth. Now who's the amateur? Okay, I recognize a single fault in a busy score, but that's because I'm an idiot savant. Try again."
"16 replies about the paper size of a score. Some people think that modern composers aren't that interesting, but you proved them wrong "
"Hi David. Thanks for lending your ear! (I didn't put 'fugue' in the title purposely, but forgot the link had that word:)
I appreciate your reflections - as they confirm my intention.
Thanks for your curiosity and giving 'Dear Sophie' a whirl! …"
I appreciate your reflections - as they confirm my intention.
Thanks for your curiosity and giving 'Dear Sophie' a whirl! …"
"I also didn't listen to this as a fugue as I have little or no interest in fugues but in what music can express. And in this respect, I thought this work was rather successful -- both highly integrated and often atmospheric with varying moods.…"
"Hi Ivor. (I just wrote a long reply, but it got deleted)... Thank you for offering you thoughts on this! Coincidental that you are using the Venus archetype as well! With regard to the 'formulaic' - my approach is very open or expanded. Mostly, I…"
"You can't possibly out-amateur me, I've no formal music education and never passed grade 1 piano. So whatever you come up with will probably be much more refined than I can ever hope to achieve.
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"Still, it's a nice piece of music, although I agree with you about the harmony. It's tempting to write a different version, but now that I'm retired, I consider myself an amateur, and I'm not particularly fond of amateur music. It's probably best to…"
"bar 5 I didn't like the G's in the left hand and in bar 10 I'd perhaps write F,E, G# at the beginning (although as the previous bar also starts with F, this isn't perhaps ideal). Just as one or two examples. However, when I enter the score into…"
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