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How can I learn to write atonal music? I want to ask the question that was suggested in another thread because I think it's important. The question is: How should an inexperience… Started by Ingo Lee	88	Jul 23 Reply by Nick Capocci
How to Compose Epic Music Thanks Bob https://soundcloud.com/bob-morabito Started by Bob Morabito	3	Jun 20 Reply by Bob Morabito
Writing a Passacaglia Hello, I am planning to write a Passacaglia for small orchestra on an already given theme. It is meant to be relatively modern, but (mostly… Started by Tillerich	10	May 19 Reply by Socrates Arvanitakis
Finding my American Voice Hi Colleagues, Recently the phrase "Finding an American Voice" came up in a post Julie Harris put up about her excellent work "Shortnin' Br… Started by Gav Brown	12	Apr 14 Reply by Gav Brown
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	6	Mar 11 Reply by Dave Dexter
Transitions between parts Hi there~ Right now I'm working on a winds quartet that has multiple movements and sections. But I find I struggle with writing transitions… Started by Notori	3	Mar 7 Reply by Bob Morabito
Neo-Riemannian theory - an intriguing and practical harmonic visualization concept that I love and use I don’t know if this is old news and everybody knows this already but find this super interesting and useful so I Share it: https://youtub… Started by Timo Schuemer	0	Feb 23
composing 'technique' What do you think... I'm having thoughts - (post doing some composing coaching) - about composing technique. Keeping in mind of course my f… Started by Robert Harvey	22	Feb 13 Reply by Dave Dexter
Music that conveys a visual scene Hello everyone, a couple questions. I would like to develop the skill of composing music that depicts or seems to suggest a visual scene or… Started by LeviathaninWaves	9	Feb 8 Reply by LeviathaninWaves
Best textbooks for learning how to analyze Stravinsky/Webern/Berg type works? What are the best textbooks for learning how to analyze Stravinsky/Webern/Berg type works? Started by Carson	9	Feb 8 Reply by Dave Dexter