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Annual Fund Drive

Hello Colleagues,

As you know, membership in the Composers' Forum is free. The site is not free to run, however. Every year I have to pay Ning $599 to maintain the site. This year the fee is due by September 1st so I am asking you to show that you do

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My favourite film music contest out there

As a composer I participated for the last 5 years in almost every film music competition out there.
 So I wanted to share my conclusion. While all of them just offer a clip to score and maybe a small monetary award,
 I haven't found any other as challe

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Annual Donation Drive

Every year The Composers’ Forum pays an annual fee of $599.00 to Ning, the company that owns the software the site runs on. This annual fee is due at the end of October. In order for the site to continue, your help is needed. If you'd like this site

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Composers Talk: Saul Gefen

Saul Gefen (added  5/24/21)

Tell us a little bit about yourself. Your music background and anything else you'd like to share

I was born in Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia to a Jewish family. When I was two years old my entire family

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Members, post your migration issues and questions here

Post questions, concerns, problems, how-to, etc.

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Composers Forum Upgrade is Coming

Hello members,

CF is based on Ning Technology. We are currently at Ning version 2. In the coming weeks I will be exploring Ning version 3 with an eye towards upgrading. Watch for announcements as the upgrade proceeds forward. Incidentally, I could us

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Composers' Forum Annual License Renewed

Hello Colleagues,

Our annual license has been paid for the year (until Oct 31, 2021). This was only possible through donations from our members and thanks again to all who contributed!

Gav

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19 Notes Challenge

Well, we might as well have some fun since we're all homebound. The challenge: compose a piece of music with exactly 19 notes of melody and post it here. This isn't a contest, just a creative way to pass the time -

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Open discussion - Why do you compose in the style you do?

Hello colleagues, 

We have a variety of composers on this site who write music in many different styles, from neoclassical (music in the style of a period of history), modern classical, jazz, ragtime, techno, filmic, video-game, pop, and "other," as

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SPAM USER ALERT

Hello Colleagues,

I'm getting reports from some of you that you have been contacted by a James Pollard with obvious spam messages. This account has been removed from the site, that should take care of the problem-

Gav

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Should Composers’ Forum Continue in 2020/21?

Hello colleagues,

As you know, membership in Composers’ Forum is free. The site is not free to keep going however. It costs $599 a year, which is paid to Ning, the company that provides the technology that powers the site. Our current license is paid

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New Feature - Composers Talk

Stephen Lines (added 05/09/2019)

Tell us a little bit about yourself. Your music background and anything else you'd like to share.

I am comparatively ancient in a chronological sense but still feel and think like a 30-year old. Initially I took up m

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Composers' Forum talks to Kjell Prytz

Kjell Prytz (added 02/01/2020)

Tell us a little bit about yourself. Your music background and anything else you'd like to share.

I am an amateur pianist and composer, being active since childhood. I am self-taught through books, reading scores, li

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Notation Composers - Publishing Opportunity through "ScoreBank"

Hello members,

If you are a notation composer, you may have an interest in joining a new area of the Composers' Forum, "ScoreBank." This is a private area of the Composers' Forum where you can post completed scores and notation publishers can look at

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NEW MEMBER GUIDELINES

Hello to all new members, we are glad you have chosen to join the Composers’ Forum, a FREE site provided specifically for composers to talk with each other, share works, and get comments and input from other composers on your music.

The forum is a bi

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Report Editor Problems Here

Hello members,

Some users are reporting difficulty using the Editor. At present there is no solution other than to clear your browser's cache or switch to another browser. If you are having any problems, please report them here. Please include a desc

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Collaborative Project Proposal: Treatise on Atonalism

The Composers’ Forum is looking for members who are interested in participating in a collaborative treatise on the subject of Atonalism, to be presented on this site. 3 members are needed in order for the project to be a go. You can express interest

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Should Composers' Forum Continue?

Hello Colleagues,

Composers' Forum has been around about 12 years and it's now time to consider if it should continue. There are many boards and web sites out there, plus reddit, plus facebook, so there are plenty of places composers can go to to hav

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How to get comments on your music

Hello members,

You may notice that some pieces posted here get comments, some even provide for a lively discussion, and some get few comments or none at all. Here are some thoughts and tips about how you can get comments on your pieces. None of this

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Add your event!

Hello all,

If you are going to be having a public event where your music will be performed, you may want to add it to the Events Calendar to let us know about it. You can also use this feature to let us know about local composer groups in your area w

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