After a comment that one of my pieces entitled a waltz, did not sound like a waltz to one member listener, i had a really fascinating discussion with a composer friend (one of those nice "late night" music discussions)... and we began to explore musi
Read more…Is there a secret to give the rythm of a melody an "objective"(or more of this characteristic) to make the music less relying on harmony?
Read more…I just came across this. It is an article, imo, about the future of all live art music and about the future of all of us either as performers, composers or both.
My basic thought is that if they can attack Wagner's Ring then they can attack everythin
Read more…I am fascinated by your absolute rejection of "atonal". I agree that it is kind of a "catch-all" term. Yet so is "classical", for that matter.
As an American English speaker (not to be confused with British English), and in possession of a Music Ed
Read more…Gav brought this up in his ballad thread. I'd like to hear everyone's thoughts on this, and expand it beyond his piece.
A few ground rules.
1. I'm kind of tired of my topics going to the "Useless Drivel" pile. A few of you that are still here think y
Read more…This thread's theme may be related to questions arising from Ray's recent threads on musical intentions/resulting performances and main requirements towards producing interesting music, but I thought the subject of auto-accompaniment software may mer
Read more…I don't know if anyone cares. But it has been awhile since I posted last on these forums. I have composed a lot since then. I have in all sincerity got much better at composing. If I have a specialisation for composing it is piano, electro piano and
Read more…For awhile I have wanted to put together a guide on how music educators and music curriculum designers can do maximum damage to a kid's ability to enjoy, and get ahead with, music. I have decided to put it here. Just for you. This is the guide that
Read more…A few months ago I composed about 15 minutes of electronic music of various instruments/synthesizers using FL Studio. I had a theme that connected all my pieces. I had a musical style going. I liked my work at that point. My intent was to get to 30
Read more…The question has come up many times here as to what is music.
Isn't that questioned answered by what you compose?
Isn't what you write a reflection of what you believe music is
and/or should be. Or are you merely imitating the efforts and
precedents
Read more…In late 2015 I sent an email to three music teachers in my area. I said to them that as an adult I wanted to learn music theory. I said that I didn't know anything about music but I was enthusiastic.
I got no reply whatsoever. All three music teach
Read more…The Roman historian Livy tells this interesting tale of what happened on one occasion when musicians in the city went on strike en masse. The condescending tone towards musicians is obvious at the outset, when Livy says this story is of little cons
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