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Music Theory Book

So, one day in August of last year, someone said that I would be great at writing a music theory one-pager because I know a lot of music theory. I told them that I could probably write a whole book on it. They told me to go ahead and write that book.

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How to write a Melody

Dear community at Composers´Forum

My colleague Gisela Paterno and I, in the edition, have released a fairly comprehensive article on 

6 techniques for songwriting and instrumental composition

The idea behind this material is to consolidate a truly

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film music: working/work-flow methods

Dear fellow composers!

So, i'm rather curious to know what are the steps/what is your workflow, that you take in regards to writing music for film. Do you sketch out ideas on paper at a piano and then go to a computer and work in a DAW/Sequencer? Do y

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Effective Instrument Voice Combinations? Composing Tips?

So on the topic of orchestral arrangement, what are effective instrument combinations? In example, the violins and the flute go nicely together. What are some instrument combinations that would help beef my sound without it getting muddy? I love 'epi

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Feeling like you've heard this somewhere before...

I find something extremely annoying when composing music and I'm just wondering if anyone else has the same problem! I don't even think there's really an answer to it, but, hey, you are all very intelligent people out there and may come up with some

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