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"I'll post a couple of things soon Gav. I need to move works to SoundCloud or YouTube to fairly share. A bottle of Merlot and a couple of hours to myself will do the job...
You have some talented people sharing work here..."
You have some talented people sharing work here..."
"Hi Graeme, I posted on this thread when it came around originally, see above if you want to see what I said, which I think is pretty similar to your own thoughts. You might check out a piece of music I posted here recently, “Toy Boat,” which shows a…"
"(I know I'm responding to a two year old question, but as I've just joined the forum as a new user, I'm simply wandering around and getting to know you all)
Sometimes a time signature simply stares you in the face and you find that a common time…"
Sometimes a time signature simply stares you in the face and you find that a common time…"
"This really depends. If there's an actual chanfe in rhythm or meter, put in a time signature change. If not, just leave it as is."
"If there is anybody who is a piece of work on this forum, it's the unhappy man, woman, or child known as "Ray". It appears all you have to offer to this forum is put-downs and insults. Feel free to take that elsewhere "Ray". Ray said:
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"Thanks for all the tips. Basically, I want to notate freely without barlines/time sigs when composing and then go back and put that in later when the piece is closer to completion, so will try that approach with the 80/1 idea or plugins.
I was…"
I was…"
"Hi Eboats,
Nice to see you back.
I don't know if this will help you, but have you tried putting in a time signature of something like 80/1 into Sibelius and writing in the usual semis , quavers and crotchets etc. This way, you could probably write…"
Nice to see you back.
I don't know if this will help you, but have you tried putting in a time signature of something like 80/1 into Sibelius and writing in the usual semis , quavers and crotchets etc. This way, you could probably write…"
"One solution Ive found to "cleanse ones ears" of the piece you're working on MUCH sooner is to work on 1 or 2 other pieces when composing, and its best if they're different instruments. For example right now I have a string quartet, woodwind quartet…"
"Thanks for this. I work in Sibelius and tend to write music that results in a lot of time signature changes. However, during the writing process in Sibelius, I like to work with tempo and feel, and not worry about notating time sig changes…"
"I agree with Lawrence when he says, "Too much space and the piece is dead and boring. Not enough and the listener is left unrewarded or unfulfilled. ... After all the notes are written, all the tempos are adjusted, and all the dynamics are written…"
"eboats,
I don't think the space between musical phrases, or between sections, or a pause within a section can be accurately gauged until the piece is finished. The length of a pause or space is determined by the tempo. It all has to do with…"
I don't think the space between musical phrases, or between sections, or a pause within a section can be accurately gauged until the piece is finished. The length of a pause or space is determined by the tempo. It all has to do with…"
"Hi eboats,
You have stumbled on one of the great questions of composition. There is a natural tendency to want to fill every second of time with music. But, as you have discovered, this can lead to a piece with no space in it. I think it also leads…"
You have stumbled on one of the great questions of composition. There is a natural tendency to want to fill every second of time with music. But, as you have discovered, this can lead to a piece with no space in it. I think it also leads…"
"eboats, if that strategy works, that's great! One thing a previous composition prof of mine taught me is to try to sing it and see if the phrasing works or it breathes.
As far as moving before several ideas too fast (which is something I have a…"
As far as moving before several ideas too fast (which is something I have a…"
"If it doesn't fit naturally into 4/4 bars, don't write in 4/4 (obvious exceptions for hemiolas/syncopations within established 4/4 pattern), as the players will try to feel pulses where there aren't any, and the music will fall apart. A lot of…"
"Thanks for the feedback! Do bars 1-4 look ok as far as the ties/rests? And how common are the "beams over rests" like at the end of bar 1? Seems like it might make it easier for a reader to find the beats, but not sure how often this kind of…"
"You can safely replace the tied 16th to 8th with a dotted 8th. Adds up to a full quarter with the preceding rest, so it's clean.
As for the endings... personally I would just extend both notes by a 16th and have only a quarter rest on the last beat.…"
As for the endings... personally I would just extend both notes by a 16th and have only a quarter rest on the last beat.…"
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