Music Composition/Writing Techniques

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umm, yeah
tattoo 6 Mon, 14 Aug 2000 09:13:00 -0700
Just curious.............
Chris Haines 2 Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:33:00 -0700
Crazy song structure
Gabe 7 Fri, 25 Aug 2000 13:22:00 -0700
Rhythm Changes
Jeff Goldberg 5 Sat, 26 Aug 2000 05:15:00 -0700
Creativity and composition
Lucky Mista Sparkle 3 Sat, 23 Sep 2000 19:02:00 -0700
Compositions and Ballads......
SANITY 6 Sun, 08 Oct 2000 08:55:00 -0700
Your writing preferences
Sean mK 1 Sun, 15 Oct 2000 16:29:00 -0700
Solo Guitar Instrumentals
Gabe 17 Mon, 23 Oct 2000 18:18:00 -0700
Carrying a note pad around
Sean mK 1 Wed, 25 Oct 2000 07:44:00 -0700
Song Idea
shineonandon 1 Sun, 12 Nov 2000 16:44:00 -0800
filmusik
Another 8 Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:14:00 -0800
changing keys.. need a study
chadg 3 Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:26:00 -0800
Blues For Alice
jimi 12 Fri, 08 Dec 2000 19:55:00 -0800
Backcycling
jimi 3 Mon, 01 Jan 2001 16:14:00 -0800
Who writes Funky music?
Arlo 11 Thu, 04 Jan 2001 14:43:00 -0800
I need a little help
Jon Ronsani 3 Sat, 06 Jan 2001 12:43:00 -0800
Over the Rainbow (and chord substitutions)
jimi 4 Mon, 08 Jan 2001 19:12:00 -0800
Ideas in this composistion
frodo 1 Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:52:00 -0800
Lawnboy
baldy 4 Thu, 18 Jan 2001 10:02:00 -0800
Do you...
Another 7 Fri, 19 Jan 2001 10:41:00 -0800
What is up with bass??
sorceror 1 Sat, 20 Jan 2001 04:38:00 -0800
What is up with bass??
sorceror 4 Sat, 20 Jan 2001 04:42:00 -0800
phishy compositions
frodo 8 Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:19:00 -0800
Arpeggios
frodo 1 Sun, 21 Jan 2001 16:45:00 -0800
Writing Bridges
Romano 3 Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:05:00 -0800
Lead line help
frodo 1 Thu, 25 Jan 2001 16:27:00 -0800
Tell me what ya think...
Phil 3 Fri, 02 Feb 2001 17:01:00 -0800
Anyone have similar prob?
nate 5 Fri, 16 Feb 2001 11:21:00 -0800
A Question about Complex Rhythm Values
nate 8 Sat, 17 Feb 2001 10:27:00 -0800
Good Exercises
mockingboy 2 Wed, 07 Mar 2001 20:33:00 -0800
Why Do People Make it harder than it should be?
Pat Harris 6 Thu, 29 Mar 2001 14:59:00 -0800
Chord Structures
frodo 1 Wed, 04 Apr 2001 17:46:00 -0700
Telephone songwriting
Philashio 10 Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:28:00 -0700
VERY cool Mac OS Audio Applications
Jeff Goldberg 1 Mon, 07 May 2001 10:44:00 -0700
Importanceofpiano
FindingIcculus 9 Sun, 03 Jun 2001 19:51:00 -0700
What comes first?
ShineOn40oz 5 Wed, 27 Jun 2001 16:22:00 -0700
lyrics - not musical at this point
hajji 3 Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:40:00 -0700
Writing a larg composition type song?
Tyler 15 Sat, 11 Aug 2001 06:41:00 -0700
"Foam" lead sheet here! ;)
Jeff Goldberg 10 Sat, 18 Aug 2001 05:05:00 -0700
St. Thomas chord changes
champ747 1 Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:32:00 -0700
How do you/your band compose/create songs??
Tyler 10 Sat, 25 Aug 2001 19:22:00 -0700
art skool musik
sorceror 7 Fri, 14 Sep 2001 21:27:00 -0700
try...
Another 11 Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:14:00 -0700
Jeff - YEM intro as a fugue?
Sayre 13 Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:53:00 -0700
Nokia 3390 lets you program ring tones
Cleantone 2 Fri, 19 Oct 2001 07:28:00 -0700
Books on counterpoint?
Roel 2 Fri, 26 Oct 2001 06:16:00 -0700
Analog Recording?
IowaEric 2 Tue, 20 Nov 2001 08:28:00 -0800
does anyone know of this site?
pyite20v 2 Tue, 27 Nov 2001 15:14:00 -0800
stretching out time
sorceror 5 Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:07:00 -0800
Why cant I add drums to this acuistic piece?
frodo 3 Fri, 04 Jan 2002 16:27:00 -0800
writing chord progressions
improv quest 13 Thu, 17 Jan 2002 06:45:00 -0800
cool analogy of composition
Chris Haines 1 Wed, 06 Feb 2002 07:47:00 -0800
How many songs did you learn before you started writing your own stuff
ShineOn40oz 13 Mon, 18 Feb 2002 10:03:00 -0800
Key Modulation???
Austin Meier 6 Fri, 22 Feb 2002 13:03:00 -0800
Terry Reilly's 'In C'
klokwork 5 Thu, 04 Apr 2002 10:58:00 -0800
Music Theory Project...
iophunk 2 Thu, 04 Apr 2002 20:16:00 -0800
Disturbed Forestry
composition I wrote
jimi 1 Thu, 11 Apr 2002 16:49:11 -0700
Starting point
What asp
SmokingTonic 4 Fri, 12 Apr 2002 12:52:18 -0700
What are you writing right now?
Whitty 25 Wed, 17 Jul 2002 15:56:33 -0700
Interesting discovery about reba
In the composed jam section...
Run Like A Cantaloupe 2 Thu, 25 Jul 2002 14:34:54 -0700
Inadvertent influences
David R. 4 Sun, 04 Aug 2002 07:10:59 -0700
Make this board great
ScoobyDrewbie 2 Wed, 28 Aug 2002 12:33:38 -0700
Writing bass lines
Tips?
rosenbep 10 Thu, 05 Sep 2002 09:01:14 -0700
Enharmonic modulation...
Help me
Austin Meier 7 Tue, 22 Oct 2002 13:40:11 -0700
Now i get to ask something
Songwriting
Lydian 5 Tue, 03 Dec 2002 18:22:49 -0800
What are you writing techniques?
For lyrics
scg0218 17 Thu, 05 Dec 2002 12:00:08 -0800
What makes a good song?
Another 26 Mon, 06 Jan 2003 22:08:50 -0800
Vocal melodies
phuzle 4 Mon, 20 Jan 2003 17:11:31 -0800
Modulation from em-emaj
How to make it most dramatic
ripple 5 Mon, 27 Jan 2003 23:14:43 -0800
Writing an invention
And i lost my notes
vechintao 5 Wed, 29 Jan 2003 19:28:12 -0800
Palindromic chord progression
sahlc 4 Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:10:56 -0800
Arranging for a big band
Dos and don'ts
humbleliver 7 Thu, 13 Feb 2003 14:09:56 -0800
Notating swing
Moe_Syzlak 6 Fri, 14 Feb 2003 19:25:39 -0800
Guitar pro chaos writing
Turd Ferguson 1 Sat, 15 Mar 2003 14:14:01 -0800
Question about phish lyric writing
phishball 11 Sun, 06 Apr 2003 20:54:23 -0700
Ever write something you can't play?
Moe_Syzlak 8 Sat, 12 Apr 2003 14:51:19 -0700
you're drunk in your room by yourself...
...what are you playing?
boxcar willy 4 Thu, 03 Jul 2003 23:59:40 -0700
Another silly love song
SuburbanMtMan 4 Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:43:25 -0700
How to write a Rap Song
Guaranteed Success
hurtchow 4 Fri, 01 Aug 2003 11:55:26 -0700
What Styles do you write in?
hurtchow 5 Fri, 01 Aug 2003 11:58:42 -0700
Can You Try To Write Songs?
or not
hurtchow 5 Mon, 11 Aug 2003 13:57:47 -0700
Composing In Gregorian Theory
ScoobyDrewbie 2 Mon, 25 Aug 2003 08:54:56 -0700
Horn Charts
can be fun
Will Little 1 Tue, 26 Aug 2003 15:45:02 -0700
Anyone Write From Dreams?
Like Keith Richards?
hurtchow 7 Mon, 08 Sep 2003 06:06:34 -0700
When You Write A Song,
what do you start with??
hurtchow 2 Wed, 10 Sep 2003 05:41:18 -0700
How do you relax with your instrument
quickly
hurtchow 20 Mon, 22 Sep 2003 06:31:52 -0700
Who is your greatest inspiration
for songwriting
hurtchow 22 Thu, 23 Oct 2003 10:00:18 -0700
I am having a lot of trouble writing material
help me out
ParkerP38 12 Mon, 03 Nov 2003 17:16:20 -0800
What makes a better writer?
practice or living
hurtchow 12 Tue, 04 Nov 2003 18:57:22 -0800
A "Share Your Lyrics" Thread
I'll kick it off
Mikeman 57 Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:47:47 -0800
Is it good to be boxed in ONE STYLE ?
eced 9 Mon, 17 Nov 2003 11:32:35 -0800
Inspiration or Diligence?
Moe_Syzlak 5 Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:05:15 -0800
writing anxiety
beyondthefrets 1 Wed, 10 Dec 2003 17:25:40 -0800
How many songs have you written?
hurtchow 3 Wed, 10 Dec 2003 19:15:26 -0800
bass players
writing songs
heffro 8 Thu, 11 Dec 2003 19:58:04 -0800
transposing instruments
is fun fun fun
hurtchow 2 Fri, 12 Dec 2003 23:03:13 -0800
latest compositional focus
Hagbard Celine 3 Tue, 16 Dec 2003 17:20:34 -0800
First Time Composer
What do you suggest I start with?
rarebird 5 Sun, 21 Dec 2003 17:53:43 -0800
stuck in a funk
literally
troutmaskreplica 4 Sat, 03 Jan 2004 16:17:53 -0800
Drummer here...cant play any strings
Best way to help the guys write?
phishin06 8 Wed, 07 Jan 2004 19:30:14 -0800
Having trouble FINISHING songs...
please help....
Kshathra 8 Thu, 08 Jan 2004 23:33:39 -0800
how many attempts/how long did it take until
you wrte something you were satisfied w/
troutmaskreplica 1 Sat, 17 Jan 2004 08:38:17 -0800
A Rhombus Composition
Carini 37 Mon, 02 Feb 2004 19:24:43 -0800
what is a hook? in regards to music
hmmm
robbydog 2 Tue, 17 Feb 2004 08:34:15 -0800
Help me write another part to my song!
pyite20v 6 Wed, 18 Feb 2004 20:16:06 -0800
people who dont use theory, how do you write?
riff rockers, etc.
beyondthefrets 20 Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:38:31 -0800
so i need to write a ballad...
kyl 3 Tue, 24 Feb 2004 13:52:04 -0800
Vocals
How important are they?
asn83 15 Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:48:15 -0800
Bass players in bands
written bass parts question
Outacontrolsmiler 12 Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:13:42 -0800
Ghostwriters
Where can you send your stuff?
mmosher 1 Sun, 04 Apr 2004 13:11:47 -0700
Someone give me lyrics
I'll write music to them
hurtchow 18 Sun, 04 Apr 2004 14:14:45 -0700
Finale 2002
how to enter rests
Matt Christie 3 Sat, 10 Apr 2004 12:55:00 -0700
help me with a term
Tremolo strumming?
vechintao 3 Sun, 11 Apr 2004 19:14:32 -0700
Composition Help
Stuck (You there Joe?)
Leemor 2 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 19:49:04 -0700
writing songs
and changing keys
cardello 8 Mon, 10 May 2004 10:50:17 -0700
enharmonic tones
coffeeandlogic 3 Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:51:02 -0700
solo guitar arrangments
where do i begin?
coffeeandlogic 4 Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:26:52 -0700
Chromatic Sliding
can someone explain
Carini 7 Thu, 02 Sep 2004 11:43:32 -0700
Progressive Rock writers....
Carini 3 Sun, 05 Sep 2004 18:26:04 -0700
Lead guitar sections
dubya 7 Wed, 08 Sep 2004 20:20:29 -0700
Apline Valley 04 inspired song...
Its short but what do you guys think?
cmbphish94 3 Mon, 27 Sep 2004 19:18:38 -0700
Learning to Read Music
For the Tab Reader
ElmerTheTudd 4 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 04:30:46 -0800
Real Book Online
where can I get it
YEMntFtB 1 Sun, 14 Nov 2004 14:16:48 -0800
acoustic Phish arrangments
For two guitars
dahmbomb 7 Tue, 30 Nov 2004 13:42:44 -0800
new song
i want you all to rip this one apart....
cardello 14 Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:15:23 -0800
A work in Progress
Let me know what you think
HumblePatience 18 Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:46:15 -0800
acid pro......little diddy
stratmodal improv 7 Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:33:29 -0800
Coltrane Changes
applying them to my compositions
ndizzle 7 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:10:39 -0800
a new ditty
critique, please
cardello 13 Mon, 28 Mar 2005 22:18:42 -0800
another new one...
cardello 5 Sat, 23 Apr 2005 02:28:19 -0700
Orchestral Composers?
on the bus?
A_minor 26 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 06:45:26 -0700
Song I recorded - Partial Massage
thoughts?
douglasspears 7 Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:38:23 -0700
A Couple Recordings...
Origional and Cover
Footwear 7 Sat, 30 Apr 2005 13:25:45 -0700
Adding Measures Mid-Piece in Finale
How do I do it?
s_climax 2 Fri, 06 May 2005 14:46:45 -0700
what happens when you don't rehearse...
oldkzildjians 2 Mon, 23 May 2005 16:08:40 -0700

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