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Fan Area => The Hydlaa Plaza => Topic started by: Nividia Stormlance on April 29, 2006, 12:36:19 am
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I play on Piano,, ive played for 4 years now.,,, im pretty good,,, i composite some cathy music in no time,,, people dont believe i made the music
On topic Are you a musican?
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Yeah, I've been playing the Clarinet for 11 years and can compose, although I have little time for that and have had little practise.
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Yes I am, or I was ... 20 years ago :P
I was playing on any possible instrument and I was absolutely sure that I was the best musician in the world :D Now I leave it up to professionals to play and compose music that is worth something :P
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Been playing the guitar for 4-5 years. Compose? Nah, jam sessions, sure. I plan to have a career as a guitarist. Think buckethead :O www.bucketheadland.com
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Aye, i'm a musician, though not a professional by any means. I know enough piano to help with my compositions, and I've played trumpet for about 15 years. Although I don't practice as much now. I've written compositions for small chamber groups using Finale, including a processional and recessional for string quartet for a wedding that never took place, and I have a trumpet quartet I wrote back in the spring of 2003, which I'm in the process of polishing up (I'd like to get it published someday) and I also write music in the digital medium, including game music, electronica, celtic, and orchestral using various soundfonts, and FL Studio. I also have several years of experience working with MIDI. I'm currently working on a remix for Overclocked Remixes, namely "Requiem for the Gods" from the game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. (royal chapel area in the game).
forgive the grammar and comma splices as i'm in a bit of a hurry atm hehe.
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I've been playing piano on and off for 16 years, I'm working on turning my music minor into a major by meeting the practical requirements. I've taught drums and presently play drums in one band, plus a metal thing a friend has going on, plus an ongoing rock project some random person has going on. I've been playing guitar for around a decade, I started after playing drums in my first band. I've done the occassional open mic and coffee house but not gigs, mostly campfire or garage stuff. I've writen a lot of songs, but I don't perform them because I don't think they're good enough, though I've recorded a handful of them. Of the ones I've recorded though, I've only shown a number of them to others. I also have experience on flute and percussion, including university jazz bands.
I don't consider myself a musician though, it's just something I do. And anyone can write music... it just might not be very good.
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i've compositing music since i was 5 years (i didnt played it just sung it) and now i got some great melody's
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I enjoy playing music but have never done so in any official capacity. I've been playing the Piano for about 15 years (took lessons for 12 years, now I just play and learn things when I have time as a hobby). Played the trombone for 8 years, back when I was in school (orchestra & jazz bands), and I even tried out the accordion for a couple years.
I really enjoy playing music, but unfortunately I don't have as much time for it as I would like.
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I enjoy playing music but have never done so in any official capacity. I've been playing the Piano for about 15 years (took lessons for 12 years, now I just play and learn things when I have time as a hobby). Played the trombone for 8 years, back when I was in school (orchestra & jazz bands), and I even tried out the accordion for a couple years.
I really enjoy playing music, but unfortunately I don't have as much time for it as I would like.
No one does. You have to make the time.
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I've been playing acoustic guitar for several years, just got an electric guitar last year so that's good. I also play the flute, but I'm not very good at it >.>
josePhoenix
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I enjoy playing music but have never done so in any official capacity. I've been playing the Piano for about 15 years (took lessons for 12 years, now I just play and learn things when I have time as a hobby). Played the trombone for 8 years, back when I was in school (orchestra & jazz bands), and I even tried out the accordion for a couple years.
I really enjoy playing music, but unfortunately I don't have as much time for it as I would like.
No one does. You have to make the time.
Unfortunately its not that easy. Most people "don't have time" because they sit their lazy butt in front of a TV for hours at a time. I'll actually have some time once I start working in a couple days, the 40+ hours a week for work will be a welcome break from the ridiculous schedule I've been pulling at the University.
Edit: Starting to drift off topic here... Anyways, question for those who have composed music. Is there a certain process you typically follow to do it (from training in that subject or otherwise) or is more of a sit down at the instrument and just start improvising sort of thing?
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We just pick up some chord patterns etc, and then improvise scales and stuff, (improvise the blues scale alot). C major scale too. That one usually works best. The others could work, much too lazy to try right now/ :)
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I enjoy playing music but have never done so in any official capacity. I've been playing the Piano for about 15 years (took lessons for 12 years, now I just play and learn things when I have time as a hobby). Played the trombone for 8 years, back when I was in school (orchestra & jazz bands), and I even tried out the accordion for a couple years.
I really enjoy playing music, but unfortunately I don't have as much time for it as I would like.
No one does. You have to make the time.
Unfortunately its not that easy. Most people "don't have time" because they sit their lazy butt in front of a TV for hours at a time. I'll actually have some time once I start working in a couple days, the 40+ hours a week for work will be a welcome break from the ridiculous schedule I've been pulling at the University.
Edit: Starting to drift off topic here... Anyways, question for those who have composed music. Is there a certain process you typically follow to do it (from training in that subject or otherwise) or is more of a sit down at the instrument and just start improvising sort of thing?
Where the heck did I say it was easy?
For the classical/accademic stuff I've had to do, I'm usually writing within a style and the rest just happens while I'm fooling around at the piano. Of the non classical stuff I've written, the songs which I actually consider to be good usually just come to me when I'm on the edge of sleep or in the shower.
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Edit: Starting to drift off topic here... Anyways, question for those who have composed music. Is there a certain process you typically follow to do it (from training in that subject or otherwise) or is more of a sit down at the instrument and just start improvising sort of thing?
Well, that's kinda a tough one to answer. I usually have some plan when I start writing something. Even if it's just a -very- general idea of the shape of the piece, I.E. ABA or ABCBA or whatever. As for coming up with individual ideas, or melodies, well...sometimes i'll just have a melody line in my head, and I'll write that down, and start building an idea around it, othertimes, I might just come up with a short and simple motif, only between 3 and 5 notes long, and think of the ways they can be manipulated.
After having an initial idea, I'll start writing what I call "sketches" basically a short piece of music, about a minute or so in length, that portrays the section i'm working on, but might not necessarily have all the fixings, or changing of voices.
Another way I sometimes go about writing...usually in larger works, is I'll start by writing piano music, since it's kinda a stripped down score. I'll take the finished piano piece, and expand it to ensemble, or chamber depending on what I'm trying to write.
In one of my classes, my instructor told me one way to think of a piece of music; a conversation. There could be two people, or there could be many people participating. One person could start with the subject, and the subject could pass around the people involved, and they could add new ideas or insights on the subject. Or there could be two people engaged in a debate on the subject (call and response) with others saying things in the background. It could be a quiet topic, or it could flare into a loud, angry debate or argument at times. I dunno, it made sense to me at the time. I suppose this was one way I could use and develop a simple motif.
In writing music, and this is probably a sign of my amateurism and naievete, is that sometimes my music has a tendency to "wander". That is, sometimes it's hard to see any kind of form or shape to it, and sometimes the sections aren't very well defined. It is formless, but not exactly fantasy-form. I've been trying to improve myself on that score for the last couple years. Maybe I should try to right a variations kinda piece or something sometime.
On the other hand, when I'm working on electronica, or messing with ideas in FL Studio, I work a lot with patterns especially if I'm using percussion. Here's a link to a concept I use when I work with drum patterns:
http://www.tweakheadz.com/how_to_make_original_drum_tracks.htm
Sometimes I'll build the music around the percussion, sometimes I write the music first. I usually have an idea of what I want before I start, and sometimes things take shape on their own as I work. I don't really have a set way or technique when I work, however from what i've experienced, and what i've read and heard, composers don't really think of music in terms of notes, rather, they think in terms of lines of music. And they don't always write from beginning to end, sometimes the first thing they write down could be the middle of the piece, or even the end. I suppose it's all just a matter of what feels comfortable, or what pops into your head when you write.
I will say this though: Taking a couple composition courses, and independent studies gave me a world of insight into what I was doing, and what I wanted to do. My composition instructor was Dr. Gary Smart at University of North Florida. He may not be as known as some people, but I found he had a way of painting the big picture very clearly, and I found his advice to be invaluable.
Music is a total art form, and while there is intelligence and planning behind its creation, the road to its completion is not always linear.
There's a short book I'd recommend. We used it as our er..."Textbook" when I took Composition/Improvisation.
The book is "Free Play", written by Steven Nachmanovitch. It's a good book for musicians and visual artists alike in my opinion.
Okay, I think I've rambled enough. *steps down off his soap box and points the spotlight back at the topic*
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When i compose music, i usually sit infront of my piano. I pick up some nodes and play them, then i just play some random nodes not 100% random though. And after 2 minutes or something a skeleton for a melody pops up!
Of course it a lot easier to write happy music, than to write sentimental/sad music i think..
I'm gettting myself a keyboard so i can publish my music.
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When i compose music, i usually sit infront of my piano. I pick up some nodes and play them, then i just play some random nodes not 100% random though. And after 2 minutes or something a skeleton for a melody pops up!
It depends on the kind of music you're writing. Melody only counts for so much.
Of course it a lot easier to write happy music, than to write sentimental/sad music i think..
It depends on the person. Even though I don't do it on purpose, my stuff has been consistently described as minimalist and sentimental. And let's just say that I haven't written very many pop songs.
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I yust wrote a stupid-disco song
here's the beggining of it:
a+c+e
a+c+e
a+c+e
g+h+d
g+h+d
g+h+d
g+h+d
F+a+c
F+a+c
F+a+c
F+a+c
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Saxamaphone
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I Have only 3 instruments that i play continually. Trumpet (6 yrs), Euphonium (1yr), and BASS GUITAR!!! w00t!
I also am learning several others: Harmonica, Mandolin, Piano, and Drums
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I play piano and trombone, and I am in my school choir. :)
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I just play the piano :).
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I've played piano since I was a little kid, although for the last 5 years I've considered the guitar as my main instrument. I play the guitar and some keyboards in a band called Zodiac Sunrise. In case anyone's interested here's a couple of links to our songs:
Stagnation: http://www.mikseri.net/music/play.php?id=199139&type=dl
Spasmodic Motions: http://www.mikseri.net/music/play.php?id=172381&type=dl
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I've played piano since I was a little kid, although for the last 5 years I've considered the guitar as my main instrument. I play the guitar and some keyboards in a band called Zodiac Sunrise. In case anyone's interested here's a couple of links to our songs:
Stagnation: http://www.mikseri.net/music/play.php?id=199139&type=dl
Spasmodic Motions: http://www.mikseri.net/music/play.php?id=172381&type=dl
I'm halfway through Stagnation right now. I like the stoner rock/metal vibe you have going on.
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When i compose music, i usually sit infront of my piano. I pick up some nodes and play them, then i just play some random nodes not 100% random though. And after 2 minutes or something a skeleton for a melody pops up!
I'm more of a dabbler myself, I have no skills in any real instruments and I rely on the PC for sequencing and synthetic instruments. But what you said above is how I go about composing mine. :thumbup:
Of course it a lot easier to write happy music, than to write sentimental/sad music i think..
I'm quite the opposite. My mood at the time is reflected within the tune, but I always like to have a scene in mind for the tune to goto.
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I would say that the difference between great music and average music is that great music has feeling and tells a story. Average music is just a bunch of notes that sound good when strung together. A great composer will sit down, and start playing straight away what he/she feels. An average composer will play notes until it sounds nice. :)
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I would say that the difference between great music and average music is that great music has feeling and tells a story. Average music is just a bunch of notes that sound good when strung together. A great composer will sit down, and start playing straight away what he/she feels. An average composer will play notes until it sounds nice. :)
I disagree. I think that abstract music can be better than program music (music that tells a story). Unless you're a country or emo fan, that is.
And no.... great composers don't necessarily just play out the final version of their work the first time they play it. In classical music, we can look at the works of beethoven and stravinsky and see that they were constantly reworking things and rethinking them out. In rock, it's normal to build up a portfolio of riffs and ideas, then you draw from that portfolio in constructing a song by putting together riffs and sections and progressions that you think work well together.
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I play the flute. Not as much as I used to but I still enjoy bringing it out every once and awhile. ::)
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I used to play the viola...I'm thinking of taking it back up
Otherwise I'm an electronic musician with 2 main projects: Warmth Aberration (dark ambient, noise, darkwave, death industrial) and Neuronettic (industrial, ebm, powernoise) and I also do the occasional experiment (mostly making glitchcore).
If anyone wants I listen, I can post some URLs
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I spent a lot of years playing flute and have a quite nice one finally - you wouldn't believe the difference open tone holes make! Since I play flute, I'm also proficient on the saxaphone pretty much by default, as fingering on the two instruments is nearly identical. I also play guitar, though as my electric is broken and I have no amp anyways, I'm playing on my acoustic. Acoustic is great for some things but alot of the stuff I'd like to attempt requires an electric. I don't play piano, nor do I compose, other than in Finale - which is some simple music notation software... but i don't actually know anything about composing I just make stuff up.
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I spent a lot of years playing flute and have a quite nice one finally - you wouldn't believe the difference open tone holes make! Since I play flute, I'm also proficient on the saxaphone pretty much by default, as fingering on the two instruments is nearly identical. I also play guitar, though as my electric is broken and I have no amp anyways, I'm playing on my acoustic. Acoustic is great for some things but alot of the stuff I'd like to attempt requires an electric. I don't play piano, nor do I compose, other than in Finale - which is some simple music notation software... but i don't actually know anything about composing I just make stuff up.
I play flute for some charts when I do jazz ensemble. I get solos from time to time too, only flute isn't a Eb/Bb/Ab instrument like sax is!
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Hello,
I have been playing the piano for 21 years and I took a piano diploma 7 years ago. I have been teaching piano for two years, the first year in a private school.
I have been singing in choirs for 7 years during my conservatory time and it is two years that I have started again. Right now I am in two choirs, one of which it is a medieval-renaissance choir.
I have been recently experienced playing the celtic harp. Really nice and not so hard to learn instrument!
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Ooh, Celtic Harp. I don't play, but sounds fun hehe. So I'm assuming its similar to the irish lever harp? Bet it's a nice instrument, but I'd think it'd be tricky to write for since you have to be careful with sharps/flats due to how the harp is tuned and played. Had an acquaintance mention that while playing, on any given note, you could only go sharp or flat, but not in the other direction. (hence, I've not actually written specifically for that instrument.....yet...*cough*) I'd assume modal sounding would work well though. Eh, anyways, I'll end the gush/rant by saying celtic and gaelic music/instruments are probably one of my favorite genres in music. ^_^
Oh, and to add, since I totally forgot to put include this, I did sing in college choir for a year or two before things got busy. I'm a baritone or 2nd bass, whatever you wanna call it. :)
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A celtic harp.. well, I would say it is just smaller than an irish lever harp, but similar as "structure".
As the matter of fact, also for the celtic harp you write music basically in C major or F major, because otherwise you have to return totally your harp. However, there are somes that have keys that let switch tone quite easily.