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In recent posts, I have introduced to you some of the music pieces I have composed over the years. In this post, I'll share with you some of my methods of composing.

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Erica Muhl, a Professor of Composition at the USC Thornton School of Music, shares her experiences as a composer who is called upon to be an expert witness in copyright infringement suits involving suspected unlicensed use of a piece of music, and discusses why there are a handful of composers in the USA who are well suited to the task.

Some good advice list for music composing

6 rules of good music composing

Short tutorials: Melody - writing melodies Song Structures Music Arranging Becoming a composer Tuition in composing

1 / the silent architecture of our music the organic source of our 12 pitches, how we tune our instruments 2 / loops of pitches the perfect closure of equal temper tuning 3 / groups of pitches the initial process of selecting pitches to create melody 4 / major / minor tonality the two core colors of equal temper 5 / evolution of scales organically evolving and organizing of our melodic resources 6 / evolving scales into arpeggios the theory how scales become arpeggios 7 / evolving arpeggios into chords the theory of how arpeggios become chords 8 / rhythm cool ideas about musical time, its subdivision and notation 9 / highlights of the history of music seven highlights to begin one's study of music history 10 / composing practical ideas for putting one's ideas into music 11 / how to practice ... something you don't know how to play

a terrific interview with lots of insight!

SONGWRITING TIPS

Very interesting innovative product for computer composers

Blog about songwriting, composing, music promotion etc.

Listen to a piece called "Lets Have Fun", composed and played by myself.

Listen to a piece called "Second", composed and played by myself.

Useful tutorials and creative ideas about music recording, composing, programming etc.

Composers' Rules of Engagement