·Juraj·Samec· - Ethereal

[@JamesHickey.]

I really liked 1:06 to 1:18, with an excellent suspended chord, again at 1:26, and then again at 1:39. The percussion and change at 1:39 were excellent, I hoped after 1:06 there would be something like that, so it was nice to hear it come in! From 1:39 onwards it kept building better and better. More great suspensions, in the c chord, I like the suspended third as well, it creates a pleasing tension which can be resolved nicely. I like the arpeggiated violins, and the spiccato technique works really well. I would only work on orchestration with the lower-range instruments, they weren't as dynamic as the higher parts, and sounded a bit fake. There are three main ways to fix this: either work on the orchestration, or else get different sound libraries, or else change technique or dynamics. I hope that helps. I like the second part of this piece. Then the return to the first part. Actually, it sounds like one of my earliest works, just some of the themes were similar, I had called it 6th attempt or something! I guess we like the same sort of ideas! 4:25 to 4:30 sounded familiar, and worked really well. 4:50 was really grand, 6:10 onwards was really cool, 6:25 was great, 6:28 was bold, and worked well! I liked the ending, it could have been sharper, like a muted cymbal, and a heavier bass drum! Overall, really great piece, your best one I'd say. I enjoyed the whole 8 minutes! That's actually something I find hard to do, after 3 minutes I get bored of my own music, it repeats too much and I end up shortening it, so well done with what you've done!

[@JS-EpicMusic-qb5mb]

Thanks a lot. Yes, I noticed that I can‘t hear a melody because of that noise or what is it, and another yes to the fact that it is my best song so far. I hope to do better, but not for so long, maybe there will be a few, but it's really hard to do. During the composition, I almost forgot to have dinner, I was like: I'm hungry... but I want to finish it... but I'm still hungry... But anyway, thanks for the support and compliments and also the advice. I will try to improve my technique as you said, I also downloaded Cakewalk, but I can't use it. First, I will have to find time to read your PDF on how to use Cakewalk, but I do not have much time to understand and remember everything. But I still think that this is my path and work in the future. Juraj Samec

[@JamesHickey.]

@@JS-EpicMusic-qb5mb Yeah, I find that sometimes, with needing breaks, it's a constant effort to keep putting out music. I upload weekly, so I have to finish, and there's no other option. But breaks are great, especially with hunger, you need food to keep going! I do know the feeling though.