I think I'll use #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, and #10. So thanks!!!!!!!
@kirkwahmmet84065 жыл бұрын
Johnny Music kid? lmao hey john
@StefaanHimpe6 жыл бұрын
My hack would be to take a text (e.g. a poem that resonates with you) and try to "sing" it. The melodies you come up with can form the basis for a piece. By following the text you ensure there's an underlying structure/story/movement/logic - whatever you want to call it.
@GrandTeutonАй бұрын
I totally agree - one of the best ways to come up with a melody is to try to set a text. I've just recently used old fragments of choral music as the basis for an instrumental piece.
@sashaathanasia74644 жыл бұрын
Hack: listen to some unfamiliar music at really low volume, so you can't really make out the melody, and allow your imagination to fill in whatever you're uncertain about. be sure to have a recording device on standby for note taking. (You can also do this by going into another room from the music source or running a loud machine in the vicinity to make it hard to hear). another one that i haven't used yet but i've heard of: play 2 pieces of music at the same time and see what the mesh and clash of them produces in your imagination. i also tend to get good ideas when i'm falling asleep or waking up. i ALWAYS carry a recording device with me. you never know when inspiration will hit.
@waxmax0016 жыл бұрын
#1 collect instruments to improve your writing for them #2 sketching with technology => sculptural process #3 walking with a smartphone. catching ideas with audio recordings #4 listening to very short clips (2 secs): what's coming next? guess, use your imagination #5 react to the choice of instruments. each instrument has its characteristics #6 using plug-ins (other modes, reverse, etc.) #7 two essential books: *Blatter: Instrumentation and Orchestration *Elaine Gould: Behind Bars #8 impose arbitrary restrictions (e.g. odd time signitarues, only maj9 chords, 12 tone technique) #9 games #10 imitate something non-musical
@DavidArdittiComposer5 жыл бұрын
I think you missed out the most obvious ‘hack’ (to me, at least), which is: build a library of sketches: brief or longer phrases and passages or ideas that are characteristic of you, but divorced from any particular project or instrumentation. These sketches form my wellspring: they are what I go to when I need to compose something, and need a starting point. I have so many, books and books, years’ worth, that there is usually something that fits, or can be adapted to fit the project in question. It’s a way of starting.
@halasimov13625 жыл бұрын
David Arditti Interesting could you elaborate on this a little? Are you talking song structure, progressions, or a list of other elements perhaps?
@allegrovivace68064 жыл бұрын
ooh I do that
@brianjungen40593 жыл бұрын
@@halasimov1362 I just write down an idea in my head, be it a chord progression, bit of a melody...anything. Often I will come back to it much later when subconsciously I’ve figured out what to do with it.
@mosthatedminnesotan2 жыл бұрын
I do this all the time and have a very full "library" now, if you will. I find it useful in the sense that you can get the ideas down and out of your head; however, it can also be a detriment of sorts. A lot of the ideas lose the original context when you do this too often, and going back to them later, they feel out of place. You try to add to it, and it feels forced. A double edged sword in my opinion.
@ninosawbrzostowiecki18922 жыл бұрын
Oh god I have thousands of these mostly smartphone recordings 😅
@NotRightMusic6 жыл бұрын
!!! I was wondering why I had a boost of views and subscribers! Thanks David! I hope you continue Composing Hacks as a series. It's a fantastic and useful idea that can be pushed in many directions. Besides #9, my favorite here would be #10, "Imitate something non-musical." A simple one I would add is to get into free improvising as much as possible. Like meditation. Use it as your creative musical playground. Alone and with others.
@DBruce6 жыл бұрын
That's great to hear you've had a boost! Sorry I should have warned you but I was busy last few days! Keep up the great work!
@NotRightMusic6 жыл бұрын
You too. And I hope to hear a composition involving that hanging spring soon.
@mckernan6035 жыл бұрын
What non-musical things have you imitated? I love Hack 10 too and have used it myself. Can you hear the church bells in the last three measures here? ;) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnLan52ZrNKIqpI
@allegrovivace68064 жыл бұрын
Hmm I improvise a lot and record random ideas. However a lot don't really grow into any of my pieces.
@teodorpeev14446 жыл бұрын
Hey there, dear Mr. Bruce! I am 17 years old and compose since I am ten. I do not really possess a smartphone and have an old school one with a keyboard on my disposal, but it still has an audio recorder (pretty simple one, but does it). I wanted to mention that I am really happy about that you mentioned this hack I have been using the advantage of for years.
@JJBerthume6 жыл бұрын
Great points - especially the "what's next?" technique.
@Bigandrewm6 жыл бұрын
Throw musical elements together that seem completely unrelated and make them fit together. It doesn't always work, but when it does, it can be magical.
@DBruce6 жыл бұрын
something along those lines was going to be No.11!
@Bigandrewm6 жыл бұрын
Cool! I haven't tried the "listening to very short clips" idea. Definitely going to play with it.
@xLucio91x5 жыл бұрын
How would you suggest going about it? Could you give an example?
@aiden_macleod5 жыл бұрын
Taking story writing hacks as an example, say there's street construction going on outside. Listen for the rhythms they make, (everything produces a rhythm of some type if we only listen for it) and create a simple bar of music utilizing that rhythm.
@halasimov13625 жыл бұрын
Awesome! This is sort of like the working within defined limits hack but more additive versus subtractive. I like this idea
@Scott-zm3ip6 жыл бұрын
Something I do, which helps me to get and stay inspired is keep a composition journal. I regularly write about my difficulties and solutions when composing. This allows me to temporarily take my mind off of composing, if I am really stuck. I often find that, simply by writing about what is happening, I can come up with a solution, and inspire myself. It's kind of like I become my own teacher, and reach a more objective viewpoint on the problem. I also put a subject tag at the beginning of each entry, so I can search back through for solutions in the future.
@vincescuderi6 жыл бұрын
Alll good stuff, as always. Hack number 10 had special resonance with me, as I had a kind of double major in college, music and art. I found after completing an art assignment - visiting a major art museum - I would come home and just rip through my theory/composing assignments with ease. One discipline's stimulus feeding ideas for the other.
@mr88cet2 жыл бұрын
I really like your “what comes next” hack. It strikes me as a fantastic way to use others’ creativity to spark your own!
@adamblock25776 жыл бұрын
Wow, you water piece is amazing. Where can I hear it in its entirety?
@paulsaganski20706 жыл бұрын
Tip #1. In school, education majors had to take techniques courses on all the instruments, but it was my thought that composition majors should do the same. Too many student composers end up writing parts that are somewhere between impractical and impossible to play.
@aiden_macleod5 жыл бұрын
I find that re-writing an existing piece of music, (changing the key, placement of chords, rhythms, and even tempo) can open new avenues of composing by analyzing what the original composer did and inventing new directions they didn't implement.
@erka46465 жыл бұрын
Just want to say that your channel is one of my favorites! As an average piano player (I hope I will improve though since I'm quite young) and amateur composer, I'd say 50% of my ideas come from number 2, I use musescore to write my music and without it I don't think I would have finished a single piece yet, because of my limitations in technique and knowledge. And I also love that feeling of discovery you speak of when writing this way!
@pablobasstb5 жыл бұрын
I really love that your music despite being modern and conceptual still has several moods and atmospheres, unlike many other modern composers where their music sounds always scary and horror movie like.
@keithsparrow77179 ай бұрын
Agree with you about the usefulness of technology in showing new directions of development for a piece.
@GerardCousinsMusic6 жыл бұрын
The best hack for me is a deadline! gotta go now I've got a week to prepare 4 scores - help!
@Krieghandt6 жыл бұрын
Abe Lincoln?
@Tempusverum6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like he took philosophy class from Calvin and Hobbes.
@MassiveBridge526 жыл бұрын
How did it go?
@GerardCousinsMusic6 жыл бұрын
Well, thankfully I was working with Jazz musicians so they could fill in any gaps!
@chrissahar20145 жыл бұрын
Yes, he forgot that one.
@jericolozares84462 жыл бұрын
I love your accent. It reminds me of my friend from England who I could talk about classical music with for hours. Now he’s in Tel Aviv. :,) Keep up the great work.
@EclecticSceptic4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so good man. Very informative, but accessible, and you have a very laid back way of speaking which I can listen to all day.
@sbutler8606 жыл бұрын
Some very interesting ideas for us lower-range, small-budget composers. I have always trusted my ear - if it sounds good, I'll use it, regardless of whether it is theoretically 'correct' or not. But then, I am sitting in my living room in front of a computer with an overdraft and a small puppet for company. x
@FranzKaernBiederstedt6 жыл бұрын
Something that helped me in some of my compositions was to draw a visual sketch of it before dealing with concrete pitches. Sometimes you get stuck in those little details like which note to use next, then you lose the feeling for a broader development of the piece on a larger scale, for its proportions and its energetic landscape. So in that case I find it useful to have such a sketch, which can contain visualizations of the textures of different sections, of the movements in tonal space, of density, activity, climaxes, retarding elements, remarks on instrumentation, playing techniques etc.
@akf20005 жыл бұрын
Just going through David's vids - bit sleepy and I read this one as 'composting hacks' with the cover image of a stack of sheet music being cut and thought 'ok, bit tangential but yeah that would create compost'
@Krieghandt6 жыл бұрын
Good composers borrow, Great composers steal. ;) I find simply reading titles of songs from other genres can bring out my imagination, without ever listening to the music.
@BenjaminStaern6 жыл бұрын
That's a Stravinsky quote. :;D
@Scroteydada6 жыл бұрын
And fantastic composers interpret
@TheMikkis1006 жыл бұрын
That's not only Stravinsky quote, but a Steve Jobs, Picasso and T.S. Elliot quote. Every one of them have said it, which kinda proves their point, quote stealers!
@BenjaminStaern6 жыл бұрын
Even Ingmar Bergman said someone like: If I see something great, I'll steal it!
@jonassholmberg80716 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea! I often come up with (imo!) suggestive titles while doing whatever, thinking "Ooh, this would be interesting to explore". Then I don't do it, but still, it's very creatively stimulating.
@MolnarPohdap5 жыл бұрын
All excellent ideas, thank you! I would add a third book: Henry Brant's _Textures and Timbres: An Orchestrator's Handbook_. This is not the typical orchestration method, giving ranges of instruments etc. Rather, it's a thorough study of how to fit the various instruments together for best balance and blend -- a topic too little dealt with in standard methods. After reading it, I promptly revised all my orchestral works! I now consider to be an absolute _must_ for any composer.
@veot.28696 жыл бұрын
*Music storm.* I use it to generate creativity. First you do it by listening to a lot of basic music, maybe what you have heard before, then you wait for the cathartic release. This may take moments, hours or days. Then, map out by composing what you are starting to hear based on your subconscious renderings. *One-pointed listening.* Starts with listening to your imagination, then allowing it to manifest. I use it to hone in on focusing a piece or an album and thus give it a bridge from the beginning, middle and end.
@brianmeiser41215 жыл бұрын
I may not find David Bruce's music captivating, but instead find it weird, I still like his videos because his tips and guides are pretty helpful when it comes to the process of composing.
@wfly813 жыл бұрын
It was such a relief to find out that you record different melodies and rhythms on your phone with your mouth. I do this all the time, and if anyone ever heard them, I'd be committed.
@tdubveedub5 жыл бұрын
Hack #4! I used to do that when I was a kid; it still happens, though I frequently get surprises, especially with contemporary music. I deeply appreciate your instruction. As an autodidact, I employ many sources in my attempt to hone 'The Craft of musical composition'; your videos are among my most useful resources. BTW singing in a semi-professional choir was the best ear training I could ask for.
@Symphing126 жыл бұрын
Hello, David. I'm a Bassist. If you're looking for one, try for a plywood instrument. I'm in the US so I am not sure how this works in the UK, but here, those tend to be the starter instruments. They're relatively cheap too.
@GaryGP405 жыл бұрын
I have used Piston's Harmony for many years (almost 35) as well as his Orchestration. I have learned a lot from them. I will definitely check out your book recommendations though! I do tend to collect musical instruments too. I don't yet have a horn (I have played one however) and I find that playing them helps me learn the intricate nuances of each instrument. Your work is helping me put aside the daily drudgery and get back to composing. I have a choral piece I am working on so I may incorporate some of your hacks into my own writing. My mentor has a Ph.D. in music and is very encouraging. A good mentor or teacher is another good "hack". I am encouraging my brother to write more as well and explore musical creativity. Nice channel, Mr Bruce!
@ninosawbrzostowiecki18922 жыл бұрын
I had a few melodic ideas come to me during nightmares or as hypnogogic hallucinations I had during times of immense stress, depression or insomnia. These were sometimes accompanied by truly horrific imagery and the melodic ideas are quite mournful and uncanny. I’ve had this happen 11 times since early 2020. I wish I could have such musical ideas in my waking life.
@megazoned39734 жыл бұрын
Hack number 4 is something I do all the time. It’s almost involuntary. When I am listening to new music my brain races ahead in a what if manner. I immediately stop the music and go pick up a guitar to get the idea down. I probably have about 100 of these ideas. But I never actually finish anything which is why I’m up late watching KZbin videos. I guess my instincts are natural. I should just go for it. Thanks for this video.
@tripsichord6 жыл бұрын
Most of the time I'm totally lost, but I always glean one or two pits of helpful info...thank you.
@rosiefay72836 жыл бұрын
Great selection of hacks! To build on your no. 8: one good hack, I find, is imposing a restriction by removing something during *part* of a piece, to provide contrast. When you bring that thing back, it might introduce tension (by building the texture up) or release (by introducing the resolution of previous tension) or just variety (as modulation does). Examples: * instrument(s). E.g. an a cappella section in a work for accompanied choir * part of the range (e.g. introducing dramatic treble stuff over bass stuff, or dropping a bass under high-pitched stuff) * some pitch classes (e.g. modulation) * short-duration notes * all but a restricted choice of chords (to be resolved by cadencing in a new key)
@derekhummerston7575 жыл бұрын
Listening to short clips has just freed my writer's block, thankyou David. I was writing a piece, going nowhere, and then had a break and listened to poulenc's nocturne in c major. The final chords jumped straight into a space in my own song, so I basically stole them! changed the song completely, but all for the better.
@christiaandemarezoyens47205 жыл бұрын
Hack #4 is how I usually find inspiration when I need to write something. Great tips, thanks! BTW, Undula is awesome! 👏🏼
@Scroteydada6 жыл бұрын
In my school GCSE, we are taking the start of some piece a kid in another class did and building on it in different ways. Mine is best
@MrRightThinker5 жыл бұрын
the best idea Listen to lots of folk music of all cultures. and copy those tunes to our compositions partly or fully !
@BillHilton5 жыл бұрын
Blimey, you've had your money's worth out of that copy of The Quincunx (fine novel, btw, if a bit baffling)
@d3a19904 жыл бұрын
David, you’re tips are priceless!! As is your channel! Thank you!
@Dhooparty6 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Walking with a smartphone is a very relatable one for me, I often end up writing small chord progression in my notes on my phone while I'm out.
@Batvolt4 жыл бұрын
Great video and some great "Hacks". When I was a kid a hack was somebody who was washed up. What's funny is I live 5 miles from the David Bruce winery.
@pipestud3corncobpuffer7856 жыл бұрын
Good video. Behind Bars just might be a book I pick up soon. I do have some off the net how to guides on writing notation, instrumentation, dynamics, etc. Unfortunately, don't own a computer just a smartphone and keyboard. I took a year of music theory so it's more of DIY approach. Written several pieces and have found that studying other scores is very useful with knowing range, rhythm placement and writing in the proper form. Also find a group of instruments you feel comfortable writing for. For example, if you have trouble with double bass or trumpet use cellos, French horn and trombone instead. Writing chamber music or for small orchestra might be the way to go. Knowing Viola clef has really helped with bridging the gap for instruments that can go from high to the lower range. My motto is simple time, simple keys, simple rhythms, rich harmonies. Thanks for the videos. They're a godsend for us amateurs.
@horseenthusiast99036 жыл бұрын
I’ve never composed before (as I’m not very good at reading sheet music, much less reading it), and I’ve been feeling inspired lately after learning guitar (and feeling like I should get back to choir, violin, percussion, and piano). I think I’m going to read Behind Bars soon.
@chrismeyers74876 жыл бұрын
I like to make up a story, or some sort of movie scene/script idea in my head and try to score it
@sprkymrt6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy doing this also; music for a grand ballroom, or perhaps a chase through a railroad yard with the strings suggesting the chugging of the engines; or maybe the Old West of cowboy country and suggesting the "open skies" of the territory with a wagon train starting on the way west. Lots of possibilities here.
@HighWideandHandsome5 жыл бұрын
I sometimes take a piece that I like and use it as a compositional model, intentionally imitating the voicings and whatnot, and then after the first few bars, it grows organically in its own way.
@SpaceWizardSupreme6 жыл бұрын
I found your piece 'Steampunk' (an absolutely fantastic piece!) ages ago - the video that's on your channel - but I was unable to find it again for some time, until I came across the Camerata Pacifica performance, then recently one of your newer videos came up in my recommended and I have now subscribed :)
@WarDimensionOfficial4 жыл бұрын
3:36 I've tried this before, the problem is I can't really remember what I really want it to sound like after play it back later...
@sebastianzaczek6 жыл бұрын
No. 5 is one that i probably do the most, as, once i have a rough idea of what the piece should be about, i usually first choose the instrument(s) before writing any notes
@veejay57306 жыл бұрын
David, just discovered your videos. I'm enjoying and I am glad to be here!
@TheNandato4 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, but can we talk about how adorable that lego piano bit was 😍
@pericologan3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much David! I need to use all the hacks you mentioned! Kind regards.
@daisybetlej7656 жыл бұрын
Holy moly, thanks! Decided to use hack #4 immediately after watching and already have some good ideas brewing...
@gemmachaos6 жыл бұрын
Hack 5 is brilliant. Will use for sure.
@adenneuwirth6 жыл бұрын
Undula sounds amazing
@LuukSwinkels6 жыл бұрын
I am a composer as well. You can check my channel iff you like. Sorry if you dont like these kind of advertisements.
@peterblenko90814 жыл бұрын
Thankyou !! This is the exact video I was looking for.
@vittoriomelon43316 жыл бұрын
I love jazz music and I keep learning more and more on what swing is! I think that you are correct in many ways. I would just add that it is also common practice for jazz players to feel the movements 2 and 4 in a bar with a strong accent. On 3/4 time signature the movements 2 or 3 can be stronger... It is usually thought to clap the foot on those movement and practice this way. The swing ratio is important too but it's more a personal choice and matter of taste...I would guess. Rythmic superimposition is also common practice and whenever possible keep the swing going and the accents on the up beat 😂. It's additionally possible to play laid back (by being slightly late on the beat )or forward (?).... I am not sure about the correct English term for it but it means being slightly anticipating the beat).
@Schwallex6 жыл бұрын
Excellent tips. In the spirit of giving something back, here's mine: type "bow hold" in the search box above this video. :-D Like OMG, David, that bow hold. RIP. And I don't even play the violin. Never saw one up close in 40 years.
@NicolasGarciaLieberman6 жыл бұрын
As a lover of repetitive music, one of my basic tools for composing is my loop station. That piece of technology I always find helps me out of "composer's block". Many times what I make on the loop station doesn´t seem like something that would appear in a "classical" piece of music, but then the job is figuring out how to actually get away with it... Or just using it as it is anyway!
@mrewan62212 жыл бұрын
For fact 1 (collect instruments): I've recently been given a saxoflute - a toy desgined for children. It has many segments to change the length of the tube. Three of them have finger holes. It has a fipple for a mouthpiece, but despite this (and its name ), it's a brass instrument. I've been experimenting with harmonics, and shorter or longer instruments. It has helped my understanding of how brass player play. (I'm a woodwind/keyboard player, and this had only been a theoretical understanding before.)
@stevenlinden16386 жыл бұрын
Hey, you've got The Quincunx on your shelf! An amazing novel that deserves to be better known! Wasn't expecting to see that in the background.
@pete4ism3 жыл бұрын
A bit late to the party but composing contrafacts is a great way to get the ball rolling. Take the changes of a Bach partita or a jazz standard etc. and impose your own melody. Then, if you see fit, you can adjust the harmony to your liking.
@MrInterestingthings5 жыл бұрын
Elaine Gould's book looks great . Youllnever get a ricochet holding your bow like a slide of Chicken . That is not the manner to hold a bow . Ilove your video and your accent sends thrills through my aurensis ! Ive learned lots from your informative videos. You're doing great service for many of us who didnt listen enough inour classes or dont investigate and question enough ! Thankyou ! Restrictions are a great way to jumpout of our habits . Exciting percussionand piano or piccolo music ! Your piano piece at the end is gorgeous , imaginative music . Ravel is in there but Ligeti's love of upper registers and Im sure many other things .Really want tohear more of your music !!!
@jacobbritton73596 жыл бұрын
These are all great tips! Thankyou Mr. Bruce
@LuukSwinkels6 жыл бұрын
I am a composer as well. You can check my channel iff you like. Sorry if you dont like these kind of advertisements.
@jacobbritton73596 жыл бұрын
@@LuukSwinkels Don't worry about it! I understand, any chance you have is a chance to get yourself noticed. Your music sounds very nice. I really enjoyed Play de la Vida. Keep it up!
@BarbaraFischer43 жыл бұрын
The way you have the instruments hanging in the background looks really cool! What is the spring thing for?
@sebastianzaczek5 жыл бұрын
I feel like i really gotta get my hands on my school's Harpsichord and Bass Recorder
@douglasthomson29863 жыл бұрын
Some nice starting ideas. Thanks for this.
@normanfreund Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a hack I once used, random scale, put note names, naturals and sharps on paper snippets, throw them in a hat, draw randomly 8 (or some other number :) ), that is now your scale. Then compose music based on this.
@Euphman6 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your thoughts, David. Have to agree with these techniques!
@kappabravomusic21015 жыл бұрын
3:46 same here hahaha. I then email those files to "my music ideas" folder 4:30 very interesting idea
@dirkstrickland1356 жыл бұрын
I really want that wine. David Bruce produces the finest wine at the competitive price range.
@wangyiming33415 жыл бұрын
that last piano piece was amazing so good
@philb44625 жыл бұрын
Wow! I love Undula!
@petervanderwaart11386 жыл бұрын
A combination of #4 and #10: Back in the early 1960s, I heard a talk by Samuel Barber in which is described how the seminal idea for a movement in his piano concerto was what he heard when he dragged a stick over the top of a woodpile while hiking.
@treehann Жыл бұрын
Exactly the kind of video i was looking for! Tyvm
@medianode6 жыл бұрын
Great video David! My tuppence. Try copying someone, or painting by numbers if you like. As opposed to waiting for inspiration take the lead and plagerise, just to get you moving.
@abevandenberg96044 жыл бұрын
Brilliant video! I have a double bass that you can borrow if you visit Cape Town on your world tour. For the last two years I have been trying to explore all the possible ideas in the key of C on the ukulele. Now I am writing a suite for classical guitar that tells the story of my journey through South America. Where is a good place to share your new compositions?
@timehat67816 жыл бұрын
The Blatter book is a great resource. I should probably buy another copy, since mine was stolen!
@DaGuys4706 жыл бұрын
I appreciate this video, it's really helped me out a lot with my current project.
@MadCowMusic6 жыл бұрын
that song at the end is crazy it could make a nice lead in for a dubstep drop
@simonpaulaustin Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video. I have always whistled my ideas into my voice recorder app on my phone. There must be countless people thinking I'm a weirdo as I rush to the nearest quiet spot I can find just to whistle something only I'll later be able to understand later on. Worst of all, my wife once asked if I was having an affair based on this behaviour in the house. That said, I think my main hacks are to think about emotions and then audience reaction right from the start. If a piece's only redeeming feature is that I composed it, the sad truth is it is probably rubbish and needs to go in the bin.
@user-kp5kg5dl8h6 жыл бұрын
Wow, the first hack was one that I just sort of was drawn to after trying orchestration for a while. I realized my dream would be to collect instruments and become acquainted with them
@liamthelitlord57383 жыл бұрын
My favorite hack: Having a French Horn in the background and talking about it but never actually playing it. This is not a joke, please play the horn David please.
@oliviadrinkwine14116 жыл бұрын
Ya my favorite notation software would have to be musescore.
@florriemccarthy24576 жыл бұрын
Ya same, not cos it's, like, free, or anything, it's just that its, um, really high quality.
@scmontgomery6 жыл бұрын
Same, years ago while I was researching the top two notation programs I stumbled across musescore. Never looked back and I have no regrets
@hiZarki6 жыл бұрын
Yes! I have both sibelius and musescore and I don't know why but I always use MuseScore. If you want to, check out my channel, i have some compositions there!
@Richard_Nickerson6 жыл бұрын
I have Sibelius and Finale. I prefer Finale.
@viktoriiafedorova5 жыл бұрын
In musescore i have a lot notes which are of tune e.g an A (first one above staff) is VERY out of tune. Do you also have such problem? Or maybe you know how to solve it?
@Unus1Mundus5 жыл бұрын
My go to book is Principles Of Orchestration by Rimsky - Korsakov. Highly recommended.
@rcjinAZ5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
@heavynov6 жыл бұрын
Damn it, David, I'm a bit of an instrument hoarder and you've just given me another excuse :D Jokes aside; thank you for the video! By the way, is there any chance of you making a video on what you consider "must-reads" for a composer?
@jansvarz35224 жыл бұрын
3:41 wow finally found out I am not crazy. Or at least not crazy alone 🤣
@BenjaminStaern6 жыл бұрын
Actually trying to imagine what's coming next from an average compositional idea, let's say a motive or dim chord is effective. Helped a lot now when going in circles in your CNS. ;)
@verandi38826 жыл бұрын
I loved the piece Angela, really amazing
@directorans4 жыл бұрын
that violin bow gives me goosebumps
@charlesroydubuc4870 Жыл бұрын
Just Received my first orchestral commission (15 minutes): this will be usefull!
@leoSebDelg354 жыл бұрын
Ive got the blatter instrumentation orchestration the behind bars is one I need
@karimbojalil47704 жыл бұрын
Yesss!! the arbitrary restrictions one is of prime importance! Composing out of nothingness with endless possibilities often leads to... nothing at all
@ericstory30834 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Do one of those books tell you how to transpose from one key to another?
@tonysouter80955 жыл бұрын
#11: Strategic distance from what you've already written. Put it away for a little while; the return to it is freer of the miniscule machinations you used to get that far. That allows you to more easily approach the role of first-time listener, too.