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  2. Sticky Thread   Our Own Compositions. Post them here!

    ragman1, 04-16-2017 01:24 PM
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  1. Stevie Wonder and key changes of the non-cliché variety

    jster, 02-12-2014 03:03 PM
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  2. Why don't I sound like my favorite Guitarists?

    Jason Sioco, 12-05-2015 09:37 AM
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    gggomez
    03-22-2019, 03:06 AM Go to last post

  3. Would like to get better at composing (where to start?)

    Boston Joe, 11-21-2017 01:49 PM
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    GNAPPI
    04-01-2019, 03:04 PM Go to last post

  4. How Steely Dan Composes A Song

    jakeyboy1216, 04-26-2016 05:07 PM
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    Philco
    04-29-2018, 09:05 PM Go to last post

  5. Video Keyless Thinking in Guitar Composition

    MikkoKarhula, 01-06-2017 05:16 PM
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  6. Poll Poll: For composers / writers how do you start?

    GNAPPI, 10-20-2013 05:37 PM
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    04-25-2020, 12:58 AM Go to last post

  7. Songwriting Rules of the Road (at least in, and ONLY in my opinion)...

    joelf, 05-03-2020 10:09 AM
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    11-19-2023, 10:48 PM Go to last post

  8. Great Lyrics - Examples of and how to write them

    MarkRhodes, 08-08-2015 02:49 PM
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    03-26-2016, 09:41 PM Go to last post

  9. 6/4 vs. 12/8

    jster, 02-21-2014 07:24 AM
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    JensL
    02-23-2014, 03:21 PM Go to last post

  10. Nibiru, the jazz tune. Dedicated to the forum.

    christianm77, 01-07-2017 08:50 PM
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  11. Handwritten or software-generated charts/parts?

    fasstrack, 09-17-2016 06:49 PM
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    09-24-2016, 01:18 PM Go to last post

  12. Arranging for a band: brass section

    zelenjava17, 03-01-2016 01:16 PM
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    02-09-2020, 10:19 PM Go to last post

  13. The Saddest Chord Progression Ever

    MarkRhodes, 07-22-2020 05:03 PM
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    BWV
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  14. What are the benefits of learning Counterpoint?

    Jason Sioco, 04-28-2015 02:27 PM
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  15. Holdsworth melody after the chords

    Durban, 04-21-2017 08:49 AM
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    joelf
    07-04-2021, 11:23 PM Go to last post

  16. Please help! Notating swing eighths in Finale

    fumblefingers, 01-16-2016 06:05 PM
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  17. Serenade - Jazz composition for classical guitar

    Ron Hoggard, 02-10-2016 07:03 PM
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    02-18-2016, 01:34 AM Go to last post

  18. How do musicians use noise?

    David Bruce Composer, 02-27-2018 11:10 AM
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    03-15-2018, 12:50 PM Go to last post

  19. Has listening to Jazz irreversibly changed my musical perception?

    DeathByIcePants, 06-20-2018 11:53 AM
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  20. Over-describing the harmony

    christianm77, 02-15-2017 07:15 PM
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    05-03-2017, 10:52 AM Go to last post

  21. Composing solos to get better at improvising

    Patriot81, 12-22-2019 06:02 PM
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    07-31-2023, 12:05 PM Go to last post

  22. Help Music notation software

    walter.aebi@gmail.com, 04-27-2019 06:07 AM
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    John A.
    04-30-2019, 05:26 PM Go to last post

  23. Poll Poll: Do you constantly hear music playing in your head?

    Vihar, 01-18-2023 10:48 AM
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  24. First Original

    gggomez, 07-14-2016 07:47 PM
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  25. Books on composing - suggestions?

    targuit, 01-22-2016 12:59 PM
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  26. Sir Elton John wishes people would write `better songs´

    MarkRhodes, 04-12-2018 05:06 PM
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    Fretplayer
    04-28-2018, 02:52 PM Go to last post

  27. Jazz Guitarists and Composition

    TH, 07-11-2011 11:40 PM
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  28. Editing = Composing

    joelf, 02-29-2020 11:40 PM
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  29. Is this the Universe's Way Of Telling Me Not to Play Jazz?

    The Colonel, 12-15-2019 05:48 PM
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  30. songwriters in modern jazz?

    morroben, 09-06-2011 02:36 AM
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    09-09-2011, 02:57 AM Go to last post

  31. Score Analysis Thread

    joelf, 05-11-2020 05:19 PM
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  32. Classical influenced composing for solo guitar

    MikkoKarhula, 11-18-2019 03:31 AM
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    12-07-2019, 08:12 PM Go to last post

  33. Help Wayne Shorter Compositions

    Tommycorsica, 06-04-2013 11:00 AM
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    06-25-2020, 01:21 PM Go to last post

  34. Book on composition and analysis

    Nero, 09-17-2012 06:06 PM
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    10-25-2015, 12:29 PM Go to last post

  35. How do you keep track of your work?

    MarkRhodes, 05-21-2020 04:46 PM
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    07-18-2020, 05:58 PM Go to last post

  36. "You've got to write a bad song...

    MarkRhodes, 03-07-2021 07:17 PM
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  37. Jazz Composition: Who is the Real Composer?

    msr13, 12-05-2011 12:32 AM
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    12-07-2011, 11:26 AM Go to last post

  38. How to teach a novice student to write a song without theory.

    Conman, 08-18-2013 03:27 PM
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  39. Composing - Why choose a key?

    BeerHunter, 02-15-2015 08:52 PM
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    02-24-2015, 06:02 AM Go to last post

  40. 10 Greatest Composers of All Time

    MarkRhodes, 10-31-2019 10:40 AM
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    11-09-2019, 12:59 AM Go to last post

  41. Composing for a Painter

    jaco, 02-27-2021 03:15 PM
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    07-16-2021, 07:12 AM Go to last post

  42. The Huckleberry Verser, Johnny Mercer

    MarkRhodes, 08-09-2020 04:24 PM
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  43. Opinions? Which guitar tone do you prefer?

    Ronstuff, 03-26-2021 06:56 PM
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  44. One of my own

    mr. beaumont, 08-04-2020 07:29 PM
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  45. A couple of doubts about US Copyright Office requirements

    Peter C, 04-05-2020 06:19 PM
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  46. The Uses of Silence

    citizenk74, 05-31-2022 03:04 PM
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  47. Do you collaborate? If so, how?

    MarkRhodes, 11-21-2020 05:06 PM
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  48. Songwriting and the Desperate Man (Springsteen's view)

    MarkRhodes, 07-29-2020 11:08 AM
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  49. Pete Townshend's A-G-D Songwriting Foundation

    MarkRhodes, 03-27-2021 05:18 PM
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  50. Blue Bicycle

    kris, 10-20-2020 06:20 AM
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