Can I learn to create melodies? [more inside]
posted on Jun 15, 2008 - 37 answers

Suggest online or DVD resources for a new filmmaker to learn about lenses, film formats, shot composition, camera moves, dialogue staging, and other aspects of cinematography & directing? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm lusting after Pivot Stickfigure Animator 2.2. The problem is, I have a Mac and it's for Windows. [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 10 answers

If you were to give someone a 25-track crash course on classical music (a "mix-cd/playlist"), what compositions would you include? [more inside]
posted on Jan 5, 2008 - 13 answers

What's the term of art for songs that are written to sound very similar to well-known or current pop songs? For example, lots of commercials and TV shows use backing songs which are clearly meant to evoke (rip off?) a song you already know and might hear on the radio. [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2007 - 20 answers

Where to find encouragement and support for a young composer? [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2007 - 2 answers

Can anyone tell me the title of the guitar composition (some piano too) playing during this clip and the name of the composer (or musical group)? [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2007 - 4 answers

So I've become pretty obsessed with 'I Want You Back' - the Jackson 5 song. How do I play and write that kind of music? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2007 - 18 answers

Favorite exercises/ materials for Freshman Composition classes? Help me engage young minds in order to brainwash educate them! [more inside]
posted on May 20, 2007 - 5 answers

In the summer of 2003, in Berlin, I heard a piece of music for two treble instruments and one bass instrument of the same family (or anyway closely related). In the performance I heard, these were, I think, two oboes and a bassoon—definitely everything involved was a reed instrument. It was a modern piece with lots of dissonant passages. Everything else about it I've completely forgotten. The composer may have been German but may not have been. Can't remember where I heard it. I certainly can't remember what its title was. But maybe one of you knows?
posted on Mar 3, 2007 - 9 answers

What readings would you recommend for a freshman composition class for Engineers? [more inside]
posted on Jan 6, 2007 - 13 answers

[New-Classical-Music Filter] What are your favorite pieces from the last few decades (or have you written anything) for solo trumpet, trombone, bass tbn, or tuba? Seeking scores and/or recordings to study (online availability would be a huge plus). Small-chamber works, other than brass quintet, would be great too. Asking because I haven't written for brass insts. except in orchestra/large-ensemble contexts, and I want to explore solo/chamber writing for them. Yes, I'll also get what I can from newmusicjukebox. Thanks!
posted on Nov 30, 2006 - 6 answers

I need help learning the rules of composition for photography or fine art. What makes a good photograph? What makes a bad photograph? [more inside]
posted on Nov 7, 2006 - 26 answers

What are some good portable music composition tools? I'm mostly looking for stuff that would work on a handheld electronic device, but anything that'd fit in a pocket or small bag is fair game. [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2006 - 10 answers

Where can I find completely blank marble cover composition books online, or in the Chicagoland area? [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2006 - 6 answers

My name is Georges. On the ground lies a golf ball. In my hands, a driver. I know nothing about golf. Help me develop habits to hit the ball perfectly every time I step up to it.
posted on Aug 7, 2006 - 16 answers

I want to learn to play keyboard, a continuation of sorts of this question. When I say this, I mean a MIDI controller - for the sake of being a midi controller, not as a stepping stone to piano. My goal lies primarily in doing something creative musically (dare I say "compostition" at some point down the line) with software synths played live (by me, not a tracker). So the answers to that last question have sent me on my way theory wise, but how do I learn to actually, you know, move my fingers around? [more inside]
posted on Aug 1, 2006 - 9 answers

So, what's the state of music production software in Linux? What are people using? [more inside]
posted on Jul 27, 2006 - 6 answers

Should I finally join ASCAP, despite my misgivings about copyright, the music-licensing industry, and certain practices by ASCAP and similar orgs? Yes, the cash would make a real difference for me, given the way ASCAP handles my genre and given my low income overall. [more inside]
posted on Jul 18, 2006 - 4 answers

Calling all artists - my husband has been learning to draw and paint (watercolor) for about the last 1.5 years. Can you recommend good books on principles of composition? [more inside]
posted on Nov 2, 2005 - 6 answers

Anyone out there ever taught first-year college composition? [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2005 - 10 answers

Is there a way to "quick copyright" a musical composition? [more inside]
posted on Mar 16, 2005 - 8 answers

Copyright law questions; what is the minimum number of notes in a song/melody for it to by copyrighted? Is there anything stopping you from using a computer to generate all the possible combinations of melodies of that lenght and then using some ai (or people distributed over the internet), to filter out all the non-horrible and already existing ones, and then copyrighting the rest? Thereby owning almost all future music?
posted on Feb 12, 2005 - 27 answers

How did people learn how to write poetry back in the days when rhyme and meter were standard? [mi]
posted on Feb 1, 2005 - 15 answers

Bought a Milwaukee home that was built in the mid 1930's. What are my bathroom floors made out of?
posted on Sep 28, 2004 - 8 answers

I've been playing around with the idea of using a genetic algorithm for automatic music composition, but I can't seem to find a decent introduction/reference on the subject -- the best I've seen is a few relatively high-level academic papers. Could anyone direct me to a good source, or even give a brief overview? Thanks!
posted on Apr 29, 2004 - 10 answers