original comp

[lau]

is this a good start? i don't know what to do now.

[go12_3]

A good start for what?  Your comp?  It sounds great to me. 
And you don't know what  to do now?  Like to publish it? 

best wishes,

go12_3

[lau]

i have other passages of it that i created but i don't know how to connect everything together, and i wanted to make this into a concerto to play with my high school band  but that didn't work out to well.

[retrouvailles]

Here is my suggestion: take some theory and composition courses. You'll be able to take what comes directly out of your head (which is basically what you have here) and form it into something that is coherent and musical. Right now your material is just bare bones, and it's all over the place. It is just mindless virtuosity and empty ideas. If you played this, it would just seem like a circus act, and nothing more.

[lau]

i thought it was pretty obvious that im a circus freak by now. I enjoy being a circus freak. I like moving my hands quickly while ignoring an organized concept. retro im not saying that you have to be able to do something to give advice on it but...what can you do.

[retrouvailles]

i thought it was pretty obvious that im a circus freak by now. I enjoy being a circus freak. I like moving my hands quickly while ignoring an organized concept.

Yeah, it's obvious that you are a circus freak, but that doesn't mean you have to produce elementary and showy gibberish to attract an audience. They just won't remember you afterward if there isn't any sort of substance to what you are doing, and we all know that the best art stands the test of time. I'm not saying you have to be the next huge thing in the music world, but it would be nice to see that you tried to at least be a balanced musician. And besides, there are enough circus freaks out there (like Lang Lang). We don't need any more. If you give your music some substance, and some glue to hold it together, people will remember you and respect what you do more.

retro im not saying that you have to be able to do something to give advice on it but...what can you do.

Well, I have a fair amount of pianistic talent myself. I have studied piano (and music in general) for many years under many accomplished teachers. Just because I don't flaunt my talent around on the internet doesn't mean that I am incapable, though.

But seriously, the theory and composition lessons won't hurt.

[lau]

since im prolly not going to be pro at this, i might as well do what i want to do. Virtuosic freak shows leave a greater impact on nonmusicians. whenever i play something slow they just say boring.

[retrouvailles]

since im prolly not going to be pro at this, i might as well do what i want to do. Virtuosic freak shows leave a greater impact on nonmusicians. whenever i play something slow they just say boring.

Suit yourself. You just won't find much recognition from your musical peers.

[quantum]

Sounds like it could be part of a suite of pieces. 

[lau]

Suit yourself. You just won't find much recognition from your musical peers.

i don't have any musical peers.. except for like band students from high school...eew.