Piano Composition

[Bassman]

I am currently trying to write a composition for the piano.  I've been playing for 9 years (taking lessons.) 

I NEED HELP!

I've got the whole get the melody, develop it, chours, melody more difficult, etc.....

I just can't get inspired.  I've sat down and wrote about 20 measures of orchestra score., (Piano, and whole orchestra).  After that I am done! I can't go any futher.  I tried putting the piece down for about 5 mths. and tryed again, but no luck.

Sometimes Ill write something fabulous, something I dreamed or heard in my head while driving down the road.  Every time when I get it down, it turns out that someone else has already got the exact same piece.  I guess I heard it on T.V. or on the radio at night playing really softly and just thought I had dreamed it.

I Need Help, Please

Anything you can offer

Thanks

-Bassman

[pianonut]

start another piece.  who knows, after writing some, it may fit right in to what you started here.  or, it may not.  don't pound something into the ground.  also, don't be too critical that it is similar to someone else's writing.  even if the melody is slightly similar, it probably isn't all similar.  listen again to what you thought it sounded like, and change the melody slightly to suit your thoughts.  or, put the top line down in the middle or bass.  don't write the orchestral part until you finish the piano part (imo).  i am not actually a professional composer, but i would sort of sweep the orchestral part out of the piano part later (making composition easier initially).

[ted]

Improvise and either record or jot down the best ideas. It doesn't matter about neatness or a good job, just record or write enough to recall the substance of the idea. Just keep little isolated ideas, musical cells as it were, and leave putting them together until later. Many composers of fine piano music worked in this way.

You will find some of them join easily into larger works and others will suggest shorter pieces. Some, indeed, may defy unambiguous notation altogether (most of mine do !) and will become part of your improvisational working vocabulary, which builds up indefinitely over the years. 

[Bassman]

Thanks guys,

I've finally wrote a piece of music that is more than 1 page in length.  It's now almost 4 pages !    Even thought it is 4 pages that doesn't make it good.  I think it stinks, but I wished that someone would listen and tell me what they think.

Thanks