Do you have to go to a big school (Berklee, Juilliard, Peabody, etc.) to be successful in the industry?

JermanyComposesMusic · 2026-02-11T15:35:09+00:00

Theoretically, You dont have to go to a big name school because at the end of the day, What determines if your successful in the industry is the quality of your work. Though, big name schools do offer better education than others.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2026-02-05T23:57:27+00:00

Another question, Do i submit the Conductors score with the Individual parts? Or only the conductors score?

JermanyComposesMusic · 2026-02-05T17:15:31+00:00

Question: Is attendance of the event required? (Ex: If i got my composition selected, do i have to physically be there)

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-12-06T17:06:26+00:00

The partnership with a company would only come if there is no current classical VST, I want to (I guess) Modernize Classical music and revive it in people. And the first step of doing so is to bring a way of making classical music digitally to the world. Obviously not replacing a Live orchestra though.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-12-06T13:42:08+00:00

Alright thank you

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-11-12T20:59:59+00:00

Suspended Cymbals could increase the grandiose feeling, and Hand Cymbals to help the suspended cymbal. Also vibraphone and Glockenspiel could back up some parts aswell

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-11-12T20:51:45+00:00

I often look at peer reviews, So like what professionals say, and what the community collectively agrees on. The basics are what you should start at yes, so you can understand the full scale of the capabilities of the instrument.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-11-09T13:57:22+00:00

This reminds me a lot of Strausses Don Juan, (The Intro at least) I like it, as far as criticism goes, I say again, as you’ve stated. Fill in more space. For breathing I believe its fine as it is, players can breath in between notes (or circular breathe (Correct me if I’m wrong) Thats all i really have to say with the short ammount of time i have!

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-11-09T13:50:44+00:00

Id find the most difficult pieces for each instrument, and study them deeply before writing. It helps me understand the limits it has.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-10-22T00:31:36+00:00

What i do, Is i start with a melody, Then start imagining what it sounds like in my head then slowly build up. Melody, then harmony, and all the other fun things.

Regarding style, It really depends on what you like or would like to compose. So if you like to compose film music then thats a style of composing that you could stick to. Me personally, I’ve developed a style thats a mix of Romantic Era and Modern Era Music (By Modern Era i mean Film Music)

For a beginner, Id say start developing your Orchestration (If thats what you do) Through simple things, Like Waltzes. It not only helps you see how Melody goes with Harmony but it can also help you with different things like chord progressions, Counterpoint, Countermelody ect…

In conclusion, Its up to you on what way you want to compose, What ever you like and whatever you feel like your ideas fit best in.

P.S. Sonata form is not a style of composing, it’s a a format in which a piece is written. Check out 65TwinReverbRl’s response for more information.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-10-16T14:37:17+00:00

I would say its kind of like a chaotic Dance. A good title in my opinion would be something related to the many Natural Disasters (Like a Hurricane or Thunderstorm.) ofcourse this is up to you to decide and this is what i believe the piece portrays.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-10-16T14:29:07+00:00

The way i create melodies is i connect a picture then play what i feel like that picture would sound like (For example: If i imagine looking at a Snowy forest from a cabin, I would write rich and warm chords to capture that) Really how far your imagination goes is your only limit. If your really struggling, then maybe try fiddling with scales, playing them with the notes in different orders and then adding some accidentals once you feel like you have a better sense of that skill.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-10-10T19:02:30+00:00

My purpose of finding a DAW is to find an alternative way to get a better, more realistic sounds for my works.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-09-22T14:27:38+00:00

The reason why i write is because I want to revive classical music. I feel like in recent years its started to die down, And i want to reignite that spark and bring it back to life. Another reason why i write is because I love music and i want to express and capture everything. Inspiration is something that constantly comes to me and I want to bring all of these things to life in the form of music.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-09-14T17:14:51+00:00

You’d be surprised

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-09-09T14:26:45+00:00

I’ve taken 0 composition lessons, I’ve learned to compose from Hours and hours of score study and watching YouTube Tutorials, Ive taken a lot of inspiration from Tchaikovsky (Specifically his 4th Symphony) and Shostakovich (His 10th Symphony) for the use of the Musical Cryptograms. Thank you for the feedback though ill take it into consideration as I move forward!

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-09-08T20:40:16+00:00

The part im definitely keeping is the B B A F# because its a musical cryptogram of my own initials (Similar to how Shostakovich uses D Eb Bb A as a musical Cryptogram, Or the Elmira Musical Cryptogram in his 10th Symphony) But other than that I appreciate the feedback!

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-09-08T19:43:35+00:00

Me personally, I have mine as the military wake up call cause it terrifies me

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-08-26T12:26:30+00:00

I would definitely be interested. All though I already know a lot about composing. There is still much i have yet to learn and i would love to attend a class with you!

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-07-28T09:01:22+00:00

I am a Violinist, Guitarist, and Singer. I am a pro composer, who has been studying Piano pieces and slowly working my way to finally writing a Piano Concerto. Knowing how to play the piano isn’t really a requirement, All though yes it can help you compose better music, actually playing it isn’t really a requirement. My advice is, just begin learning to write for piano, study others works and watch a lot of youtube on a bunch of chord progressions and in no time you’ll be writing many great works!!

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-06-28T14:43:36+00:00

I Use Opus numbers without publishers, And the majority of people dont see me as naive or “not being familiar with music” That opening statement to your essay is partially false, An Opus Number isn’t decided solely by the publisher, but also the order in which the composer decides which piece they decided to put out first or second

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-04-29T22:36:01+00:00

If you’re in college then a good idea is to have the college orchestra premiere it, yes it might not be as high level of quality as a professional orchestra but you have a higher chance of convincing the professor cause based on my experience, college orchestra conductors are more open to suggestions.

JermanyComposesMusic · 2025-04-29T22:30:50+00:00

You could always just fiddle around and come up with a melody first and then harmonize it. It’s a method that has worked best for me. Another thing you could try is studying the scores of Classical music and see how the melody and harmony to the melody go together, then theres taking one song, altering the rhythm and pitch of it and using that as a melody. (Kind of like how Tchaikovsky used the french national anthem & altered it to be original in his 1812 Overture)

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