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Post by Iryna on Feb 8, 2015 1:11:45 GMT 2
We are presently under construction, but feel free to sign up now if you are a composer and find this place. We'll be kicking off this site with a exciting composition contest, with a prize of $100.00 to the winner, and a highlighted featuring of the top three on our Winner's Circle and Spotlight board. We will need at least a dozen or so participants to commence the first competition, so please invite your fellow composers and get the word out where you can. Nobody likes a spammer, but if you can post a link to this thread where it is appropriate and welcome, please do so. Note: Participants must be able to securely receive payment of the prize money through Paypal. No other means of payment will be provided. Read the contest guidelines here.Announce your participation in the contest here.Please note that new members are expected, at a minimum to post a link to at least one composition uniquely their own. Further details on just how member profiles, and Soundcloud and Youtube links will be displayed are still being resolved. Because this site is free to members, bandwidth and storage limitations are a consideration and links to offsite storage are not merely encouraged, but necessary. For prospective members experiencing diffculty with accessing off site storage solutions such as Box, Soundcloud, and Youtube, assistance and links are planned. For now, sign in and sit tight. Have fun, upload an avatar and make a signature. Discussion forums are coming soon now available. If you have suggestions on the construction, design, or features of this site, please submit them in this thread on the Suggestion Box board. |
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JBell
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Post by JBell on Feb 8, 2015 8:37:44 GMT 2
This sounds super interesting. What styles are you looking for, and when is the deadline (unless we can submit now)?
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Post by Iryna on Feb 8, 2015 9:41:29 GMT 2
If we can just get 12 participants minimum, we'll move ahead.
The basic concept is to compose a two part composition, such as Introduction and Scherzo, or Prelude and Fugue, or Toccata and Fantasy, or whatever you prefer. The two movements should share motifs, and form a cohesive whole. This is one of the criteria I will ask voters to take into consideration in their voting.
The duration, genre, form, and orchestration are all open and left to the composer.
The contest, should we get enough participants, will be single-blind, judged by the participants themselves. This means the entries will remain anonymous during the voting process, but the voting will be public. You must submit an entry in the competition in order to vote.
The calculation of votes will be just a little more complicated, with two stages.
In the first stage, each voter will have 100 votes to distribute among the entries. For example, you might give one composition 60 votes, another 30, and another 10, or you might give all 100 votes to one composition. You may not give any votes to your own composition.
In the second stage, each voter's votes will be weighted according to how many votes he/she received. So if Composer A received 20% of the total votes, and Composer B received 10%, Composer A's votes will have twice the weight of Composer B's. The votes will be recalculated based on these weights.
In other words, the better your peers judge you as a composer, the more impact your opinion will have in the voting.
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Post by Iryna on Feb 8, 2015 9:48:02 GMT 2
This sounds super interesting. What styles are you looking for, and when is the deadline (unless we can submit now)? Welcome Mangopear. Can you upload an avatar on your profile page. I hate to look at that generic cartoon one. We can not set a deadline until we have at least 12 participants. As soon as that happens, we'll set dates for the entry deadline and judging period. See what you can do to get some composer friends over here. The style, or genre is completely your choice. See my response to Christian above for details. |
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Post by anthony on Feb 8, 2015 14:45:55 GMT 2
This sounds very interesting.
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rlucas
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http://composersforum.blogspot.ie/2015/04/idig-music-festival-absolutely.html
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Post by rlucas on Feb 8, 2015 15:44:42 GMT 2
I'd certainly be on board for that! Would a score be required as well as the finished piece?
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Post by Iryna on Feb 8, 2015 16:30:16 GMT 2
This sounds very interesting. Welcome Anthony. Please start a thread under your name on the Featured Composer board with links to your music, and upload an avatar. This helps to ensure a community of real, active members. Start a discussion on the boards too. |
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Post by Iryna on Feb 8, 2015 16:41:24 GMT 2
I'd certainly be on board for that! Would a score be required as well as the finished piece? Robert, Yes, a score is nearly required. I say nearly because for some genres, this requirement might not apply. For instance, if your entry was a purely electronic, spectral piece, or some other variety of music which defies notating. For most "conventional" types of music capable of being notated, a score is definitely very strongly suggested, and your peers might tend to frown upon the absence of a score in a contest setting. Linking to a PDF score is ideal and strongly recommended, but a MIDI file is a possible alternative. If entrants need assistance, they can send their MIDI to me and I can print it out of Finale in PDF form, but it'll be a direct "dump" and print; I wouldn't have time to arrange the score. |
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JBell
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Post by JBell on Feb 8, 2015 19:38:31 GMT 2
Just changed my avatar! Wow, I've never been one of the first members of a new website. We might be making history here guys!
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Post by Iryna on Feb 8, 2015 21:39:07 GMT 2
Just changed my avatar! Wow, I've never been one of the first members of a new website. We might be making history here guys! Yes, thank you Mangopear. And nice photo of you, but your ribs are sticking out a bit. Ah, the Dormant State. |
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NicTheMuseScientist
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I am thee who splits the nuclei of the musical notes. I am the MuseScientist.
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Post by NicTheMuseScientist on Feb 10, 2015 9:01:09 GMT 2
Hello! New here! I just signed up, but not just for the competition (which sounds intriguing): I plan to stay here. Like mentioned above, I've never been the member of a new site before and I would love to be apart of a community that's just starting out. So, hope to see you around!
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Post by Iryna on Feb 10, 2015 9:39:33 GMT 2
Hello! New here! I just signed up, but not just for the competition (which sounds intriguing): I plan to stay here. Like mentioned above, I've never been the member of a new site before and I would love to be apart of a community that's just starting out. So, hope to see you around! Thanks, Musescience. And welcome. Hopefully, you and others will patiently hang in there, and even help out in the recruiting. It's going to take some time, but I think the first competition will make an invigorating start for the site, and encourage robust participation. I think it'll be a lot of fun for everyone, even if it doesn't make the winner independently wealthy. I can't wait 'till we have a dozen participants ready to go, and I hope we end up with even more than that. |
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NicTheMuseScientist
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I am thee who splits the nuclei of the musical notes. I am the MuseScientist.
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Soundcloud Link: https://soundcloud.com/masterofpadawans
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Post by NicTheMuseScientist on Feb 10, 2015 9:43:29 GMT 2
Hello! New here! I just signed up, but not just for the competition (which sounds intriguing): I plan to stay here. Like mentioned above, I've never been the member of a new site before and I would love to be apart of a community that's just starting out. So, hope to see you around! Thanks, Musescience. And welcome. Hopefully, you and others will patiently hang in there, and even help out in the recruiting. It's going to take some time, but I think the first competition will make an invigorating start for the site, and encourage robust participation. I think it'll be a lot of fun for everyone, even if it doesn't make the winner independently wealthy. I can't wait 'till we have a dozen participants ready to go, and I hope we end up with even more than that. I'm actually the member of a music site for composers (which is how I found out about this) and there was a post there, so you may have some more people coming by, but I'll definitely help with some recruiting! |
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JBell
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Post by JBell on Feb 10, 2015 22:50:32 GMT 2
Yeah I made a quick post on www.youngcomposers.com/ to see if I could find some members. It looks like it worked fairly well! |
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parkydoc
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Post by parkydoc on Feb 11, 2015 4:17:49 GMT 2
Also from youngcomposers. I look forward to participating and learning from all of you!
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