My musical compositions and improvisation thread

The Anonymous Person · **on:** January 12, 2015, 08:46:42 PM

I figured it was time for me to show off some of the musical talents that I have. Being an undiagnosed savant in music, I am easily able to improvise on most of the instruments I play, and can play many tunes by ear.

Shown here is just a touch of what I can do. I hope you enjoy it.

LittlefootAndAliTogether · **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2015, 12:14:03 AM

Love it!

Ducky123 · **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2015, 12:03:34 PM

Wow, some very interesting and peaceful harmonies

I'd like to hear more of you for sure!

Midnight · **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2015, 01:17:07 PM

It's just beautiful

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2015, 01:31:35 PM

Thanks all!

I hope to post more stuff soon.

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #5 on:** January 31, 2015, 09:19:22 PM

Ready for a song that'll be stuck in your head for life? Well, here it is!

Ducky123 · **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2015, 08:51:13 AM

That's pretty funny!

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2015, 04:32:04 PM

Long time no post, I presume?

Here's a look at an instrumental portion to one of my songs from my somewhat still-in-progress fanfiction.

Link here.

action9000 · **Reply #8 on:** April 18, 2015, 04:44:48 PM

That's awesome, The Anonymous Person! Holy crap, I envy that!

Hey, have you ever attempted to reproduce a score to a piece of music by ear?

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2015, 05:32:11 PM

^Many, many times, sometimes to success, sometimes to failure. I don't have any pieces or songs to name in particular, but I do have that ability. Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.

action9000 · **Reply #10 on:** April 18, 2015, 05:51:13 PM

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Glad you enjoyed it.

Absolutely!

I'm looking to take on music composition a bit more seriously these days, myself. I'm just working out the specifics of the project but I'm considering doing something along the lines of

"A collection of music that's a series of odes to the things I love most in life."

LBT would be on that list, for example, so there would be a piece of music dedicated to what LBT means to me.

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #11 on:** April 18, 2015, 05:56:12 PM

I actually would like to go to college for a degree in music composition. I'm already doing some occasional music composing and arranging through software.

action9000 · **Reply #12 on:** April 18, 2015, 05:58:51 PM

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I actually would like to go to college for a degree in music composition.

I respect that choice very much.

I have considered it but I think a degree would be a little too academic for me, with regards to music. I've taken a bit of music theory ("enough to be dangerous"

) and it does the job well enough. There isn't much more I want from a formal music education.

Why are you considering pursuing a degree? What are you looking to get from it?

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I'm already doing some occasional music composing and arranging through software.

Me too; software is exclusively how I compose and produce music. I'm not much of a performer.

What software do you use?

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #13 on:** April 18, 2015, 08:44:50 PM

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What software do you use?

MuseScore; probably the best free online music software available, I think.

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Why are you considering pursuing a degree? What are you looking to get from it?

I guess it's because I don't know everything there is about music yet as far as composing. I mean, I know quite a lot, as you can probably already tell by now, but I'm sure I'll learn a lot more about it upon going into college. I still have time to reconsider, too, as I graduate from high school next year (yes, I'm 16 and you just heard that stuff from me.

).

What do I hope to get from it? Say, for instance, if LBT (or whatever other media I'm interested in) is still running in my late 20's or so, and I wanted to write a score and/or songs for it or something, the producers and directors might say yes when they see I have a music degree. Then again, they might not, but you never know. In addition, I could compose music or write songs for other singers, writers, and producers, or I could just write and perform them for myself. I constantly perform throughout school and other places; I'm a percussionist in band and I am a bass singer in the school's select choir (which is an audition class of sorts), as well as playing drum set in a combined jazz band, in addition to other instruments I play. I also offer a pretty wide vocal range.

So yeah, I suppose a degree for me is helpful just for the fact that I would be better educated for more challenging particles in the near future.

Ducky123 · **Reply #14 on:** April 26, 2015, 12:06:51 PM

Wow, nice

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #15 on:** April 26, 2015, 01:30:37 PM

Thanks. BTW, what did anyone think of my sax solo there? Hopefully I didn't stink on it.

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #16 on:** May 29, 2015, 04:37:45 PM

No, nothing musically interesting this time. Just some narration of children's literature...
narration of children's literature...

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2015, 08:55:32 PM

EDIT: Track originally featured on this post has now been deleted and will be re-recorded and reposted in the future.

The Anonymous Person · **Reply #18 on:** June 14, 2015, 03:36:49 PM

A little while ago, me and Dalek in the caption section briefly discussed "The Raccoons", which for those unfamiliar is an animated TV show from the 80s. Of course, it had to be useful sooner or later.

Here is my cover of the show's theme music. Feel free to compare it to the original if you'd like.

action9000 · **Reply #19 on:** June 15, 2015, 06:21:16 PM

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"The Raccoons", which for those unfamiliar is an animated TV show from the 80s. Of course, it had to be useful sooner or later.

I remember watching that! It was actually pretty cool.

You captured the original sound with a lot of authenticity! I'm impressed; well done!