Good morning everyone, I am a 23-year-old guy who has been studying piano privately since I was 9, although I have been away from lessons for about 2 years due to various commitments. I would like to approach the world of composition in the best way possible; I have already been "composing" for several years but I would like to try to improve as much as possible, because I don't see improvements in the things I write, which is why I am asking you experts for advice. Aside from the fact that I struggle a lot, especially with the piano, if the timing isn't simple, it is not easy to transcribe the score onto a score editor or any kind of paper sheet; therefore, I imagine I should pick up sight-singing/solfeggio again (?) (I hope not). Moving on, I really like orchestrating a piece, but since I don't know harmony well, the things I write sound truly banal to my ears, almost predictable (I am attaching a video here that I made a while ago to help you understand
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)My questions are: How can I improve as a self-taught person? What should I study? Unfortunately, I know that having a teacher would be much better, but right now I cannot...
I have recently acquired 2 manuals:
-"Harmony - Walter Piston"
-"Course in Musical Composition - A. Reicha"
Can they be useful to me? Does anyone know how to recommend a sort of educational path to follow? (First study this, then this... etc. etc.)
Thank you very much for listening! Bye everyone and have a good day
There is nothing better than listening with the aid of scores and seeing firsthand how a certain sound texture is realized. It can be very formative to take piano pieces by great composers and see how they have been orchestrated (the literature provides great examples). You can also draw inspiration from this seminar:
AndreaPiano, I give you my compliments for the video. From this video, I learn that you do not lack creative flair! And this is already a great step forward! Study and you will make giant strides!!!!
