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7 Creepy Tricks and Treats for Writing Halloween Horror Music

7 Creepy Tricks and Treats for Writing Halloween Horror Music Halloween brings out the scary and creepy in music. Learning how to write music that is perfect for Halloween horror is easy and a lot of fun! Follow these seven simple tips about how you can use sound effects , instrumentation, harmony and more to create a convincing scary song this Halloween. Before we start talking about how to write super freaky Halloween music, let’s work on your listening skills. Listen to the sample audio Frankenstein’s Dreamscape. As you listen, use your ears to jot down just a few of the spooky characteristics in this haunting track. GO TO THE FULL ARTICLE: 7 Creepy Tricks and Treats for Writing Halloween Horror Music

#CyberMonday #FreeKindle Book - Composer Boot Camp!

#CyberMonday #FreeKindle Book - Composer Boot Camp !  BUY NOW:  https://www.amazon.com/Composer-Boot-Camp-101-Professionals-ebook/dp/B01DMUO4G0/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 WANT TO WRITE MUSIC? Composer Boot Camp is a series of 50 exercises for educators and beginning, intermediate, and advanced musicians who want to develop their skills in composition.  Composer Boot Camp 101 workbook is designed to help educators, students, and seasoned professionals to hone their compositional craft. There are a series of exercises, helpful tips, resources, and more to help the musician prepare a solid foundation in music composition developed by award-winning composer and music educator Sabrina Pena Young . Exercises are divided into four sections: BEGINNER LEVEL EXERCISES Appropriate for young students, adult learners , and those who do not yet read music. INTERMEDIA LEVEL EXERCISES Appropriate for high school students, music educators, college students , and mus...

Music Composition Tips from Mozart

' In this video I'm going through a very simple composition by Mozart to scour for a wealth of ideas and tips for composing compelling music for both performers and listeners. I hope you will enjoy it! Related articles Ennio Morricone: I wrote my music before the film was shot An ancient group of singing youngsters Warri Choral Society storms Lagos for Oyegun After 15 Years, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Stock Is Cool Again Amazon is dropping the price of Prime from $99 to $79, but just on Friday Amazon is dropping the price of Prime from $99 to $79, but only TODAY (AMZN) Combine Leading Lines with a Strong Light Source for More Impactful Photos Amazon video going global in Netflix challenge - report Pro tips for Cat Ownership. {Funny} Halloween Makeup Ideas: AWESOME Comic Book SFX Makeup for Music Youtube Video

How to Write a Melody?

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How to Find The Key of A Song - By Ear Youtube Video

How to Find The Key of A Song - By Ear

Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival 2017 Honoring Female Filmmakers with Lois Weber Award

Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival 2017 Honoring Female Filmmakers with Lois Weber Award "In 2016, the annual event successfully incorporated the Buffalo Dreams Family Film Festival and launched its Young Student Filmmaker Award.  For its 2017 edition, Buffalo Dreams introduces the Lois Weber Award, named after the first female filmmaker in the U.S.  Weber directed 135 films, wrote 114, and acted in 100.  She was the first female filmmaker to own a production studio in this country, and is credited with creating the split screen technique and shooting directing the first sound film.  The Lois Weber Award is designed to spotlight contemporary women in film." SUBMISSIONS OPEN NOW :  https://filmfreeway.com/festival/BuffaloDreamsFantasticFilmFestival BUFFALO, N.Y.  -  Nov. 16, 2016  -  Building on the tremendous success of this year's event, Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival is calling for submissions for its 2017 season, ...

Got the Election Blues? Animated Sci Fi Musical Showing TODAY in Buffalo New York: Libertaria The Virtual Opera At the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival

Got the Election Blues?  Animated Sci Fi Musical Showing  TODAY in Buffalo New York 3:15pm EST at the Screening Room Cafe 3131 Sheridan Drive, Northtown Plaza Amherst, NY   http://www.buffalodreamsfantasticfilmfestival.com/2016-program/schedule/ Libertaria The Virtual Opera At the Buffalo Dreams Fantastic Film Festival What the critics are saying about  Libertaria: The Virtual Opera : “One of my favorite things about this story is its odd apocalyptic tone and strong sci-fi/fantasy foundation. The dark quality that comes with it is the cherry on top.” – FanboysAnonymous.com “...As a story, it is very much in line with the good-vs.-evil sci-fi tradition, with the added bonus of a plucky female heroine…There are a good many percussion effects in the  # opera , and its tone is primarily quite dark an d sinister, very much along the lines of a contemporary video game score .” Palm Beach Arts Paper Music Critic Greg Stepanich Based ...

Rain Worthington & Marvin Rosen - Classical Discoveries animated interview

Classical Discoveries - Host & Producer, Marvin Rosen with Guest Composer , Rain Worthington . Animated interview segment from the January 27, 2016 broadcast. Animation by Sabrina Pena Young . Related articles Press Release: Moviestorm Free Movie Showing Libertaria the Virtual Opera Halloween Special Last Day Free Kindle Download Libertaria: Genesis May the Fourth Be With You (All Week Long) Last Day to Download Libertaria: Genesis for Free on Amazon Kindle! New research: 2 in 3 musicians suffers from depression What's Spookier Than Saint-Saëns's 'Danse Macabre'? Pandora Sets Halloween Programming 'India is a great discovery' Over 25 years, he published 157 operas by 64 composers Anna Meredith - "The Vapours" Video