This, ladies and gentlemen, is my pride and joy for the moment. I am just learning to read music and to use the software, but I invite all to enjoy my first composition, "Piiko the Panda Bear".

Sounds nice, it flows very well, some bits sounded a little awkward, but since it's not exactly got a certain way to play it because you made it, that's supposed to be how it sounds :). Nice work.

Not bad for a first song! I think it could use a better ending though. :heh: And it could be longer, try adding on to it. ^^

Most definitely a first composition. You did good, but now the learning process begins...

There wasn't really anything melodic about your piece. It came across as random to me meaning there was no real dominate melody to the piece. If I was asked to hum the melody to this piece, I wouldn't be able to do it.

What's up with the left hand? It was SO repetitive! It lost my interest after the first 8-16 measures.

Where's the chord structure? Melody and Harmony are just some of the important ingredients in composition. There is really no harmonic chord structure to help support any kind of melody that you had planed.

Also, what were you trying to end on? I don't think I can even give a name to that chord. It is also a VERY dissonant chord. Another important thing to do with a piece is to build and resolve tension throughout the piece. It is not a very good idea to end on such a chord that is so full of tension. Normally you resolve a piece by going back to the tonic of your key. In your case, the tonic is C Major (C - E - G).

I'd suggest to do a little more reading up on your music theory. Keep at it! It takes a while before you can get a hang of all the rules of theory and then when to know when you can break the rules. ^_^

Yeah, don't try to do random atonal stuff until you get the tonal stuff down; it just sounds random. I agree with everything Porsche said and suggest you study some piano pieces that you like and look carefully at the chords in them and the way the melodies and chords fit together; they aren't just randomly placed horizontally or vertically in spots that sound interesting. They are placed within the whole piece very carefully with a purpose in the movement of the music.