Well, I've finally decided to try composing music, and this is my first completed mini-project. So tell me what you think of it. Advice or criticism would be great. :)

some of the harmonies were awful...
nice in form, but not in listening

It was alright and there were some nice parts now and then. I did find it a bit bland though, the rythyms used were repetitive and there wasn't a whole lot of variety. Not bad for a first try though, keep on going. :)

Thanks for the input, I'll keep it in mind as I work on new projects.
Here's another one...Hopefully it's better than the first ^.^ (it's pretty short, but always seem to have trouble expanding on my ideas).

I really enjoyed the melody in the flute part, but the harmonization done in the piano really needs some work. It could have been SO good if you had just had some better harmonization from the piano.

:huh: Hrm...maybe you guys can help me out here. I am a complete amateur when it comes to composing (as you can probably tell) and although I play the piano, my general knowledge of music is pretty limited too.

Soo...When evafreek576 said that "some of the harmonies were awful" in my first song, I wasn't completely sure what evafreek576 meant by it.
deathraider also metioned the harmonization in the piano needing fixing in my second song.

Basically, this is my problem: I can uderstand that the song needs changes, but I don't know what makes harmonies awful or how to fix them.:heh:

Well, I'll tell you a little secret: I just make sure that it sounds good. Theory comes second in that case. It does sometimes help you KNOW what will sound better, and make it take less time, but if you know what sounds good, that's all that matters.

Deathguy speaks the truth actually. There's no need for theory if you already made it sound good. But, in order to *get* there, theory is a really good nudge (rather push..) on your way there!

Random. w0rd.

To speak the truth, no one knows the exact meaning of 'random' but we just use it as it doesn't seem to work together.

Ok, thanks for the advice, I think I'm starting to understand...

Here's my latest composition; I attempted to make it a little less "random" and improve the harmonies.

Listening to your compositions, they get progressively better (at least, I like them more and more) so, you're on the right track~!
A thing you should consider, structuring your music in phrases so you can tell what's the end, and the middle and stuff... otherwise it appears a little random. They all do appear random mostly, and confuse me a little... but keep working on it!

Sounds good.
Nice little prelude. :lol:

The theme worked really well, but I felt like the areas in between could use some work. ^_^