This page contains links to the discussions groups for this course. 

Why discuss

Putting ideas into words and sharing those ideas with others, is a very important part of the learning process. Composing should not be a solitary process, and the more you are able to share your ideas and try out your musical creations on a discerning and sympathetic audience, the easier will be the transition to presenting your work to a critical audience. 

General Discussion 

Use this discussion for dialogue about any general issues and questions related to composing and arranging, musical theory and analysis. Remember to keep your posts short and to the point. It is OK to throw in questions or ideas that you haven't yet fully understood, because your questions will often help others as well.  

Composition ideas

This discussion provides an opportunity for you to try out your musical ideas. Post a short melodic idea, or a chord progression, or a stylistic idea. We will have a few compulsory assignments where you will be asked to post a musical idea and discuss it with each other.

Musical ideas should be attached to posting on this forum using MIDI files or .sib files (Sibelius) [TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF HOW TO DO THIS ARE STILL BEING WORKED OUT]
In the meantime, attach you files to an email to your tutor, for them to be manually published on this site, and then post you comments and replies about each other's work, on this forum.