New classical(ish) song

[blacksurge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhiHu4H1QbU

New song by me. It's the first song i've actually ever done in key. I feel ashamed to admit that my..15 or so other songs weren't in key at all, mainly because I didn't know they existed :x god I feel like such a beginner :P Hopefully this one will be better than my other one.

Criticism is appreciated!

[exetra]

Okay so its a GM patch bank. I can handle that :P

Throughout the piece most of the harmonies and melodies used are dischordant, like you put random notes of the scale together to make the chord progressions. Now dischordance isn't a bad thing at all when used with intent but to me this sounds like you don't really know what you're doing at all. Do you know which minor scale you're using? Do you know which chords are being played? Do you know which intervals are used in your melodies and harmonies? I'm not trying to patronise or belittle you but it sounds to me like you're stabbing in the dark with your composition.

If you're serious about this and want to get better you should at least learn yourself some basic music theory like intervals, note names, scale and mode names and their sequences. If you want some basic "guidelines" for composition you should learn about writing cadences with four voices and the "rules" for writing them. Now I believe these rules are made to be broken, but how are you supposed to know how and where to break them if you don't even know them in the first place?

I thought the dynamics (volume and what not) were decently thought out, though there was definitely room for more variation. The tonality of the piece was pretty much the same throughout. Once you get the hang of writing music you should start experimenting with different instrumentations and arrangements.

[blacksurge]

Yeah i'm just now learning all of that theory stuff, even though i've been playing guitar for 2 years :\. I really have no idea what i'm playing other than the fact that it is in b minor and sounds cool (to me at least). But yeah this is basically me improvising and picking melodies that look cool.
But, compared to my older works it actually had some structure to it. Like, I tried to get a certain vibe out of certain melodies to create a certain emotion in the music. Whether I succeeded at that, idk, but I get better with each piece of work anyways. Hopefully in a few years i'll sound *slightly* professional :P

[AeroRocker]

If you're serious about this and want to get better you should at least learn yourself some basic music theory like intervals, note names, scale and mode names and their sequences. If you want some basic "guidelines" for composition you should learn about writing cadences with four voices and the "rules" for writing them. Now I believe these rules are made to be broken, but how are you supposed to know how and where to break them if you don't even know them in the first place?

I thought the dynamics (volume and what not) were decently thought out, though there was definitely room for more variation. The tonality of the piece was pretty much the same throughout. Once you get the hang of writing music you should start experimenting with different instrumentations and arrangements.

I agree with this. You should develop more harmonies and such. Guitar Pro actually has some built-in guidelines that will place those sort if things in for you. Even if you use those guidelines, you should still learn some musical theory. I would suggest starting with scales, then other techniques will fal into place more easily.

I also noticed that you only have one "rhythmic" track going on throughout the piece. Just because one instrument is playing the lead, doesn't mean the backing can't have some complex melodies/rhythms. Don't be afraid to have multiple tracks sharing the lead, too.

Overall, i thought this piece was fairly decent, especially for a beginner. Just brush up on some theory and keep experimenting. Good luck.