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		<title>Music Is Merely 12 Notes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Guttman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Probably the single most important mantra for any composer &#8211; at any level &#8211; is that music is merely 12 notes. If you look at the piano, there are only 12 notes between any octave. After those 12 notes, the octave simply repeats all over again.
Why is it so important to keep reminding yourself of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are You a Music Snob?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Guttman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just reading a humorous debate on a music forum regarding the topic of &#8220;art music&#8221; versus &#8220;entertainment music.&#8221; I say it was &#8220;humorous&#8221; because I&#8217;m always amused by the certainty that some people have in their opinions about what the function of music should be and how it should sound.
Several of their arguments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do YOU Know What Film Composers Know?</title>
		<link>http://www.secretcomposer.com/2009/04/20/do-you-know-what-film-composers-know/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 20:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Guttman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For a composer, is learning how to create diverse musical moods and emotions a basic requirement of the art? I say the answer is &#8220;yes&#8221;. I felt it important enough that I devoted a large portion of my Secret Composer software to the exploration and analysis of creating musical moods and emotions.
Some might ask if [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handling Criticism</title>
		<link>http://www.secretcomposer.com/2009/04/08/music-composition-6-handling-criticism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Guttman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most composers, whether just beginners or highly  experienced, don&#8217;t like to have their music criticized. And why would they? Their music is a deep personal expression of who they are. But this is true of virtually everyone. No one  likes to be criticized.
There is a common saying: &#8220;opinions are like rear-­ends.  Everybody [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May I Suggest . . . Holst, Ravel and Stravinsky</title>
		<link>http://www.secretcomposer.com/2009/03/26/music-composition-2-may-i-suggest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Guttman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Young composers are always curious about what music I listen to. And I always respond that I try to listen to everything. But I think the purpose of their question is to find out what inspires me, so that it might inspire them as well.
To cut directly to the chase, I thought I would list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Be A Composer?</title>
		<link>http://www.secretcomposer.com/2009/03/24/music-composition-1-why-be-a-composer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gary Guttman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are an infinite amount of experiences you can have in a lifetime. So you might ask, &#8220;Why be a composer? Doesn&#8217;t that require years of grueling work and enormous talent?&#8221; Well, the answers all depend on how you define &#8220;composer.&#8221;
So what exactly is a composer? Ask ten musicians and you&#8217;ll probably get ten different [...]]]></description>
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