{"id":1881,"date":"2015-04-24T22:40:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-24T21:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orchestrationonline.com\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2015-04-24T22:40:31","modified_gmt":"2015-04-24T21:40:31","slug":"new-guidelines-posting-music-for-evaluation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orchestrationonline.com\/new-guidelines-posting-music-for-evaluation\/","title":{"rendered":"New Guidelines: Posting Music for Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"Orchestration Online Facebook Group\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/278568792265515\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orchestration Online Facebook<\/a> group is a great place for developing composers to share the works-in-progress and get constructive feedback. However, we do have a\u00a0problem. For many more experienced members like myself, who may be expected to comment from the perspective of a teacher and\/or a professional, it can be daunting to\u00a0have several very long, quite intense works show up on the same day or in the same week. We can feel overwhelmed at the prospect of commenting on even one of these\u00a0works. Or we\u2019ll start in and do our best, but run out of time after saying a few comments on the first one we see.<\/p>\n<p>It all boils down to \u201cwhy.\u201d Why are you, the Orchestration Online member, posting your work? I think it really helps to be clear about this. If you\u2019re posting for everyone\u2019s\u00a0enjoyment, or to let the world know about what you\u2019re doing, then continue to post whatever you want, in any way. We have many members who post nearly everything they\u00a0compose. But if you\u2019re sharing your work specifically to get feedback from me and the other pro orchestrators and teachers, then I recommend the following guidelines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>State clearly that you want feedback, along with any specific problem if there is one.<\/li>\n<li>Limit your post to 3-5 PDF pages of full score.<\/li>\n<li>(optional) Include linked audio for a wider range of feedback from members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The strategy here is to really focus on the section of your piece which needs the most work. It\u2019s all very well for us to look through the good bits as well, but it doesn\u2019t help you in\u00a0the long run. It\u2019s better if you take the part about which you\u2019re less certain, and share that. It forces us to stay on the topic as well, and not get side-tracked over a section that\u00a0you may have already fixed, rewritten, or know how you want to change.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two years, the Orchestration Online Facebook group has grown to an astonishing 10,000+ members. I\u2019m quite honoured to be hosting such a huge group with so\u00a0many different points of view. Recently, I\u2019ve noticed that members are sharing audio tracks far more than scores, and many times these tracks aren\u2019t orchestrated music. While I\u00a0have no problem with these posts, I do have to point out that other than pointing out production values, structure, arranging, quality of performance, and so on, I really have\u00a0nothing to share about the orchestration of the post. You\u2019re not getting the best of what I could offer in that odd moment of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, there\u2019s the time element. I\u2019m a trained orchestrator. That means I can look at a page of score and in a couple of seconds form an impression of how it sounds, and\u00a0what may be right or wrong about it. To explain what all that means might take an hour or more, but at least the process of looking at the page is the fastest for me &#8211;\u00a0exponentially faster than sitting through the whole audio track.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, consider this if you\u2019ve only been sharing audio files of your orchestration: there\u2019s simply no way for anyone to state with exact certainty that your piece is well-orchestrated by listening to a mockup. It may sound great to the ear, but your score may have some glaring flaws in it. Likewise, your mockup might sound horrible, but the score\u00a0from which it\u2019s derived may be excellently conceived. All the same, it\u2019s good to include an audio link of the specific passage along with your PDF file so that members of all\u00a0perspectives can offer feedback as well.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you follow these guidelines, there\u2019s no guarantee that the right person might be available at the right time to review your piece. But please don\u2019t give up &#8211; continue to\u00a0share your works, and offer your own feedback to your fellow members. I look forward to reviewing more scores in this community that\u2019s become a home for so many\u00a0orchestrators and composers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Orchestration Online Facebook group is a great place for developing composers to share the works-in-progress and get constructive feedback. However, we do have a\u00a0problem. 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