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I am able to volunteer my expertise in music composition, music theory, and songwriting. NOTE: I am *not* able to offer expertise in singing; AllExperts.com still hasn't separated "singing" from this category (it does not belong here). I answer a variety of questions. I have multiple music degrees and years of experience in the field. When asking your question: 1. Please be clear in your message. 2. Provide actual question(s). 3. Please keep it short and concise. 4. Save my one-question-per-day for someone else if you can find the answer on your own.
Experience in the area
15 years professional experience.
Education/Credentials
BME, BM, MM, ABD on DMA.
Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:
To appreciate something you must first understand it. If a style of music has not yet lost grasp of your interest or preference, try getting a deeper understanding of its meaning and purpose. This may find you with the freedom to appreciate and enjoy more styles of music than you thought was possible.
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Recent Reviews from Users
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| Leanne | 09/11/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Gabriel - thanks so much for the ..... |
| Megan | 04/30/09 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | THANKS! That information is VERY VERY helpful! ..... |
| Tonya | 04/25/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your insight ..... |
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| Saoirse | 03/15/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Gabriel
2009-09-09 theory:
Hello, Okay let's try this again, my web browser crashed right as I clicked "submit" to my response, now I have to rewrite this. Let's hope the browser holds up this time. If you spell C to C, 1
2009-04-28 Music and Concentration:
Hello, I can only speculate on this since I am neither a cognitive psychologist nor a neuroscientist, though as a professional musician who has been exposed to a plethora of styles of music I can expand
2009-04-22 how important are the rules for four-part harmony?:
Hello, Before I respond to your questions directly I want to start with saying one very important statement: You are the composer. In other words, you write what you want, how you want, these
2009-04-04 Inverting melodies:
Hello, It's the same note. There is no change in the first pitch within an inverted melody. All of the other pitches do change, yet the first pitch does not. If you are transposing the melody
2007-06-24 Keys:
Hello, "What famous songs that you know are set in a MODAL tone?" To be exact: every song. Even the major and minor keys are modes, though commonly not referred to by their synonymous names unless
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