Composing

Christmas Carol Contest for Composers

I received this information about the sixteenth Christmas Carol contest and was thrilled that this years' instrumentation is SATB plus piano! The deadline to enter [...]

Composing in Alaska?

I received information on what seems to be a beautiful opportunity to compose in Alaska. Here is that information: 2013 Composing in the Wilderness Field Seminar A [...]

Composition Competitions for Students

Here is a list of some of the composition competitions of which I am aware. If you know of others, please leave them in the [...]

Women Composers: Composition Competitions

If you are a woman composer and are looking for some competitions that are not restricted especially to younger composers, then take a look at [...]

Finale Notation Products

My students just finished their week of our Songwriting Workshop and we used Finale Notepad 2012 [...]

Summer Camp for Junior Composers

Someone recently told me about an excellent summer opportunity for jr. composers called The Junior Composers Institute. JCI will be held this year from [...]