Musical composition – Heather Fenoughty

14 October 20099 February 2022

How Important Is Formal Education To The Film Composer?

How important is a formal, relevant education to the film composer? And specifically media-related music degrees?

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11 June 200915 January 2025

How to Delegate Work and Do More of the Fun Stuff

So, yeah, if anyone can tell me how that's done, that'd be ace. I'm rubbish at delegating. I'm of the school of thought that, if you want something done properly, do it yourself. To be honest, in my home life this has led to numerous DIY blunders. But in the case of music composing and …

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6 April 200918 October 2023

Composing Music Tips: Find Your Voice

Composing music is all about communication: communicating mood, intention, pace, atmosphere, character, movement... but how do you communicate all these things without finding your own voice? In thinking about more composing tips to discuss, it occurred to me that I was describing some of the techniques that I like to use, that sound right to …

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