composition help!!!

presuming aptitude and/or interest...shouldn't you be finding a way?
if you literally have no clue, why do you have to or why would anyone ask you to write a score?
since you're a music student, you must have been given some learning materials or teaching.
how to approach a composition is different for everyone and every situation.
start with an idea.

If he said he has to write a score, I doubt drum loops would be appropriate. I would say start by mapping out overall details, like approx length, instrumentation, form, etc. Then get into the details of creating melodies, themes or other material. Big to small is usually the best way to go. And remember, you don't necessarily need to start at measure one. If you have a great idea, write it down, and build toward it.

If the question is what is a 6/8 meter and how do you write in it. You would need to go back to square one and learn those basics before attempting any composition. (It is basically a duple [2] pattern with three eighth notes per beat.)

ORIGINAL: mcourter

If you have to do a project in 6/8, do not, I repeat, DO NOT READ THIS THREAD:

http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=1192364

I'm really sorry to do that to you.
Mark

you beat me to it.

man, that was mean.

wise man say: become one with your confusion

ORIGINAL: samhoff
("My Favorite Things" keeps coming to me, I wish it would be a cooler song instead)

Coltrane thought that song was totally cool.

ORIGINAL: aaronk

Coltrane thought that song was totally cool.

How do we know? He made a great recording of it. But can we infer from that his own subjective impressions of the original?

Yes, we can. I don't imagine he would have done the song had he not thought it was cool.
And since he can't support the notion, we can infer anything we please.

ORIGINAL: music_student07

hi group,

i have to write a score in 6/8. i am a beginner and have no clue where to start. any advice?

thanks.

Count to four but stop at 3.... then start at one again. Or just count to 6 and forget all that 4 stuff anyways.

Seriously .. If you're doing pop or rock music...start the kick on 1 and the snare on
the four, that might get you started.

Listen to Zeppelin's first album. At least three 6/8 tunes on there.

Hey, Bonzo's Ghost:

Nice to know some of you old timers are still around! :)

contact,

The short answer to your question: Yes. Having been a musician most of my life has given me the chance to see most common signatures as well as some unusual types. Do you know what Rubato is?

Contact,

Sorry for my misunderstanding. In the lower right side of the box you are indicated as replying to me. No offense intended on my part. Due to the particulars of the original question, it seemed to me music_student07 is already a composer/arranger learning how to use music software. Wish I had the benefit of even basic notation software when I was studying Music Theory and Practice. :)

PS:
You are correct about Rubato. Rubato is Italian meaning "freedom or irregular rhythm against a steady accompaniment; hence, a type of Agogic Accent." It is usually written in by the composer as a cue for the musician(s) and not intended as spontaneously used throughout an entire composition, unless specified. Rhubarb might be used in a pastry. LOL