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[rexpotam]

Hello,

First of all, thank you for the registration.

My pen name is Rex Potam (no, this is not my real name). I am French, so please excuse my English…

I found the Compose Forums site address in a book I am currently reading, A Practical Guide to Becoming a Composer: A wealth of advice, tips, strategies, and examples by Arthur J. Michaels.

Even though I am not very young, I started composing only a few years ago, so I guess I am still "junior" :-)

I don't have any degree or formal education in music, but I have been singing in a choir for thirty years. I stopped in 1995 for professional reasons — but I found my own way in music by starting composing.

I started by a few songs but now I feel more like composing "serious" music. I have written a few nocturnes, two fantasies, and one organ concerto. I am currently writing a Requiem and just started a piano concerto too. All during pastime because I work in something else entirely.

You can check out my work on my own web site (mostly in French, sorry, I still need to flesh out the English part) here: https://rex-potam.cadrian.net

I also have YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6OJkrtylE8RtGv39SiVv4w

Looking forward having great discussions with seasoned composers!

Cheers to all,

Rex Potam

[Jerry Engelbach]

Hello "Rex,"
 
Welcome to the Forum.
 
Sorry, I don't speak French. But one or two other people here do.
 
Your writing in English is excellent.
 
You'll find that Arthur Michaels, writer of the book you mentioned, is a regular contributor here.
 
Cheers,
Jer

[mjf1947]

Welcome,

Interesting music .......................

Please remember to post scores with your music files. 

Admin

[whitebark]

Welcome to Compose Forums 

Jay

[RJB54]

Welcome.

[gogreen]

Hello, Rex Potam! Welcome to the forum, and thank you for buying my book! I hope you're getting a lot out of it. This forum is a good place to get beneficial feedback on your work.

Art

[rexpotam]

Thanks all for the warm welcome.

Arthur, yeah, I am reading your book and it is indeed interesting. Too early to see all the benefits of course, but at least this forum is a good starting point ;-)

Admin, thanks for the reminder. My primary material is scores. I use software to write it (NoteWorthy Composer). I consider my interpretations as demos at best (mostly computer-generated, from the scores, except sung parts of course). Except for the covers, the scores are always available on my site (CC-BY-SA).

Rex Potam

[sandalwood]

Welcome

[Michel.R.E]

If you are going to post music here, you an attach a PDF file of the score directly to your post.
Only forum members have access to this type of file, guests viewing the forum do not.
After a certain time these files also get automatically deleted from the forum so they are not permanently archived on the forum.