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I played the notes and didn't recognize it, but maybe you can use this to help us help you figure it out...

There's a free site called Noteflight that lets you post notated music online and share it with others. A few weeks ago I used it myself to transcribe a melody and post a request in this subreddit. It took less than an hour for it to be solved.

The most popular one by a long shot is Sibelius, but it's relatively expensive (although there is a 30-day free trial going on). A free alternative to that is MuseScore, which is what I use, and find that it does practically everything that Sibelius does. If you want a cloud based software, try Noteflight, which is also free. I've never used it, but have had it recommended a few times, so it no doubt works pretty well.

I quit my High School's band last year. I understand why you did, as it can get pretty stressful sometimes. It's nice to have a bit of a break.

But just because you quit band, doesn't mean you have to quit music.

Personally, I enjoy writing music more than I do playing my Trombone, so I write music sometimes when Im bored. Noteflight is a great program for this and I would suggest getting into it. Now, I wasn't an All-State player, so it was a bit more ok for me to stop playing the trombone and hand it down to my little brother. For you, on the other hand, might want to either start taking lessons or take more of them now that you have some more time on your hands. Try to get some sheet music and practice at home. Write your own music and play it yourself, which is really fun and makes you feel good about yourself.

Like others have said, don't give up. Try harder to get back in if you can. If that fails, it might seem like the end of the world, but it isn't. Someone who is "best in the state good" doesn't need to stop just because of some fine print. Still be creative as you would be in band. Good luck, and I hope you feel better soon.

They're .midis, actually. What I do is I use an online program called Noteflight (you've likely heard of it) to notate my music, then export it as a .pdf, so I have a copy of the sheet music, and then as a .midi, which I then put into GarageBand to upload to SoundCloud. There's better notation software out there, but I like Noteflight for its relative simplicity, which is better for smaller scale works.

Also, if you ever want some advice on how to improve your pieces, just send them to me. I think I need to branch out a little bit more in music than just listening and writing.

Musescore, Noteflight, Finale Notepad, Musink... There's a ton out there.

People normally go with the first two, though.

Musescore

Noteflight

I'm not sure if this is helpful to you, but I started teaching myself how to compose when I was 13 with the use of a site called Noteflight. http://www.noteflight.com/login

The combination of an incredibly easy to learn software that quickly allowed me to start experimenting and the amazing community that's on that site helped me grow in my own composing tremendously. It's something that could be fun for your son to try out if he's interested. :) By the way, I think his music is beautiful, especially considering his age.

If you are looking for composing softwares, Noteflight is free for a few compositions, and you may want to check that out. Also, head over to /r/MusicEd? They may have better answers over there :)

I think the easiest option for transposition to a distant key would be to enter it into a notation program and have that transpose it for you. Noteflight is a free browser based notation app that is quite easy to use (it will take about five or ten minutes to get used to the note entry system).

Alright... Well here's the website. My username is 'BeavMcloud,' password is 'Zelda.' You can just go to the drum solo, listen to it, and when you go to the song editor, you could print it out too if you wanted. Also, if you listen to any of my songs, just know that my original music blows.
I don't care if anyone logs into this and fucks everything up. This website was just an experimental thing for me anyway.

> Maybe someone else could help track a free composition program down for you.

Noteflight is a browser based notation application that should be able to handle the requirements of your composition.

There are two that come to mind right off the bat, there's Noteflight which is in broswer but kind of hard to use. There is also musescore which is downloadable and way better. The reason I'm having a hard time transposing this is because of the time signature, it appears to change a lot with out calling to much attention to itself

Here's what I'm trying to figure out- when I send you a piece of music (or vice versa) what format makes the most sense?

As a bassist, this is what I mean when I say "tab":

example tab

This is useful for guitarists who can't read music.

Alternatively, I can just send you music. Example: noteflight is pretty cool, and this way you would have the full music (i.e. the music "source code") but that requires you to read music.

Alternatively, I can just send you a WAV or AIFF or MP3 or OGG or whatev file with the parts already composed. But then you are stuck using my sample, my effect, etc. I figure if we share the "raw" music it gives you more freedom to play and tweak on your end.

Or we can go the other way, you could send me a drum & bass only file, and then I could lay some synth over that and send it back.

Does this make any sense at all?

skip ahead to 4:00 and you will hear a jazzy little piano (synth). This bit here is all in the key of C, so it should harmonize with your song just fine. The issue is- would it fit the style? Probably not without some finessing.

tl;dr this is good stuff. How do we proceed?

EDIT: or- I could just YouTube myself playing keyboard now that I think about it