Re-working non-forwarded pieces

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Re-working non-forwarded pieces

Post by smelterbox » Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:28 pm

I'm new here but am wanting to learn. Have been a member for a little over a year.

I'm curious about how often one re-writes a piece of music that was not forwarded. I see that there are often cycles of requests - and for some compositions I don't think they are ever completely "done." I do have a few that I am re-tooling in the hope that another opportunity to submit will be posted. :)

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Post by irthlingz » Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:32 am

I don't think there's any rule of thumb. I'd probably look at the previous critique(s) and see if I think I can and want to address the shortcomings they mentioned. If so, I'd re-write and submit it again when a similar listing comes up.

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Re: Re-working non-forwarded pieces

Post by cosmicdolphin » Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:02 am

RYount wrote:
Mon Nov 08, 2021 6:28 pm
I'm new here but am wanting to learn. Have been a member for a little over a year.

I'm curious about how often one re-writes a piece of music that was not forwarded. I see that there are often cycles of requests - and for some compositions I don't think they are ever completely "done." I do have a few that I am re-tooling in the hope that another opportunity to submit will be posted. :)

Thanks for the feedback,
Persoanally never because I always think I can do better than the last time, so I just write a new track

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Re: Re-working non-forwarded pieces

Post by ImJOEPRO » Fri Jan 28, 2022 12:23 pm

I would say if you really want that track to succeed then keep rewriting until you get it right. Something to consider might be even switching genres to make it work.

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Re: Re-working non-forwarded pieces

Post by fretman » Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:34 pm

I always re-work my pieces to make them better. Some of the re-worked pieces have subsequently been forwarded, too!

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Re: Re-working non-forwarded pieces

Post by Casey H » Sat Jan 29, 2022 2:24 pm

Any way you end up with a marketable piece of music is good, whether it's re-working an old one or starting from scratch. Anything and everything works at different times. No right answer. :D
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Re: Re-working non-forwarded pieces

Post by martinmichelson » Wed Sep 07, 2022 8:48 am

I find it is difficult to re-work a song especially when I like it like it is.

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Re: Re-working non-forwarded pieces

Post by WayneEdwardRoworth » Fri Sep 09, 2022 7:21 pm

It depends on the critique. If you didn't nail the request for "sounds like" the examples given and that was the only comment and the song is strong then re-submit. If there is any constructive criticism like "lyrics could improve", "recording is sub-standard", or any other negative then the song needs to be analyzed and improved upon.

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