Young Composers:Site Structure

The Site Structure page exists to inform contributors of content and functionality that has not yet been covered on the Young Composers site. If you would like to contribute to or begin a new article on the wiki, you may either click one of the red links on this page to begin the corresponding article or use the form below. Type the desired article name into the box, then click Submit. Please note that if you choose an article name which already exists, you will be taken to the edit screen for that article.

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Wiki

This section may list articles that need attention or have not yet been created. Feel free to contribute to our site but also be sure to adhere to our guidelines.

Standardization

• Basic editing guidelines and standards (WIP)
• Input new item here.

Instruments

List which instrument articles needed here:

Musical Form

The following do not but should exist:

• Rhapsody
• Dance - UPDATE: since these aren't forms per se, this is just a list of articles that really should be written. A To-Do List. JAW
• Ballet
• Opera

Music theory lessons/random article suggestions

Scales and Keys
Major scales	C major, C-sharp major, D-flat major, D major, E-flat major, E major, F major, F-sharp major, G-flat major, G major, A-flat major, A major, B-flat major, B major, C-flat major.
Minor scales	C minor, C-sharp minor, D-flat minor, D minor, D-sharp minor, E-flat minor, E minor, F minor, F-sharp minor, G-flat minor, G minor, G-sharp minor, A-flat minor, A minor, B-flat minor, B minor, C-flat minor.
Modal scales	Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian.
Jazz scales	Blues scale, Bebop scale, Altered scale, Lydian dominant scale/Acoustic scale, Phrygian dominant scale.
Other types	Whole tone scale, Pentatonic scale, Octatonic scale/Diminished scale, Chromatic scale, Quarter-tone scale.

• Quartal and quintal harmony
• Tertian harmony
• Secundal harmony
• Polychord
• Tone Cluster
• 4'33"
• Polytonality
• Polymodality
• Octotonicism or better, Octotonic scale
• Hendrix chord
• Dominant seventh (chord) Please don't make articles for each and every individual root like we are doing with scales.
• Harmonic seventh (chord)
• Circle of fifths
• Time signature
• Modulation - common practice "Why do we use tonic-dominant-subdominant relations... ect."
• harmony/intervals
• "WHY do we use rules? (common practice, or other)"
• Discussion on the aesthetic values of music

Dictionary Project

Music Dictionary - this is ready to go full blast, start adding your definitions!

Spelling and Pronunciation Guide - we need more people that know IPA and proper pronunciation!

Stubs and Wanted pages

Bored? If you'd like to expand on pre-existing articles, see:

• Category:Stubs
• Category:Profilestubs

If you'd like to start a new page, here's a list of articles that have been linked to but have yet to be written:

• Special:Wantedpages

Site

This section outlines any plans or suggestions for update across the entire Young Composers site regarding features and functionality.

The Board

-Note to editors: Please create all pages that discuss site features as projects. i.e. Young Composers:Page name

• Young Composers Music Forum
  • Off Topic
  • Upload Forums
  • Discussion
  • Contests and Games
  • Interactive
  • Technological
  • Board
  • Archive

Social Network

Search Engine and how to rank your music

Your contributions to the Wiki may improve your search ranking so that you gain more exposure as a composer!

YC Store

(guess what, we are going to sign a deal with Hal Leonard, a music distributor! So we will be selling various products such as Finale/Sibelius)

Users that contribute to the Wiki may be entitled to discounts at the YC Store!