Author's Response:
Oh, what an excellent review. You clearly know what you're talking about musically, because it is, in fact, the melody that frustrated me about this piece. It's just so mediocre! And it has so much potential to be a really beautiful piece. I wrote it late at night, you know? I just wanted it to be done.
All of my piano pieces are somewhat short; you're right. The only reason is laziness, I suppose, but in my defense, it's a lot of tedious work to go through every note in a piece and compress it,velocitize it, EQ it, slave the tempo and shelf... make it sound at least somewhat like a real piano. The FL keys sound terrible on their own, and I just won't allow myself to have a sone I write sound that shitty - and they don't even sound that great when they're done.
But back to your critique - I think what you said is very insightful, even if I was already aware of it as a flaw. To be honest, I probably won't go back to this piece (when I finish a song, I tell myself I will, but have yet to do so), but I will keep what you said in mind for future pieces.
Thank you, not just for your review, but for the thought you put into it. If you have any work for me to score, I will do so!
