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• Guidelines for Composing by Dr Trevor Pearce
• A practical guide to musical composition?(pdf) 
  Alan Belkin's text, A practical guide to musical composition, is the first of a series of four books he has written on the art of composition.
• Composers talk about inspiration (2MBS-FM article)
  Three leading Australian composers talk about inspiration.
• Composition method (Stephen Lalor)
  Composer Stephen Lalor writes about his composition process.
• Planning a two minute composition
  Composer Matthew Hindson discusses ways to plan a composition.
• You mean I have to notate it?
  Tips for using computer software to notate your composition.
• How can computers assist me with my composition?
  Information on free sequencing and notation programs.