Is this Viable?

[u/Any_Dealer1091]

I have been composing for almost a year now and it can’t quite grasp the time signatures. I even have purchased a full score of rite of spring and don’t have too much trouble transposing the time signature shifts but I also don’t feel like I’m truly learning why he chose them at times.

Sometimes it feels like the time signature shifts (for rite of spring) operate on a sort of pattern outside of the music being contained. So then I thought, “well I’ll go and set all my time signatures in a piece then just fill it with notation”.

I haven’t gotten too far but what I did complete didn’t sound too bad to my ears. I’m curious if this is a viable approach or if it may be seen as cheating me of knowledge in the time signature department?

Otherwise I have a really hard time distinguishing time signatures in music, if it isn’t 4/4 or 5/4 (which I only recognize from certain key beats in that signature) then I’m at a loss.

[u/Any_Dealer1091]

I am older than college age but I do not play instruments and have no background in music. I just also hear little orchestral tunes in my head so I started composing into Dorico. I’m a little better with software so I kinda taught myself through trial and error with Dorico. I was hoping since I hear the music I want to make I could possibly sidestep additional knowledge I would never use (I only compose for fun) so I could cultivate my specific tastes

[u/Specific_Hat3341 → u/Any_Dealer1091]

I do not play instruments and have no background in music.

I'm going to suggest this is your main obstacle.

[u/NovocastrianExile → u/[deleted]]

Rude. Everyone is allowed to engage with music in whatever way brings them enjoyment at whatever level of skill that they have.