Mathew Arrellín

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I'm a composer of contemporary music. I also teach private lessons composition! Visit my website to see my offerings or inquire about scores and/or parts.

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I scored the opening scene of this classic silent film

Mathew Arrellin - Streams II for piano (2025)

USC Thornton Percussion Group performs Breathless by Mathew Arrellin

Composer Chaya Czernowin on Embracing Risk, Musical Creatures, and Warping Musical Space

Entangling Sound, Self, and Movement Niki Harlafti on Her Interdisciplinary Practice

Alex Mincek on Form, the Elasticity of Time, and Repetition

José-Luis Hurtado Bridging Sound and Vision in Composition

Inside Eric Wubbels’ Music Process, Improvisation, and Meaning Today

Composer Anna-Louise Walton on the Art of Working with Limited Materials

Mathew Arrellin - Umbra (2017) for amplified chamber quartet

Mathew Arrellin - Metasomatic Bifurcations (2018) for cello solo

10 Essential Lessons for Composers

Ten Musical Fragments to Make You Smile, Laugh, or Cry

Mixing Keys, Tonalities, and Time Signatures in Dorico

Master String Harmonics in Dorico

Dorico Shortcuts to Compose Faster

Dorico Solved This Massive Finale Problem

Good news for Finale users but...

Finale is Officially Dead

I can't keep composing like this

How to Instantly Make Your Scores Easier to Read (Finale)

Composer Explains Open Form in Music

Composer Shows How to Give Form to Your Musical Ideas

This is what you need to start composing

This is Exactly How I Would Start Composing

Start Composing Like This

Introduction to Musical Composition

How Composers Think About Musical Form

Overcoming Writer's Block for Composers

Deep Dive into Musical Intervals