Art of Composing

Learn to Express the Music Inside You

Crystallize your music theory and learn advanced elements of composition not taught anywhere else.

Workflow Tip – Change mac function keys automatically with Fluor

February 11, 2019 By Jon Brantingham 4 Comments

In Dorico on mac, F3 should open the mixer, not launch mission control. Fluor fixes that.

Build Your Craft: Learn the Melody and Chord Progression in Mozart’s Lacrimosa

June 15, 2018 By Jon Brantingham 3 Comments

Want to make fast progress? Finding cool chord progressions from great music, and internalizing will give you a huge repository of ideas to pull from in your own music.

Feeling Stuck Composing? You’re Probably Not Defining Creative Problems.

August 19, 2017 By Jon Brantingham 2 Comments

Defining creative problems is a powerful tool for growth as a composer. You’re probably not doing it right. Here’s how.

What Are Inversions

September 20, 2017 By Jon Brantingham 2 Comments

What are harmonic inversions? If you’re not using them, you run the risk of writing very boring progressions and pieces.

Composing Without An Instrument

September 19, 2017 By Jon Brantingham Leave a Comment

It is possible to write without the aid of an instrument. Instruments can actually be detrimental to your composing. And it’s not just instruments. DAWs, notation software, and virtual instruments all get in the way of the pure ideas we have. Find out why.

Music and Time: Theme Types

September 18, 2017 By Jon Brantingham Leave a Comment

The two main theme types, the sentence and the period have somewhat different musical goals. In this episode, I talk about how I use them in my own composing.

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What Are Inversions

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