Have you ever found yourself stuck in a rut, creating chord progressions that seem to wander aimlessly without a clear sense of direction or purpose? The secret to crafting compelling, meaningful …
Small Ternary Form
Small ternary form is a great way for you to create a three part piece. It follows a simple structure, A-B-A', but built into it is a set of very useful techniques that you can use to add logic and …
Musical Periods Unleashed!
Musical Periods Like me, you have probably been frustrated composing phrases that sound "off". Maybe they feel like they ended too soon, or don't sound complete. If this has happened to you, keep …
Composing with Small Binary Form: An Introduction for Composers
Small Binary Form, or often just called Binary Form, is a musical form consisting of two main sections, labeled A and B, each of which is typically repeated. This fundamental form has been used for …
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What is a Phrase in Music?
Categorizing music by form, is hierarchical in nature. At the smallest usable scale is the motive or motif. The motive is usually a few beats, and gives you small characteristic atoms of music to …
Warning: The Composing Secret Mozart Didn’t Want You To Know
Musical Sketches - Mozart's Dirty Little Secret Mahler did it. Beethoven did it. Even... gasp... Mozart did it. What am I talking about? Sketches. I think we can all agree that these three …
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