My composition lessons normally have a pretty clear focus and a definable outcome. As a general rule they are creating music for a film or using found sounds as stimuli for pieces of music. However, sometimes between bigger projects (often at the beginning or end of a term) I like to give my students a challenge: against-the-clock composition.
Composing at speed is quite a skill and some students love it, while others absolutely hate it: they like to let ideas brew and really hone an idea before it develops into a fully-fledged composition. However, being forced to compose at speed begins to develop skills in meeting deadlines and simply getting something done. Don’t worry about if it’s perfect – it probably isn’t – work with it anyway.
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