Using Words for Improvisation and Composition

Composer Chris Lawry looks at helpful ways to spark creativity and combat writer’s block when composing music, including:

  • Starting with one of the three pillars of composition, rhythm, melody and harmony
  • Choosing a word and taking the letters that are the same as notes to start a melody or bassline
  • Building a rhythm through a call and response exercise

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