5 WAYS TO START A COMPOSITION

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MUSIC COMPOSITION 101

In this series, you’ll discover how songs are built from the ground up — and how you can start creating your own with confidence. I’ll walk you through five powerful ways to kickstart a composition, and how all the musical elements fit together to make a complete song. By the end, you’ll have five fresh, go-to approaches that make ‘uninspired’ a thing of the past

CHAPTER 1 - HOW TO START FROM DRUMS

1.1 The 5 components of a song

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1.2 Song form

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1.3 Drum programming

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1.4 Chord progression p1

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1.5 Chord progression p2

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1.6 Bass

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1.7 Melody

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1.8 Atmosphere

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1.9 Loops

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1.10 Arrangement

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1.11 Lyrics

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1.12 Bridge

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1.13 Transitions

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CHAPTER 2 - HOW TO START FROM A MELODY

2.1 Melody p1

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2.1.1 Melody p2

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2.2 Drums

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2.3 Bass

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2.4 Atmosphere

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2.5 Layering

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2.6 Arrangement

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2.7 Vocals

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2.8 Loops

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CHAPTER 3 - HOW TO START FROM A LYRIC IDEA

3.1 Lyric idea

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3.2 Chords

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3.3 Drums

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3.4 Atmosphere

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3.5 Arrangement

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CHAPTER 4 - HOW TO START FROM A SAMPLE

4.1 Sample

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4.2 Drums

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4.3 Rhythm

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4.4 Atmosphere

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4.5 Arrangement

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4.6 Lyrics

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CHAPTER 5 - HOW TO START FROM CHORDS

5.1 Atmosphere

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5.2 Drums + rhythm

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5.3 Lead

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5.4 Arrangement

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