Write intentionally

Think of a vision or a specific sound you want for a piece of music. Think about the different ways you could achieve that using harmony, melody, timbre, and rhythm. Choose the specific musical ideas that will give you that specific sound.

That’s writing intentionally.

Often writing music can feel mechanical at times because you’re following the muscle memory you’ve built up over years of practice.

If you take a step back from that, step back from your instrument, and think of a specific sound you want to create first, you’ll break that cycle of mechanical writing.

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