People starting to compose often say 'I had an idea, but I'm not sure what to do with it'. In this video I take the simple 'chopsticks' piece everyone plays on the piano when they start out, and whizz through 50 quick ways you can develop it and come up with new composing ideas. Hopefully if you're a bit stuck with your composition there will be some tips in here that might help
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00:00 Intro
01:44 Melody
05:39 Harmony
15:05 Layering
17:47 Rhythm
24:43 Styles
28:30 Form
31:37 Meaning