17607 / 18210 · Workshop 123 — Composing Outside Your Comfort Zone: How to Write in Unfamiliar Keys, Modes, Meters, and Tempos Without Losing Your Musical Identity← prev⊞ allnext →
123.255The environment audit
Ask yourself:
What conditions make me suddenly feel:
less musical?
- black-key-heavy keys?
- fast tempo?
- odd meter?
- sparse texture?
- no pedal?
- no chromaticism?
Those are:
training opportunities.