How to compose (a starting point)?

1. What is a starting point in music?
2. What materials do you need to start composing?
3. How do you get into composing?
4. How does a Compose work?

What is a starting point in music?

Musical starting points can come from anywhere. Visual imagery, shapes, phrases, colours, words, sounds, moods, characters – there are so many possible starting points.

What materials do you need to start composing?

Materials Needed

• Something to record your ideas, such as a cassette tape recorder, minidisc recorder, or internal mic on your computer.
• Something to notate your composition, like music paper and a pencil or a notation program such as Sibelius or Finale.
• A musical instrument (optional)

How do you get into composing?

To get better at music composition you need practice. A music composition practice schedule should consist of a combination of several musical activities and exercises working together.

1. Listen (even if you don't like it)
2. Score Read and Analyse.
3. Learn Music Theory.
4. Play an Instrument or 2.
5. Sing and Train your Ears.

How does a Compose work?

Composers create and arrange musical scores for anything that requires a soundtrack. ... Composers work to arrange technical aspects of each recording like harmony, rhythm, melody and tone, and then perfect them with highly technical recording equipment and software packages.