General Resources from Trinity College London

Using words for improvisation and composition

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Composer Chris Lawry looks at helpful ways to spark creativity and combat writer’s block when composing music, including:

  • Starting with one of the three pillars of composition, rhythm, melody and harmony
  • Choosing a word and taking the letters that are the same as notes to start a melody or bassline
  • Building a rhythm through a call and response exercise