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This is the first talk about arranging, limited to the type of small ensemble that might have been found in the middle ages.

First we look at how Wagner made use of the chromatic harmony that we found in Schubert's work. After looking closer at some ...

This is the most important step in the more advanced stages of composition: writing a song in the style of Schubert, using the ...

The 20th century offers composers a wide range of technical opportunities. Anyone wishing to compose in a more simple style ...

It is possible to write without the aid of an instrument. Instruments can actually be detrimental to your composing. And it's not just ...

In this talk we apply the techniques of analysis to a larger composition, observing how small elements are used in a wider ...

In this video I explain the process that I have developed that starts with raw idea fragments generated by the Artificial Intelligence ...

This last talk shows how Mozart used material by J.C.Bach, whom he admired very much, to compose his first piano concerto.

This talk continues from the last, expanding the simple arrangement into a piece for unaccompanied choir, first in a homophonic ...

How do melodies work? We separate them into their tiniest fragments, examining phrases and cadences. We look for repeated ...

We have seen how harmony became more complicated in the 19th century. In this video we go on to look at jazz harmony in the ...

In this vlog, I show the techniques I talked about in the previous video on sketching. If you're interested in learning to compose, ...

Composing music 5 begins with the five-finger exercise and goes on to discuss minor scales and the seven steps of minor scales ...

Watch me compose as quick as I can in five minutes. The goal of this episode is to just show you what it's like to sit down and write ...

Have you ever wanted to compose but ran into writer's block? This episode gives you a few strategies to tackle this universal ...

In this episode, I talk about the basic idea, and why it's such a useful way to start your themes.

Putting snippets and skeletons together we can use elements of any composition to create new pieces.

Three composers will help us to look closer at more complex aspects of music since 1900: Bartók, Hindemith and Messiaen.

This final talk on the subject of arranging and orchestrating extends the Bach two-part invention to wind quintet and big band.

One of the most exciting challenges facing the composer is the opportunity to set a poem to music and create a song. This talk ...