Bradley University Compose the Semester

  Compose 20 seconds of music for solo bass clarinet.

Compose 20 seconds of music that includes two different chromatic predominant chords. Consult your theory textbook or a colleague if you need more information about these chords. Thanks to our distinguished composer, Seth, for inspiring today's prompt!

Write a melody for a wind instrument to go with your 12-bar blues chords from yesterday’s prompt. Upload both the melody and piano accompaniment. Thanks to David for today's prompt!

Create a chord progression in the 12-bar blues style for solo piano. Choose a key that has an accidental in its name (ie: Bb or f#). Thanks to David for today's prompt!

Compose a 16 measure melody that depicts two separate characters having a dialogue. Thanks to Dawson for submitting today's prompt!

  Compose 20 seconds of music for solo snare drum.

   Compose a theme for a hero. (Prompt derived from Jonah Sendlin recommendation)

Compose 20 seconds of music that depict a chase scene.

  Compose 20 seconds of music that depict royalty.

Compose 20 seconds of music that sounds like birds. (Prompt by Distinguished Composer, Seth Metcalfe)

 Compose 20 seconds of music that sounds like the emotion of love.

Using a Digital Audio Workstation or notation software, create the following sound effects that can be used in a video game: extra life, power up, victory sound, danger sound, and time running out warning. If you use a DAW, consider using GarageBand, Logic, Reaper, Audacity, or Cubase. I suggest finding one that is free or has a trial period. For today’s prompt upload audio files instead of notation. Thanks to David for today's prompt!

  Compose 20 seconds of music that depict a train. Thanks to Xavier for today's prompt!

Compose 20 seconds of music based on two separate musical gestures. Thanks to Dawson for today's prompt!

Compose 20 seconds of music fit for a funeral. Thanks to Andy for today's composing prompt!

  Compose 20 seconds of music for solo trombone.

Today you will create two variations on your original piano theme. One variation must elicit a new key in a contrasting mode (if your theme was major this will be minor), and one variation will be a simplifying variation where one hand thins out to showcase the other hand. Consult your theory textbook or a colleague if you need more information about these variations. For today’s post, upload the theme and all six variations. Feel free to reorder the variations into a grouping that makes the most musical presentation.

Today you will create two variations on your original piano theme. One variation will be chromatic, meaning the harmonies will change, and one variation will be topics, meaning it evokes a certain character or style. Consult your theory textbook or a colleague if you need more information about these variations. For today’s post, upload the theme and these two variations.

Today you will create two variations on yesterday’s piano theme. One variation will be figural and one variation will be textural. Consult your theory textbook or a colleague if you need more information about these variations. For today’s post, upload the theme and two variations .

Create an eight measure theme for piano. Be sure to include clear harmonies throughout this theme.