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Composition Exercise #201

Build a fractal instrument.


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Posted on October 10, 2018October 8, 2018Tags composition, composition exercise, exercise, fractal, instrumentLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #201

Composition Exercise #200

Sing the liner notes.


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Composition Exercise #199

Take AJ Jacobs’ Thanks a thousand concept

and apply it to your favourite piece of music gear.


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Posted on October 5, 2018September 19, 2018Tags AJ Jacobs, composition, composition exercise, exercise, gear, gratitude, production chain, Thanks a thousandLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #199

Composition Exercise #198

Misheard melodies.


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Posted on October 3, 2018September 19, 2018Tags composition, composition exercise, exercise, glitch, glitch art, misheard, misheard lyricsLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #198

Composition Exercise #197

Produce a broadway adaptation of Max Neuhaus’ LISTEN.


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Composition Exercise #196

Sing and perform Meshuggah’s „Born in Dissonance“ with a pacifier in your mouth.


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Posted on September 28, 2018September 28, 2018Tags composition, composition exercise, exercise, Meshuggah, pacifier, performanceLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #196

Composition Exercise #195

Listen with your ears closed.


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Composition Exercise #194

Electronic musicians,

learn to play an acoustic instrument

so you’re prepared for a time after a reliable electric grid.


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Composition Exercise #193

Use distortion on everything except the guitars.


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Composition Exercise #192

Write a Thank You letter to someone who influenced your own growth as an artist.


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Posted on September 19, 2018August 25, 2018Tags composition, composition exercise, exercise, growth, letter, mentor, thank youLeave a comment on Composition Exercise #192

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