Weekly Themes

For weeks 1-3, you'll be provided by a daily prompt that you will need to compose to. Each week there is a theme (listed below) that will act as a framework within which to compose.You're responsible for all decisions about instrumentation, speed, repetition, etc... The goal of each day is to have a short piece completed. Short is a very relative term here, since certain tempos can make a 4 chord progression last a measure or several pages. Use discretion on what you think short is, but the target is to complete musical thought and not to compose large pieces. In addition to the daily prompt, a secondary stretch goal will be available for those wanting to add some additional challenge to their pieces

On week 4, you'll be provided a much broader and more artistic prompt (think along the lines of "A piece that shows happiness blossoming from despair") and will be asked to pull structures and motifs from 3 of the pieces you've completed over the month in order to represent that concept. This piece is meant to be long (again, composer discretion here) and will take the entire week to compose; 3 movements to explore the concept would nicely align with pulling 3 prior pieces as motifs.

Weekly Prompt Descriptions

Week 1 : Harmonies

The daily prompt will be written in chords (e.g. C - D - G - C)

Week 2 : Melodies

The daily prompt will include a short melodic phrase that should be the central motif of your piece. The rhythm is free to be adjusted but should still resemble to original (i.e. variations are permitted and even encouraged!)

Week 3 : Rhythm

The daily prompt will contain a specific rhythm. This rhythm should be the main focus of your composition and