Composition focus: Completion. Now combine everything into a short piece. Your composition should include: - Clear home - Motion away - Tension - Resolution - At least two phrases Example Structure: - Phrase 1: Home → Away - Phrase 2: Tension → Resolution 8–16 bars is perfect. It does NOT need to be complex. It needs to be intentional. Final Reflection: What part of your piece: - created the most tension? - felt the most satisfying to resolve? - surprised you the most? You didn’t just practice theory. You composed music with direction. That’s the skill that separates guessing from creating.

Composition focus: Contrast. Change just one note to shift emotion. Example: C – E – G (major sound)C – E♭ – G (minor sound) Try writing one phrase in each. Notice how one note changes the entire mood. This is composer-level thinking.

Composition focus: Musical sentences. Create two phrases: - - Phrase 1 feels unfinished - - Phrase 2 feels finished Example:Phrase 1: C – D – E – F – G Phrase 2: G – E – D – C Think: - Question → Answer - Comma → Period This is structure.

Composition focus: Release. Take yesterday’s phrase and resolve it clearly. Example resolution: B → C G – F – E – D – C Listen to how different this feels compared to Day 2. Resolution only works because tension existed first.

Composition focus: Introduce instability. Now, choose a note that feels like it strongly wants to resolve back to home. Example tension notes (in C): B, F, or D Write a phrase that leans on that note. Example: G – A – B – B – A Pause on the tension. Don’t resolve yet. This is the emotional peak.