Composing Academy Blog

How to write a B Section

Imagine you’ve got your initial 8 or 16 bar main idea or A Section. Do you then find yourself stuck in a musical rut, unsure of where to go next?

When composing music, an effective contrasting B section can go a long way to helping you to ultimately sustain your listener's interest, as well as ...

Modulating - A Beginner's Guide

One of the topics I get asked to cover the most is modulating between different keys. So in today's newsletter I'll give a very basic introduction to the technique, with some examples from well known film scores, showing you how you can use it to add extra energy and excitement to your music.

So...