Modular Composing | Episode 01 | Key concepts

First of all, I don't think I can teach you composition. What I can do, is share the key concepts you could use to fill your box of tricks. Second, this video is about modular composing, which requires different skills compared to composing regular music. You don't have to worry about sound design when you compose for piano ( but you'll need to practise for many years to be any good). With a modular, you can only play one note at a time and you're completely responsible for both the creative process and building your own instrument from scratch.

Getting to know your modules can also take many years but it's not necessary to learn how to play with 10 fingers and/or read music notation. However, it definitely helps to have a basic understanding of notes and scales unless you're into composing abstract art. Composing - in my book - is combining sounds into an experience you'd enjoy and maybe even share. There are no rules and there's no genre police in modular. It's about telling stories, painting pictures and making sculptures. It's about you.

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