Experimenting: why it's for everyone

Get advice from leading composers on ways that experimenting can help you improve your music and compositions - even if the music you are making is not ‘experimental.’.

Experimenting – being curious and open to trying new ideas – is something that all the musicians we spoke to love to do. A small experiment can open a whole new set of possibilities that sets you off on a totally new creative path.

Featuring interviews with Brian Eno, Carly Paradis, Cassie Kinoshi, Ed O’Brien, Errollyn Wallen, Lowkey, Isobel Waller-Bridge, Tristan Landymore & Yazz Ahmed.

0:00 Intro
3:30 Experimenting isn't just for experimental music
4:55 Try a wild card
7:40 Oblique strategies
10:27 Is it really a mistake?
12:56 Event the tiniest experiment can have a massive effect
13:48 Investigate your software
16:02 Anything can be musical material

About Ear Opener

Ear Opener is a series of free video masterclasses that demystify the process of writing music. It combines simple, accessible explanations of the tools that people who write music use everyday, with honest discussion about the creative process.

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