https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJfvFqT9XV8
One of the most common things I hear from composers is "well I've found this nice idea, I really like it, but I just don't know what to do next, I don't kn

https://zweng.dev/Literature/@davidbrucecomposerVariation14Ways2020
In this video I look at the musical technique of Variation as a way of turning your initial idea into a larger piece. 00:51 Simple Melodic Variation 01:47 Simple Rhythmic Variation 02:26 Simple Harmonic Variation 02:53 Modal Variation 04:14 Variation as a Form 05:30 Variations over a harmony 07:45 .

https://music.tutsplus.com/how-to-write-theme-variations--cms-20558t
Variations can be thought of as repetitions of a theme with one or more musical aspects changed, either slightly or drastically. For example, you might play the theme in the exact same way, but instead of quarter notes in the accompaniment, you expand it to sixteenth notes. Or instead of using simple diatonic chords, you re-harmonize the theme

https://wiki.youngcomposers.com/Variation_Ideas
Cut it up: Take bits and pieces of the melody and create a new one. Change the rhythm: Try dotted eights and sixteenth or similar patterns. Also try changing to triplets or vice versa. Have the melody line pause or pick up at an unexpected spot or spots. Only use fundamental notes: Try a variation where you omit all notes but the fundamental

https://www.icancompose.com/course/how-to-compose-a-theme-variations/
Harmonise the theme. Use rhythmic augmentation and diminution. Discover how to fragment your theme. Retrograde and invert the melody. Vary the accompaniment style. Change the metre and key. Experiment with dynamics, tempo & articulation. Combine techniques to create unique variations. Learn how to take your composition to the next level.

https://tucuatro.com/learn/lessons/theme-and-variations-how-to-create-variation-and-interest-in-your-music/
TuCuatro. Theme and variations is a musical form that involves taking a simple musical idea, or theme, and creating variations of it through various techniques. One of the most famous examples of theme and variations is Mozart's "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" variations. In this piece, Mozart takes the simple melody of "Twinkle

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New Video: Variation: 14 Ways to Compose with One Idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJfvFqT9XV8

https://www.artofcomposing.com/form-development-and-variation-in-musical-composition
Form, Development, and Variation. I really look forward to working with you over the next couple of weeks to build some more skills towards composing longer pieces. Be sure to check your email, and add me to your contacts, so you don't miss out. You can add jon.brantingham@artofcomposing.com. One last thing, be sure to check out my podcast.

https://chordify.net/chords/variation-14-ways-to-compose-with-one-idea-david-bruce-composer
Chords: G, D, Gm, Em. Chords for Variation: 14 Ways to Compose with One Idea. Chordify is your #1 platform for chords. Includes MIDI and PDF downloads.

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408 likes, 4 comments - davidbrucecomposer on February 3, 2020: "New video out today! Variation: 14 Ways to Compose with One idea. Link in bio!"

https://www.composerofthemonth.com/theme-and-variations
Mozart did this with his 12 Variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Composers can also write their own theme and then write variations. The theme in the Haydn piece below even became the Austrian National Anthem. Sometimes a composer will use theme and variation form in a movement of a symphony or sonata (similar to a symphony but for one

https://weta.org/fm/features/classical-breakdown/theme-and-variations-4-types-and-what-listen
The fourth basic way to do variations is with melodic outline variation. This is when you keep the surrounding harmony basically the same, but you're embellishing, you're ornamenting, and you're playing with the melody. And this is probably the most familiar- sounding variation idea.

https://www.bestmusicteacher.com/download/vivien_variationtechniques_composers_improvisors.pdf
Melos. 4. 4. With only a small number of examples the following techniques or methods will be demonstrated: − Method 1: rhythmic change − Method 2: diminution − Method 3: omission and contraction − Method 4: external and internal expansion − Method 5: permutation and retrograde − Method 6: inversion and retrograde inversion. 1.

https://www.secretsofsongwriting.com/2017/11/10/theme-and-variations-as-a-songwriting-technique/
With each variation, something is changed, but within all the changes, the original tune is recognizable. As a songwriter, you're not likely to write a theme and variations in the traditional way, but you might use the technique in trying to come up with a better melody, or a better arrangement. Think of it this way: Joni Mitchell's "Both

https://sunshineandmusicblog.com/2019/04/22/theme-and-variation-made-easy/
The Introduction. I start by doing a quick introduction into what a theme and variations are. I show them and example of theme and variation in art (Andy Warhol's Campbells Soup pictures), and math (translating a shape on a grid) and finally music. Then we learn about how we can change the form, the pitch order or the rhythm of Hot Cross Buns

https://open.lib.umn.edu/musiccomposition/chapter/composing-a-theme-and-variations/
Composing a Theme and Variations. One of the foundations of instrumental music for the past four hundred years has been the composing of variations based on either a newly created theme or a melody from a folk song, the literature of sacred music, or another composer (past or present). We have already discussed a couple varieties of the genre

https://composecreate.com/a-good-melody-motives-composition-corner/
A good melody has one interesting motive (and sometimes a few more). A motive is a short musical idea. It is the shortest fragment of a melody which the listener can identify as a specific melody. Here are some examples of famous motives: Berstein's "There's a Place for Us". Beethoven's Fifth. Because constructing a good motive is so

https://www.classnotes.org/story/2020/03/27/what-is-theme-and-variation
EXPLORE (Option 1). For younger children or those who need a movement break, listen to the theme and each variation and use movement or a prop (scarf, ribbon, etc.) to move along with what you hear. EXPLORE (Option 2). For older children, follow along with the listening map below. Most of the variations are about a minute long.

https://www.artofcomposing.com/how-to-compose-music-101
The fastest way to learn composition is to memorize small fragments of music, and then learn to change and combine those fragments in very specific ways. The process of changing it, actually forces you to understand it. When I started Art of Composing in 2011, I had a loose idea of the things I needed to learn.

https://producerhive.com/songwriting/song-arrangement-tips/
These subtle variations really help to hold the listener's attention throughout the song. 2. Layer Sounds. Sometimes the key to an effective song arrangement isn't to throw a ton of parts into it but to reinforce the few elements that are already there. This technique is known as layering in music production.

https://flypaper.soundfly.com/write/4-ways-to-develop-your-musical-idea-into-a-full-arrangement/
Start very simply and every four measures, develop the orchestration a bit more, so it flourishes over time. 4. Motivic Development. Once you've chosen your main motif, you can compose further by manipulating your existing theme in a way that is still recognizable to your original motivic idea.

https://sites.google.com/tiffin.kingston.sch.uk/music/curricular-music/gcse-music/gcse-composing/gcse-theme-and-variations-composing-resources
Preparation. Create a score with 2 pianos. The first piano will play your composition. The second piano will be your 'guide stave'. Copy your chosen chord progression (including letter names and roman numerals) from the worksheet onto your guide stave. Repeat this chord progression a number of times (each repetition represents one variation).

https://dancespirit.com/variation-variations/
One of the great hallmarks of ballet is its reverence for the classics—which means generation after generation of ballerinas has performed the same iconic variations. A quick YouTube search for "Giselle Act I variation" or "Kitri Act III variation" will bring up clips of brilliant professional performances by stars like Alina Cojocaru and Natalia Osipova. And that's in addition to the

https://www.broadclothstudio.com/blog/how-to-make-a-colorblock-courthouse-steps-quilt
Here's one way you could divvy them up: Fabric A and Fabric B: (4) blocks each. ... If you're looking to make a quilt top using 14" finished Courthouse Steps block with 2" finished steps as described above, here's how many I would suggest sewing to make the following quilt sizes. ... And one last Idea: An easy variation idea.