Composing

Now put everything you’ve learned about electronic music together. Compose your very own song!

Rockit by Herbie Hancock

Jazz pianist Herbie Hancock’s composition Rockit. It fused and collaborated elements of synthesised electronic music, sampling, live percussion, and hip-hop influences, to create a truly fresh sound for the time.

Herbie Hancock is a renowned jazz musician who joined Miles Davis’ band in 1963. Davis taught Hancock the importance of experimentation, and about how you can achieve excellent results by letting the people working with you experiment as well.

Experiment to Compose a Song in Song Maker

Click this link to open Song Maker in Music Lab

How to Compose

In a song, there are typically two parts: verses and a chorus.

Think about “From the Tiny Ant”.

Verse
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From the tiny ant, to the elephant,
From the snake to the kangaroo.
From the common tern, to the crawling worm,
Care for them, it's up to you.

Chorus
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Care for them, it's up to you, care for them, it's up to you.
Care for them it's up to you, it's up, it's up, it's up to you!

Start Your Song With The Melody

Add a Contrasting Chorus

• Can you have bigger jumps than in your melody? Try mixing high and low notes rather than moving in step.
• Can you change the rhythm in the chorus? If you use lots of percussion sounds in the verse, try doing the opposite in the chorus.
• Experiment until you are happy!

Save Your Song

Go to Song Saver , log in and add your song.