Inspiration Tips

 First, you gotta get that feeling of what you plan to do. When you try to compose music, you should really try to relate to what kind of feeling you want your listeners to feel. Do you want your music to make people dance in some sort of way? Do you want your music to feel happy or sad? The answer lies in front of you.

 One great way to see which type of music you are best in is in your writing. Writing is a good way to test how well you know about that certain emotion. I lean towards brokenheartedness, sad emotions, and other stuff like that. If you want a sample, here is one: http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/500567

 Another good way to point out what music you can make, get out your instrument. It' doesn't have to be real-a plastic recorder, a MIDI software-ANYTHING you can use to make music-your own voice, your drums...just something. Try and make music from it. Any genre, any beat-just SOMETHING.

 Try to convey what kind of emotion of music are you playing. Happy? Sad? Depression? Love? Heartbreak? Hope? Relief? Heroic? Forever alone? Do you play it well? The type of emotion you can convey and speak with music the most is the feeling of music you lean over to most.

 Another way is to ask people for details. Now, don't go randomly asking people for music tips. They're going to be, "What?" or "Huh?" or "Don't ask me! I don't know what to do!" Rarely people are going to hum a melody to you if they have the guts to. Instead, ask your music loving people of their ideas. It wouldn't hurt to ask your closest friends or family, either. They might be more comfortable to hum a melody to you. They might even show you a couple of songs that they like from Youtube!

 That brings me to my next other way: getting on the internet for sample tunes. Going to Newgrounds and clicking on the type of genre of music you want to hear is a GREAT IDEA. There are many users who are willing to share their music in exchange for fame and popularity. You might cut and paste parts of songs into your own one.

 At some point, your head might play a little tune full of trombones and trumpets and other brass instruments. This is a perfect opportunity to try to memorize the tune you are playing in your head and convert it into a real melody. Now, a whole orchestra playing in your head or loud cymbals crashing may confuse you a LOT. What kind of sound do you recognize a lot more than others? An 8bit note? A violin? Drums? Whatever it is, try to limit the instrument size to one. I'm trying to talk about finding the melody with just the main instrument. You may add duets later. I have short-term memory loss, so this helps for others, too.

 Do you catch your fingers tapping on the table, making a fancy little tune? This is yet another great way to help make the melody of your song. Have one hand make the melody, and make the other the beat. What a great way to make music! Kids often move around and do this. I used to when I was a kiddo.

 As you can see, there are many possibilities to find inspiration for your music! Ask around people for more tips I never discovered or talked about!

 FreesiaRose

Edit Oct. 26, 2012

Hi, everyone! If the above tips won't work for you, here's another quick tip you can count on!

Think of a place, a country, a town, just some kind of area. Let's say that I take Asia.

All you do is search for Asia music, rather it be K-pop, ancient, idk...but let's say we're doing Ancient Asia. What instruments are in Ancient Asia music?

I think of the Koto and the Flute. You may also decide to research on Google, but any search engine is fine. If you need help on finding what instruments to use for your scenery, you can always comment or suggest instruments for someone! I need suggestions, too!

FreesiaRose

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