Once you’ve written a musical idea, the next question is always: what now?

This episode continues from Part 1 and explores what happens after the first phrase is down on the page. We look at how small changes can create variation, how motifs begin to take shape, and how phrases naturally evolve.

This is less about starting from scratch, and more about learning what to do once something already exists — and how composing often begins to feel like responding to your own material.

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