How To Use Experimentation To Improve Your Music

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
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[@TarynEverdeen]

SO many good ideas in here - something very liberating about trying to create something bad, takes the pressure off that we put on ourselves to always create something great

[@EarOpener]

Yes - its all about the process ☺️ - experimenting can open up new possibilities

[@aom6397]

Ah I love the oblique strategies, what a pleasure to hear Brian discuss them. Enjoyed this, thanks for the tip!

[@EarOpener]

you are very welcome EO

[@Katmat87]

Amazing insight about Once in a life time! Never heard that before

[@EarOpener]

and an amazing example of creativity within limits - a two note bassline through the whole track EO

[@faroukadil3583]

Amazing Video And Such A Lovely Interviews .

[@EarOpener]

Thank you! EO

[@anastasia_fineapple]

This was sooo useful and engaging. Thanks for creating that kind of content!

[@EarOpener]

So pleased you enjoyed it - hope your experiments lead you somewhere interesting and satisfying! EO

[@anastasia_fineapple]

@@EarOpener thank you so much :) i hope as well 😊