Hi I'm new to this forum.
I've been playing lots of instruments, but I have never composed a full piece before. I sometimes come up with an interesting melody, but I don't really know how to add stuff to it. I know general music theory, scales, chords, intervals, modes. But I haven't studied counterpoint, or harmonization much. Are those really helpful??
What is the best helpful skill you should have to compose music? When I comopse, I tend to compose really easy melodies. I think it's because I want to understand what I am doing when I compose. How do you make an interesting melody? Do you just play random stuff until you find something cool? or Do you compose melodies based on skills you have, eg scales, chords.
Sooo, All I want to ask you is how can I improve my composition skill?
