advice on how to continue or end this piece?

hi, I've been working on a simple jazzy tune. Looking for feedback and tips on how to end this piece. I am so close to finishing but can't find the right ending as usual...  🙂

I  am thinking to repeat the beginning melody with a slight variation and hopefully land on an ending I like?

Thanks in advance!

Hi @kaiyunmusic!

I really like this piece!  And I think it might just be one of your longer ones?  Which means that you must be progressing and getting better and more able to develop your pieces further!  I think there's no problem with ending a piece with a fade-out like you've done here.  You should also think about whether you want to end your piece on the home (or tonic) chord or if you want to wander into some alien sonority (which I sometimes like to do).  I think a ritardando at the end can make even the most outlandish and unusual harmonies sound conclusive (if you slow down at the end).  Thanks for sharing!

Hi @kaiyunmusic,

The music is really relaxing! For me I would just want the piece to keep simple by having existing chords used now! Maybe I will have the melody up an octave at the end would be enough for varieties! I would want the piece to keep going on and on and I imagine it will be played in a cafe or bookstore non-stop.

Thx for sharing!

Henry

hi @PeterthePapercomPoserand @Henry Ng Tsz Kiu thank you for the kind comments!!

I agree with both of you -  ritardando, tonal, relaxing cafe, looping melodies are what I have in mind. I'm glad the same ideas and feelings come across!

it's really nice to get feedback on this forum for improvement and a small confidence boost 🚀 I'm going to keep up with making more sketches, and pick a few of the best ones to share and develop !! 

Hello @kaiyunmusic

I love how friday-like this piece sounds, I think the mood is very appropriate and fitting. To continue this piece what I would do is return to the original melody with slight variations, then add another contrasting section with a flowing almost moto perpetuo melody (kind of the coda of Chopin’s barcarolle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crLaBkFzXHo&t=&487), and finally finish with the main theme in a kind of rondo form