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Welcome to...
the Composer's Challenge

A guided composition challenge designed to turn musical ideas into finished music.

What is a Composer's Challenge?

How a Challenge Works (Start to Finish)

A Composer’s Challenge is a guided composition exercise built around a small set of creative rules.

Each challenge begins with clear criteria — such as a style, technique, or limitation — followed by a live or guided writing process where the piece is developed step by step.  You’ll see how the criteria shape the music, hear the finished result, and then be invited to try the challenge yourself and share your work

Past Composer's Challenges

Each challenge focuses on a specific musical idea, style, or technique, and stands alone
— you can start with any one that interests you.
In the 50's
Gentleness
The Quartal Reef
Anaconda
Bouncing Along
We Mean Business
Webspinner Challenge
Running late Challenge
Stars Above Challenge
Baroque Allemande in D Major Challenge
Bean Burrito Challenge

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