When I began composing this song, I started with a motif- the few notes of melody on which a song is based. Next, I messed around on the keyboard until elaborated the melody, added a B section, and returned to the original motif. Finally, my piano teacher helped me add the left-hand harmony. When I was choosing the title for my piece, I tried to think of something that sounded dreamy and warmly peaceful. If I had to describe this composition to a hearing impaired person, I would probably describe it as a mellow, buttery yellow, soothing and relaxed. https://soundcloud.com/user-28081890/slipping-into-sunbeams/s-yR6ue
Symphony in C Major, by Sage Millen, 11
I am the one who composed and performed this piano piece on the recording. I composed it last year. It is in the key of C Major and it was inspired by technique because my piece has a lot of hidden scales and triads in it. Listen to the piece on SoundCloud here. For those of you who play an instrument, can you make out the hidden scales and triads? Have you ever written any music of your own? What inspires you? Sage Millen, age 11, Vancouver, BC
