Make More Music With Less: Work Smarter, Not Harder

11/07/2025 11 min

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What if you didn’t need more ideas—just better ways to develop the ones you already have? Let this inspire your own writing process. How to Develop Your Musical Ideas - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/how-to-develop-your-musical-ideas/COURSES 🔥 Mastering the Art of Harmonizing Melodies - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/IN1ic🔥 Creating Unique Chord Progressions - https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/QNxZY FIND ME ON🔥 Beyond Music Theory Blog - https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/blog/🎵 Online Lessons - ⁠https://www.beyondmusictheory.org/coaching/🎵 Online Music Courses - ⁠https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/📚 Beyond Music Theory eBook - ⁠https://courses.beyondmusictheory.org/b/5rWG 00:00 - Intro00:20 - The Reasons You Should Do It01:24 - Variations on a Melodic / Rhythmic Motif02:40 - Simplifying an Idea04:00 - Reusing Motifs in Different Sections04:48 - Developing a Motif05:50 - Reharmonizing Parts07:07 - More Ideas07:40 - Final Throughts 08:48 - Full Track + Guitar PlaythroughFEEDSPOT FEATURED LISTS – THE BEST MUSIC THEORY BLOGS AND PODCASTShttps://bloggers.feedspot.com/music_theory_blogs/https://podcast.feedspot.com/music_theory_podcasts/https://podcast.feedspot.com/music_composition_podcasts/ #MusicComposition #SongwritingTips #ComposingMusic #MusicTheory #MelodicDevelopment #ArrangementTips #CreativeProcess #BeyondMusicTheory #MusicianLife