How I wish COMPOSING was explained to me as a student

People starting to compose often say 'I had an idea, but I'm not sure what to do with it'. In this video I take the simple 'chopsticks' piece everyone plays on the piano when they start out, and whizz through 50 quick ways you can develop it and come up with new composing ideas. Hopefully if you're a bit stuck with your composition there will be some tips in here that might help SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ON PATREON   / davidbruce   DAVID BENNETT PIANO has made a companion video all about the history of the Chopsticks piece itself. Check it out here:    • Where did the Chopsticks piano piece come ...   MERCH: The harmonic series t-shirt https://david-bruce-composer.creator-... other merch: https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/da... Follow me on Instagram:   / davidbrucecomposer   Follow me on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/davidbruceco... David Bruce Composer Spotify Playlist: https://tinyurl.com/y798swcy My 2nd YouTube Channel:    / @dbc2   David Bruce Scores Channel    / @davidbrucescores   00:00 Intro 01:44 Melody 05:39 Harmony 15:05 Layering 17:47 Rhythm 24:43 Styles 28:30 Form 31:37 Meaning