Grades 9-12 2024/25

Made this at lunch one day, didn't have time to mix well but thought it was tough. First time making a house type beat so just making sure i even did that right. Let me know if I'm tone deaf! Used lots of basic effects like reverb, compression, the fruity limiter, and delay, but also some fancy ones like portal (there are more but I forget them). Trying to find vocal samples to chop for these things is a pain too. Oh I also use FL studio. I also had to convert from wav. to mp3 with a crappy online thingy so it might sound bad because of that.

Atonal chamber music for a clock factory.

An incomplete sketch of a work for orchestra. I was thinking of a sunrise while writing this.

This piece was originally something I recorded myself playing on my Phone's speaker. I think I stayed up until eleven thirty working on it, afraid that if I stopped the idea would leave me. The piece that I've written over the past few months is both similar and very dissimilar to the original, but I think the sentiment is the same. At the heart of both is the idea of chasing and capturing an idea before it eludes you entirely, and sacrificing maybe a bit of sleep doing it. However, the first piece was slower, less energetic, closer, and more dark than this one, which incorporates some of that as well as energy, unpredictability, and change. A week before the deadline, my computer broke and I had to send it in to a repair tech. I only got it back two days before I had to submit the piece. I think that that fervor is really both the cause and the affect of this piece.

Solo piano peice in G minor

I am working on my IB Music Portfolio. This piece is intended to be used for my exploring portfolio. It's supposed to explore harmonic contrast by shifting between F Major and E♭ Major, creating expressive tonal interplay and mood shifts. Additionally, the 4/4 time signature and 120 BPM highlight syncopated rhythms, which is reflective of bossa nova's relaxed and intricate groove. Also the drum pattern is cool. Reference Material: From The Start, The Girl From Ipanema - Studio Versions for both.

Just for a fan-made soundtrack I'm making. :)

My CMM project is an electronic music piece created with synthesized sound. This includes a variety of virtual synths and a variety of patterns. It also includes a hard hitting bass and hip-hop drums. This piece is currently a draft and basic idea for the overall project. The entire project is meant for the IB Music program where I must work with another student that creates some form of visual art. My partner has not quite started work but the general idea is night-time photography in which I must accompany. Although this piece is currently very rough for the idea, I'm interested on how I can change, expand, and create a dynamic project from this early inspiration.

I kind of went for a sort of bluesy vibe that I felt like I could somehow turn into a hip hop song if I added drums to it. This part would be like an intro or bridge to something a little more up beat. It doesn't really sound like it but I took inspiration from Wu Tang meets the indie culture album.