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EPISODE · Sep 8, 2025 · 54 MIN

The Craft of Music Composition (with Tony Steve)

from Musicianship Mastery with David Lane · host David Lane

Composing music is something that you can practice and improve in the same way you can with your instrument.  In this episode, Dr. Tony Steve and I chat about music composition as a craft, the idea of compositional templates, the importance of limitations, mastering idioms, counterpoint, and how you can use exercises to improve. Follow Tony at https://www.facebook.com/tonystevepercussionist Musicianship Mastery is formerly known as The Musician Toolkit. Let me know your thoughts on this episode as a voice message to possibly share on a future episode at https://www.speakpipe.com/MusicianToolkit If you enjoyed this, please give it a rating and review on the podcast app of your choice.  You can find all episodes of this podcast at https://www.davidlanemusic.com/toolkit You can follow David Lane AND the Musician Toolkit podcast on Facebook @DavidMLaneMusic, on Instagram and TikTok @DavidLaneMusic, and on YouTube @davidlanemusic1

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