Music lesson. We’re listening to my track, undeterred.

  • I feel pretty stuck, like I have writer’s block. Pretty unhappy with the music I am writing and not sure how to make it better.
  • I’m doing a 4-5 polyrhythm
  • Match the drums to the quintuplets
    • It will feel more satisfying to listen to and write
    • Right now, with being in 4, it feels messy
    • Think about the points of emphasis
    • When counting 5, you can do either 123 12 or 12 123
    • Put big points of emphasis on the 1s
  • For the bass, could still play downbeat, but the avoid the other points of emphasis
    • Could try using low bass notes with kick and high bass notes with snare
    • Could take a loot at progressive rock
  • Could match the lead up with quintuplets
  • If i want a polyrhythm, it would sound better if i kept a constant flow of notes for the 4 and the 5.

Progressive rock-adjacent suggestions: