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Each week our Presenting Artists offer free mini-lessons on compositional topics of interest. Please enjoy the most recent below. Visit our YouTube Channel to access all of our Mini-Lesson videos. To watch our Presenting Artists' full-length livestreams, head over to our MEMBERSHIP page now to sign up!

Dave Rivello on The Value of Conductor Scores
06:45
Florian Hoefner on Borrowed Chords and Modal Interchange
11:20
Pete McGuinness on New Inspirations for Chromatic Composition
08:20
John Yao on Composing Group Improvisation
13:47
Danny Jonokuchi on Stacking Fourths and Quartal Harmony
05:34
Florian Ross on Solo Improvisation Inspiring Composition
07:29
Zach Rich on Composing Strong, Organic Melodies
12:00
Ed Partyka on Composing Creatively On A Deadline
14:02
Ben Patterson on Making It Weird: Tips For Avoiding Repetition
05:56
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol on Finding Harmony in Modal World Music
11:26
Vanessa Perica on Stripping Back Instrumentation to Allow for Growth
08:19
Ellen Rowe on Harmonizing Saxophone Solis With Passing Chords
09:42
Annie Booth on Intentionally Crafting Transitional Sections
09:46
Deanna Witkowski on Arranging The Music of Mary Lou Williams
09:03
Felipe Salles on Layering As A Climactic Effect
10:55
Andrew Rathbun on Drawing Inspiration From New Instrumentation
08:50
Jamie Baum on Capturing the Emotion of Lyrics in Instrumental Parts
09:49
Paul White on Writing Effective Drum Parts
13:36
Nick Smart on Kenny Wheeler's Early, Freer Jazz Compositions
07:20
Mike Tomaro on Jazz Standards and Time Signature Conversions
06:00
Vanessa Perica on Integrating Hooks Into Your Compositions
07:20
Frank Carlberg on Fully Exploring Intervals
10:24
Tim Armacost on Building Anticipation Then Satisfaction
06:26
Andrew Rathbun on Irregular Metric Modulations
09:16
Lauren Elizabeth Baba on Composing for Contemporary Jazz Improvisers
06:47
Rachel Eckroth @racheleckroth on Creating Satisfying Solo Sections
07:13
Paul Read On Composing From The Inside Out
10:57
Sherisse Rogers on Sus Chords and Bass Relationships
08:12
Jihye Lee on Developing Longer Rhythmic Sets
05:19
Tracy Yang on Adding Personality to Your Solo Backgrounds
09:39
Ellen Rowe on Balancing Craft and Creativity in Your Compositions
09:04
Florian Hoefner on Scale Relationships and Harmonic Vocabulary
09:28
Meg Okura on Talking Authentically About Your Music
07:15
Mike Holober on Chord Voicings and Ensemble Textures
10:56
Celebrating the Music We Love! JazzComposersPresent.com
07:37
Christine Jensen on Taming The Chorale: Writing for Brass and Saxophones
12:34
Frank Carlberg on Working Creatively with TetraChords
11:25
Charles Pillow on Unifying Your Composition
10:42
Institutional Partnership | College and University Instructional Support
02:55
Mike Tomaro on Effectively Supporting Your Melody
07:26
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