This is the exact system I use to help me consistently practice composing music for different genres and styles!
It’s called the Genre Exploration Challenge.
These challenges are designed to help composers write in different styles for film, TV, and video games.
Each week, a new Notion template is automatically created inside my Maestro Mind Accelerator with a different genre focus:
🦸♂️ Heroic Action
😊 Positive Emotions
👻 Horror
😂 Comedy
🎭 Drama & Suspense
🧙♂️ Fantasy & Magic
🥺 Sorrowful Emotions
🧗 Action
These challenges are actually the next step from my Film Composer’s Recipe Book and include super useful information on melody, harmony, rhythm, and orchestration specific to that genre.
What I really like about the Genre Exploration Challenges is that every week I get to test myself and experiment with different styles.
Usually, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by not knowing where to even begin but each genre template gives you prompts on how to get started! So I find myself being held accountable in my practice!
Genre Exploration Challenges are a core feature of my Maestro Mind Accelerator so if you want to learn more, definitely check out this sneak peek video!