1.) Take off your shoes

2.) Call a friend

3.) See you soon!

1. Write a new main theme for any well-known movie (replace the score)
2. Use a freakin’ huge dynamic range (quiet quiet parts, loud loud parts)
3. Have the main melody appear in at least 2 distinct ways

1. Cover another chef’s NCBC song from weeks past, and do not tell that chef.
2. Identify what you think the main instrument is, and replace it with something else.
3. Use a piece of the song’s lyrics as your title.

1. Fictional product
2. Fictional brand
3. Must include a phone number or website

1. Write in a mode other than Ionian or Aeolian
2. Use the rhythm of a vocal refrain to influence the rhythm of the instruments.
3. Include at least two alliteration groupings of three [for instance: “bad backyard barbeque”]

1. Compose your piece backwards (i.e. from outro to intro)
2. Incorporate walking sounds into your piece—footsteps, stomping, etc.
3. Include a modulation in either key or tempo.

1. Retell an existing fairy tale
2. Use a Shakespearean sonnet rhyme scheme: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
3. Only use instruments that don’t require electricity to function

1. Wiki: On this page, click the random article generator three times, and let one of those articles inspire your piece.
2. Wind: Incorporate a non-vocal instrument that uses air to generate its sound.
3. Waltz: Write this song in triplet time.

1. Write a lullaby
2. Keep it under one minute
3. Include a melody from a song that came out the year you were born

1. Feature a palindromic melody
2. Make the title of your song a palindrome
3. Structure your song as a palindrome (ex: verse, chorus, chorus, verse)

1. Use only one chord
2. Feature sounds made with non-musical objects found in your home
3. Write about a place you miss