Imagine being an examiner. You’re listening to your 70th piece of the day. It’s not that bad but you’re struggling to stay awake… This is part 1 of the most common pitfalls students may come across when writing an exam piece.
Featuring interviews from Brian Eno, Cassie Kinoshi, Ed O’Brien, Errollyn Wallen & Yazz Ahmed.
1. Waffle music
2. No tension or release
3. Melodies without a phrase structure
4. 120 BPM
5. No intro
6. Too many ideas
7. Not enough ideas
8. Bad bass management
9. Cutting and pasting
10. Writing bar-by-bar
11. The bassline isn’t actually a bassline
Watch part 2 of the 27 “mistakes” to avoid here.
Listen to our playlist of brilliant basslines on YouTube here.