1. Music Investigation Outcome 2 Composition Improvisation Arrangement

2. Preconditions for creative work The imaginative space - instinct, intuition, impulse, non-thinking, non-verbal. Stimuli can be musical, also extra musical. Sensing. The analytical framework – shaping impulse into direction. Forming micro/macro structure. Developing the totality of the work. Observing. The instrument, and your history with it, as the connecting medium

3. The focus area Diversity of chosen works is useful Intention in working with chosen works – what are you looking for? What creative relationship do you want to explore? How will this feed your creative work? eg. referencing, embedding, quotation, homage, parody, antithesis, synthesis

4. Practicalities Working routine Organisation, documentation Time management – defined stages for exploring, drafting, refining, rehearsing, performing Who are you writing for? What performance situation? When?

5. Synthesis Identifying and connecting influences Absorbing elements of chosen works in an idiosyncratic way Observing and identifying significant micro/macrostructures. Developing a symbolic language