Today as part of my IDS project, I rethought my goals for the end of my inquiry, and decided on a new way to show my learning. My original plan for my final IDS project was to compose 2 full songs in 2 different styles of exploration; one trap instrumental, and one military-style march song.

Today as part of my IDS project, I wrote a draft song with 3 different rotating key signatures, exploring the use of key signatures and changing key signatures in music. The song is inspired from Eastern European folk songs, and the main riff shifts through D Harmonic Minor, G Harmonic Minor, and C Harmonic Minor,

Today as part of my IDS project, I looked into electronic techniques of production to create my trap song, through Masterclass videos from Timbaland. The trap style came about during a revolution in the use of synthesized production for making beats, and so relies almost exclusively on completely electronic composition. Keeping this in mind, in