Music 2 - Mandatory Composition HELP (1 Viewer)

[seojung]

I'm currently studying Music 2 which has a mandatory composition of max 2 minutes.
I've composed around 1:20 and I'm just hating how it currently sounds. My main idea (briefly) is fusion music of both Korean traditional music and Western style music with a small narrative behind it. I did have a composition and portfolio progress check recently and didn't do too badly on it but right now I'm on a huge mental block and I don't know how to continue with the composition.

I guess my main questions really are:
- What are the main features that the markers are trying to see in the composition? (I know that the marking criteria exists but it's really broad)
- What helps you get a high mark?
- For anyone who’s done or is doing Music 2, how did you approach your composition, and where did you draw inspiration from?

I think since the composition is meant to be experimental, I'm just not really comfortable with the way it is sounding right now + I'm not a very confident in composition (more confident in performance and musicology/theory). Any advice will be very appreciated!!

 

[killer queen]

Hello! I'm also doing Music 2 - honestly, I just did random things until I found something I liked. A little hack that I sometimes use is finding a cool melody you like and then inverting it actually gets quite a nice motif. I also look through small pieces on YouTube, and take ideas from them. Getting ideas from existing works can be really difficult 'cause they're so long, but things that random people write on the internet can often be quite helpful.

What instrument do you play?