BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
16863 / 18210 · Workshop 121 — Improvisation as a Composition Engine: How to Capture Spontaneous Ideas, Recognize What Is Worth Keeping, and Turn a One-Time Performance into a Real Piece← prev⊞ allnext →

121.60Level 15 — ending-first extraction

If your improvisation ends with:

Fm → Cm

plus descending melody:

A♭-G-E♭,

keep that.

Then ask:

what piece would make this ending meaningful?

Now compose backward.