Ideas for music inventing?

Question:i've written about a minute's worth of a song but i need at least another 30 seconds for my music homework...it's for flute piano and harp. ive already repeated the intro, and given a piano solo, but i don't really want a flute or harp solo. anything else i can put in there to bring it up to time?
thanks xxx

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: i've written about a minute's worth of a song but i need at least another 30 seconds for my music homework...it's for flute piano and harp. ive already repeated the intro, and given a piano solo, but i don't really want a flute or harp solo. anything else i can put in there to bring it up to time?
thanks xxx

There are 2 main basic forms of music is in 2 parts (A and B) or 3 parts, (A B then return of A)

A and B can be completely different to each other.

In your basic music material, it is not necessary to use any more than 2 thematic ideas in any one section. Less is More.

A good piece has a catchy idea (can be very small, remember, Beethoven's 5th symphony was based on a rhythmic/melodic motif of 4 notes!)

Once you have the idea, repeat it, contrast it, repeat original idea again, vary it (up higher/lower, write it backwards, change the rhythm, change the instrumentation, change the articulation etc).

About 3/4 into the piece (which is about where you are up to now, have it climax into thicker harmony or something to make it sound exciting. Ending on chord 5/V or V7 (dominant chord) will always have a 'cliff hanger effect'

Once the peak has been reached, make your way back home, usually in the original key but can be in the new key.

You may find that you need to rework what you have done so that it is structured well. A piece of music is basically structured like a good essay. An Intro (establishing the key and motif), Body (thematic ideas developed and perhaps a change of key) and then conclusion (reiterating the motif as if you are saying 'good bye in several expressive ways)

Anyway, I hope I have not confused you too much. Don't stress too much about it, it gets better each time and it is all just a learning experience.

Good Luck!

Play the same theme, only shifted to a new key.

Switch into canon, or time shift one of the instruments so it lags the other by a few notes.

Change the rhythm, time signature, tempo or basic feel while maintaining the same notes.

Vary the dynamics in an exagerated way. For instance, play the theme once really loud and stoccato, then switch to soft with portamento.