Leni Stern -- Composing and Compositions

Leni Stern discusses the craft of composition and the tools and techniques she utilizes to create new pieces of music. She covers songs based on one chord quality, pedal point, the secret list of sounds, cadences, rhythm, modes, superimposing harmonies, moving shapes, retrograde, pentatonic scales and more. Leni illustrates each compositional technique with one of her own compositions.