Give a texture room to move
A small exercise in making room for one sound before adding another.
Read the note
Space & movement
Floating Cities
A listening exercise in noticing what stays still and what changes.
Listen closely. Make room for music.
A notebook for curious ears.
Music rewards a second listen. Explore a small collection of instrumental tracks, follow a listening prompt, or spend a few minutes with a note about sound and creative practice.
Floating CitiesKevin MacLeod · 3:04
In the listening library
Small discoveries,
Small discoveries,
one track at a time.
Five tracks · Four journal notes
A little context
A place to listen, not rush.
Modern Musician is a music-sharing notebook. The recordings are by Kevin MacLeod; the notes offer simple ways to listen and ideas to try in your own practice.
From the listening shelf
Begin with one track.
Choose a question about space, repetition, or mood. The answer can be different every time.
Pulse & repetition
Crypto
A short practice in separating a repeating idea from the changes around it.
Memory & mood
Hidden Past
A small exercise in describing a response to music without inventing a story for its maker.
Journal
Notes for the next session.
Hear how music changes a scene
Compare a scene with silence and with music before deciding what the music should do.
Read the noteTry listening with one question.
Follow a single layer, notice a change, and keep a short note. No specialist equipment is needed.
Open the listening guide