Instrumental Solo - music written for solo instrument Small Ensemble – music written for a small group of musicians (10 or fewer)Īvant Garde/Electronic – experimental, modern, abstract sonic gestures or music composed using non-traditional and electronic means and techniquesĬommercial/Popular Music - See below for subcategories in this area:Ĭommercial Instrumental - jingles, theme songs, cinematic soundtracksĮlectronic (Electronic Dance Music) - music composed using electronic techniques in an EDM, techno or similar style Remix – an original remix using the stems available at Instrumental Solo – an original composition for solo instrument (can include piano accompaniment) Arranging – an original arrangement based upon pre-existing materialsĬomputer-Based Composition – any piece of music written and performed using non-notation based sequencing software such as GarageBand (this includes MIDI data, live recordings made by the student and anything else that can be done within these programs)