There are times when every musician gets a writer's block and can't think anything to compose. One method to inspire creativity and revive this drought is through the use of synectic triggers. Synectic triggers are essentially words designed to inspire creativity. Within these words you have more specific commands or possible instructions. Here's a few examples.
Combine - Bring things together by connecting, arranging, linking or unifying. Make new mental associations that some may not necessarily make. You can apply this to music, for example arranging a harmony alongside a melody, linking certain instrument passages together or unifying different rhythmic textures.
Subtract - Simplify, omit or remove certain elements. Think what could be reduced, disposed of or eliminated. You could remove an instrument from a certain passage, leave out a rhythm or simplify a melody.
Add - Extend, expand, enlarge, or add colour. Can your idea be better developed by adding more? What else can be added to your image, object, material or idea? You could add distortion to a guitar, expand an instrumental solo by a few bars, or extend the octave range of a certain instrument.
Superimpose - Overlap, cover, place over or overlay. Overlay elements to produce new meanings, images or ideas. You could overlap certain instrument passages, overlay instruments onto a rhythm or place a new instrument over another.
These are just a few examples and there are truly endless options to trigger and inspire creativity in your music endeavours.
Here's a link to all the synectic triggers -
http://www.rawumber.com/education/level1/Synectics/synectic_triggers.htm
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