So you wrote a nice line, and you know what the main instruments are that will play it. Now what? Often, you need to support that idea with further orchestration, to help it stand out to the listener or give it more richness and character. Just like bolding some text, you can 'thicken' your line to give it more emphasis.

Here are 7 of my recent sketches from 2.2 - 2.4.2023, practicing the technique of thickening. They should be considered successful if what you hear sounds like a 'bigger (thicker) version' of the initial melodic idea, rather than just many more voices playing.

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