I got introduced to this website called videogamemusicacademy.com that has a music making challenge this month. Basically you are challenged to produce a snippet of music every day for the next 21 days in order to build a habit of composing.
The host of the challenge provided a list of ideas for people to get busy with, called Quest Logs.

Because of my chronic condition I don't necessarily expect to be able to complete the challenge. I won't be competing for prizes. I just want to see how far I can get. I like the idea of just writing something without having to commit to finishing an idea to completion.

This particular piece sprung forth from Quest Log Level 1. One of the challenges is to write something in swing (that means that 8-th notes alternate between long and short). I messed around on my piano and quickly got something that sounded swingy enough. It is not quite my style, but I guess playing around with it did teach some new things. For example: I learned that swing notes go well with triplets.

I quickly booted up MuseScore2 and wrote down what I got, then tried to add some more things. I ended up getting seriously stuck, but that's okay for now. Its not about getting polished tunes.

Yeah, the samples sounds terrible :P Can't help you with that.

PS: Oh yeah, the challenge started yesterday, so I enabled cheat mode and did two things today to catch up :P

[Musical Sketch] If It Aint Got That Swing - VGMA Challenge Lv I

I'm a learner-pianist and amateur composer, looking to create beautiful and memorable music. My main inspirations are (classic) video game soundtracks, trance music and movie themes. I love energetic rock as well as more emotional pieces, especially with strings and piano.

In the future I wish to write Christian music with an emphasis on content that gives believers a Biblically sound and theologically rich 'offering' to praise God with.

I take piano lessons and learn mostly by playing around on my instrument or the computer. I work with Musescore 4 for notation and inspiration and with FL Studio 21 for a more professional sound.

Feel free to drop a note if you like my music so far. Should you decide to follow me I would appreciate some kind of sign that shows you're not one of the many fake accounts. :)

[Musical Sketch] If It Aint Got That Swing - VGMA Challenge Lv I

Blooming Late - original music & game music remix