Each Thursday in the Disquiet Junto music community, a new compositional challenge is set before the group’s members, who then have five days to record and upload a track in response to the project instructions.
Membership in the Junto is open: just join and participate. (A SoundCloud account is helpful but not required.) There’s no pressure to do every project. The Junto is weekly so that you know it’s there, every Thursday through Monday, when your time and interest align.
Tracks are added to the SoundCloud playlist for the duration of the project. Additional (non-SoundCloud) tracks also generally appear in the llllllll.co discussion thread.
Disquiet Junto Project 0740: Polychord Amorous
The Assignment: Write a piece of music based on a chord progression of polychords.
Thanks to Robert Precht for having proposed this project.
Step 1: If you’re not familiar with the idea of polychords, read up a bit. Here are some initial resources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychord
https://musictheory.pugetsound.edu/mt21c/polychords.html
Step 2: Record a piece of music that is based on a progression of polychords. Don’t make it too complicated.
Tasks Upon Completion:
Label: Include “disquiet0740” (no spaces/quotes) in the name of your track.
Upload: A person participating in the Disquiet Junto should post only one track per weekly project (SoundCloud account preferred but not required). If on occasion you feel inspired to post more than one track (whether to a single account or across multiple accounts), you should clarify which is the “main” rendition for consideration by fellow members and (if on SoundCloud) for inclusion in the SoundCloud playlist.
Share: Post your track and a description/explanation at https://llllllll.co/t/disquiet-junto-project-0740-polychord-amorous/
Discuss: Listen to and comment on the other tracks.
Additional Details:
Length: The length is up to you.
Deadline: Monday, March 9, 2026, 11:59pm (that is: just before midnight) wherever you are.
About: https://disquiet.com/junto/
Newsletter: https://juntoletter.disquiet.com/
License: It’s preferred (but not required) to set your track as downloadable and allowing for attributed remixing (i.e., an attribution Creative Commons license).
Please Include When Posting Your Track:
More on the 740th weekly Disquiet Junto project, Polychord Amorous — The Assignment: Write a piece of music based on a chord progression of polychords — at https://disquiet.com/0740/