At grooveFEST, Thomas L played an original solo piece that he wrote for a recent school event. He workshopped this piece for a few weeks at the studio, and every time he came in with a new rhythmic idea, or a new transition to get from point A to point B.
There are several concepts at work here:
Develop a motif that you can use to frame the piece for the audience;
Develop variations on that motif (tempo or meter changes, etc.); and
Develop a narrative arc for the piece that gives the listener a sense of beginning, middle and end; and - most importantly;
HAVE FUN WITH IT!!
Thomas certainly did all of those here. Enjoy!