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Re: Loss of the initial song idea
Of course you can quote me! In fact, thanks,
Richard Sales
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www.glasswing.com
On Feb 18, 2012, at 9:38 AM, "k3zz21@gmail.com" <k3zz21@gmail.com> wrote:
> wow amazingly put Richard! Here's another approach I think can also
> work. Having multiple projects or pieces to work on. That way you arent
> forced to convey a certain mood in a single piece because you most
> likely have another one you can work on instead that fits your mood just
> right at the moment. I think I will start to try both methods. They seem
> inspiring just by thinking about it.
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Saturday, February 18, 2012 9:07:38 am
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> From: "richard sales" <richard@glasswing.com>
> Subject: Re: Loss of the initial song idea
>
> Distraction is a serious foe of inspiration. Sometimes ideas are like
> butterflies. My experience is I have to move very fast. So sometimes I
> have a digital recorder always handy and I will hum or sing or describe
> the idea within seconds. Sometimes ideas evaporate in less than
> seconds. Sometimes the sound of someone walking by will distract you,
> someone walking into the room telling you it's dinner time.
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> We have a policy at our house that, when someone is in the creative
> moment, we tiptoe, we close doors quietly, we are very respectful of the
> presence of the Muse - that lightning fast butterfly. When we
> accidentally barge in, we dont' make conversation and apologize etc.
> Everyone is trained. I suggest you do that with whoever you live with,
> share a dorm with etc.
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> Sometimes the idea just evaporates because it wasnt' that strong in the
> first place. I can't tell you how many times, in the old days, the
> software would freak out and lose the entire work. I was always furious
> when I had to start over, but every time the second effort was much
> better than the one that evaporated. That applies to writing language
> or music.
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> So, sometimes the Muse guides you with a rough hand, a slap on the face,
> a scattering of the dominoes so you have to start over... because what
> comes next will exceed what you THOUGHT would be great.
>
> All the other advice is great - setting it aside for a rainy day etc.
>
> The key is to not get too worked up about the lost inspiration. The
> goal is to stay fluid and open to the Muse - to not shut down because a
> concept or effort evaporated or didn't turn out as you'd dreamed it
> would. Sometimes, it just wasn't meant to be.
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> Art is like boxing or martial art. You can't let your opponent knock
> you off balance. Stay on your feet, stay limber, be very quick. As
> long as your still standing in the boxing ring, you could win the match.
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> Have faith. You ARE still standing!
>
> richard sales
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> On Feb 17, 2012, at 7:26 PM, k3zz21@gmail.com wrote:
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>> Im currently writing a piano piece for my music class. I originally
>> started out feeling really connected with the idea. My intention was to
>> to make the piece somewhat sound like a rain storm. And I was
>> definitely feeling the connection between what I had made so far and
>> the vision that I had in my head which was simply rain. Now I seem to
>> have lost that initial feeling. Ism wondering if it is due to me being
>> distracted from that feeling and trying harder to make the song sound
>> "Good" maybe?
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