As musicians, we tend to gravitate to the music that moves us the most. Though we may change our tastes as we grow and gain experience, whatever we learn will stick to us for the rest of our lives. Moreover, what we learn and gain exposure to is part of our development. The phases we […]
In my previous post, Generating Ideas for Music Composition, I wrote out some suggestions for approaching what may be a daunting task – writing a piece of music. Once writers “complete” a composition, often times they rehearse what they wrote to hear it and make revisions. I use the term “complete” very loosely. Often times […]
As I sat down to generate ideas for a composition at the guitar a few days ago, I began to reflect on how far my writing skills had developed since I composed my first full work as a junior in high school. I remember vividly that I had to write a composition for a final project in […]