Re: Loss of the initial song idea

[richard sales <richard@glasswing.com>]

Of course you can quote me!  In fact, thanks,

Richard Sales
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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
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> 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.
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> 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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