[ddots-l] rekindling the passion for music composition
- From: Scott Lawlor <sklawlor@xxxxxxx>
- To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:47:59 -0500
Hello.
I'm feeling lately that the passion and love for music composition that I used
to have is fading.
When I got my kurzweil pc3, and would play it, I didn't feel the same
excitement and creative spark that I felt long ago when I had my first keyboard.
I'm not sure if it's a case where maybe I've changed over all this time without
an outlet for musical creativity because I've been without a board for so long
but I'm wondering, for those of you who have been in music for a while, how do
you ignite the passion if you feel it slipping away?
Someone suggested to me that maybe I'm just ready to go in a new direction
musically. Reworking old material is predictable and boring, even on a new
board and as much as I'd like to get into ambient and space music, I find that
when I try to write that sort of thing, I find myself wondering where to go
with an idea, how long to stretch it out, etc. I enjoy the long-form
characteristics of a lot of ambient music. Perhaps I'm getting in my own way as
I've heard that some artists have that problem.
If we get this new house that we're hoping to buy, I'll have a dedicated space
for my pc and whatever keyboard I decide to buy and maybe that will help,
having my own personal creative space. Right now, everything's in the study
which is a common area for all of us.
Thanks for letting me ramble out some thoughts and for giving me any ideas or
feedback you might have regarding what I've written.
Scott
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