First Post

Gyahh!! I'm stuck!!! Why can't this music write itself?  This is where I will go to complain about my lack of creativity, my musical inhibitions that need to be destroyed, and my musical freedoms that perhaps need a shorter leash.

I know that there is a limitless potential of unwritten music floating around in a vat somewhere.  The problem is, this vat contains just as much crap as it does masterpieces.  My job is to extract from this vat the melodies that stay in your head for days, the unique sounds that can't be recreated, and the old familiar sounds, all of which fits together in a cohesive, original, authentic piece of work that temporarily lifts my self-esteem to a tolerable level.  This is never easy.  Struggles with laziness, technology, and motivation all make this job nothing short of excruciating at times, but are all worth it when I can finally relax and admire the piece of work created completely by me from scratch. This blog will poke around in my head for my thoughts and feelings about writing music and being an aspiring composer in this harsh musical environment.