08-04-2018, 06:48 PM
Just wanted to throw this out there. I've been juggling 3 tracks I'm working on now that I feel all have potential to be good and they are actually coming together for me. Slowly I keep chipping away at them. Funny how this whole mentality shift to pushing through vs healing has caused a cascading effect in other areas. Much like DMSI with the never ending healing loop, I'd constantly keep reading and watching more and more material on making music without actually going in there and doing the work. I kept waiting for that one moment when things clicked and I felt I knew enough. Same exact thing with DMSI, waiting until that non-existent day when everything would come together and I'd finally execute.
Also picked up the book Effortless Mastery to get in touch with just making music from the heart again. Without this pressure of it needing to be something other than pure self expression. The nature of this craft is I expose myself to a lot of music, even pop music I study. But it's very easy to get lost and lose your own way and start thinking you need to sound like everyone around you to be good enough. On one hand I want to do my own thing and not stick to formulas, on the other hand mentally masturbating about how intricate and complex I can make my music is just as bad as sticking to a formula. I'm seeing how fear manifests in playing styles, too many notes, not enough space, not enough breathing room. It's amazing how much fear can mess with every aspect of life on a subtle level. Life lessons you just don't get growing up.
Also picked up the book Effortless Mastery to get in touch with just making music from the heart again. Without this pressure of it needing to be something other than pure self expression. The nature of this craft is I expose myself to a lot of music, even pop music I study. But it's very easy to get lost and lose your own way and start thinking you need to sound like everyone around you to be good enough. On one hand I want to do my own thing and not stick to formulas, on the other hand mentally masturbating about how intricate and complex I can make my music is just as bad as sticking to a formula. I'm seeing how fear manifests in playing styles, too many notes, not enough space, not enough breathing room. It's amazing how much fear can mess with every aspect of life on a subtle level. Life lessons you just don't get growing up.
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