What Have You Had To Overcome?

Well, repetitiveness is getting worked out.

And big orchestra.... well, that's gone. I haven't written for more than a string orchestra in 2 months. I like writing for small groups now.

A new problem: Not wanting to write for anything but viola! And when I write something, using a ton of it! But I guess that's not tooooo bad.

Hehe.. interesting. I'd love to take a peak at his "collection" :)

Aren't there 1728 triads (12*12*12)? I think this points to J. Lee's talented and smart ≠ flawless music thing.

I had to overcome listening to bad music.

Eternal perfectionism! Every time it seems your piece lacks something, yay...

Eternal perfectionism! Every time it seems your piece lacks something, yay...

Well, depending on how you use it, that could actually be your best ally, I suppose -- if you use it too critically, your never going to be happy with your work. But if you use it as a means to strive for being the best you can be, that's a good trait, I think :nod:

Don't overcome it too much :D Just... enough!

Aren't there 1728 triads (12*12*12)? I think this points to J. Lee's talented and smart ≠ flawless music thing.

I had to overcome listening to bad music.

Actually, there are infinite numbers of triads avalible, yet only (approximatley) 88,000,000 that the human ear can discern.

my bizarre compulsion to sabotage my own success.

First, I had to publicly admit my passion for music. I felt ashamed to say I wanted to be a musician, and moreover that I wanted to compose. As a young teenager, I wasn't feeling good enough and I thought people would laugh at me.

Then, even though I was taking piano and basic theory classes, I did not really know how to compose so I created my own little system, full of fantasy, and it made a lot of sense to me, I was writing things I liked and that my friends enjoyed. So when I started to follow more advanced theory and composition classes, I discovered all the inadequacies in my system, and it became impossible for me to use it without feeling cheap. So I became blocked by rules, by the idea that there was right and wrong and I didn't dare write anything at all. It took me months to overcome this, to feel free again.

Now the difficulty I have is to talk about my music with words. I always find it a little humiliating and I have no precise idea why.

I need to use more dissonances

The urge to run away from the music I'm working on! Composing can be a daunting task, and I really have to focus so I don't procrastinate with a simpler task that has a clear end in sight, like a household chore. I find that if I'm able to keep myself in my seat and away from the internet then the music will come. That doesn't mean the music flows. The second thing I need to overcome is a feeling of writer's block and worrying for so long about tiny details, like whether or not to include a specific articulation in a single measure. Funny how the music flows at the last minute when you have a deadline to meet...

I need to use more complex rhythms

I need to develop stuff. :P

I need to create a more contemporary language D: