Creativity: How do you know when a project is finished?How do you know you have said what you need to say?Dec 14, 2020Dec 14, 2020
Writing is like orchestratingA common belief appears to exist regarding composers, and it is best described through an image inscribed in the memories of many. The…Dec 7, 2020Dec 7, 2020
Creativity is like Chinese CheckersThe creative process is innately unpredictable. Many a creator can relate to the simultaneous frustration, elation, and “zany fun” that…Sep 27, 20201Sep 27, 20201
Creativity: How to Put in the TimeIn the music profession, advice related to the amount of practicing one must do each day abounds. One may have heard that it requires…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
Creativity: Writing by HandI am quite strange. My wife would most heartily agree (as would nearly everyone else who knows me). However, my strangeness within the…Aug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Why does creating a simple idea take so long?Many would likely hear my music and think it simple. They are correct; it is often exceedingly simple. Much of it sounds as though it was…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Creativity: After Completing a Major ProjectMy readers may note the dearth of posts regarding creativity from me for the past several weeks. The reason for this is simple: I was…Aug 17, 2020Aug 17, 2020
When a creative project is going wellWe have all experienced this. A project is “firing on all cylinders.” The “neighborhood cat” (our inspiration — our “muse,” if you’ll…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
Advice to MyselfI have been writing a piece of music for some time that has brought no small amount of frustration. The creative process has fought me at…Jul 15, 2020Jul 15, 2020
Why do I get so many ideas right before I fall asleep?Why, indeed, does my mind suddenly awake when the rest of me should be falling asleep? I have a theory. Most of the day, the part of my…Jul 8, 2020Jul 8, 2020