How to be creative - Introduction

Sun, 07/15/2007 - 20:08 — Alan

I'll be writing a series of articles about different ideas for musical creativity. I'll write one a week. If I miss one, then I'll aim to write two articles the following week. The idea is to find something out of your normal musical repertoire, something that has some different quality to what you're used to. Maybe you'll have seen 8 out of 10 of them before, maybe only 3 or so, but hopefully there will be something for everyone.

Some of these articles provide samples that aren't necessarily of studio quality audio. That's ok, I'm introducing ideas, not finished products. You can always record them properly to a higher standard later when you've figured out exactly what sound, tone, phrasing you want

Think of them as ideas to try, especially if you find yourself in a rut of everything you write sounds the same or if you hit a block on a new project.

These articles will be a collection of ideas that I've used for overcoming writer's block in the past. The block may have been for a few days on one project or just a couple of minutes on another. I see them as good ideas to try. Sometimes it's the act of trying something new that works to break the block, not necessarily the result of the new activity itself.

To get started, here's a link to the first article in the series.

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