It is certainly true that as a listener, you want to enjoy quality music. Arguably, all publicly released music should be of a fully professional standard.

However, I don’t see any problem in releasing old music. Those who are not interested do not have to listen. Also, I think that many die-hard fans may be interested in hearing some of that old stuff. Maybe, the answer is to mix in one or two of those old songs at concerts, giving die-hard fans a small taste of where you’ve come from.

Karen, I think your approach to writing is a sound one. I don’t think any writer can reach their full potential unless they allow themselves to fail and grow from their failures.

Cheers

Andrew

I can certainly relate to this.

When I was in my late teens/early twenties, I wrote piano solos as a hobby. Far from being effortless, the process can be quite frustrating. Sometimes, I would sit there for hours, trying loads of different things, and still not coming up with anything.

I, too, found that my later compositions were a significant improvement on my earlier efforts.

But the biggest lesson I learned about creating piano compositions was about discipline. My ability to compose was, if I may say so, quite high. Whilst not easy, composing came naturally to me. However, due to slightly under average physical co-ordination, my playing ability was not so high.

Accordingly, learning to play my own songs, even after I had already written them, required a great deal of practice. I knew how the music was supposed to sound, but it took weeks of dedicated practice before I could produce that sound on a consistent basis.

Inspiration is the start of any worthwhile composition (or business, or social project, or blog, or painting). But only though discipline – doing the hard yards – can that inspiration be turned from an idea into a tangible, finished product.

Cheers

Andrew