Summary of Dennis DeSantis's Making Music (eBook)

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Take a nap. The truth is, coming up with ideas is hardest in the first few hours of waking up. It s not unusual for me to try to write down an idea in the shower, only to realize after I ve written it down that it s a terrible idea. By the time your coffee cup is cold and you re out of the shower, you ve forgotten whatever you were going to write down and while it s not a terrible idea, it s also not a particularly good one, and you can only do so much with a shower-thoughts-only idea. If you want to begin a new project and don t have any ideas for what to do, start working on something else. I always have three or four different projects going at once, and I switch back and forth between them as inspiration strikes. Sometimes I start working on one project several days before I know I want to finish it, just so I don t get stuck in the nothing to do mindset.#2 Start with the foundational instruments and work your way up.#3 Artists should always acknowledge their influences.#4 If you don t have anything specific in mind, start working on something else. If you have several projects going at once, switch back and forth between them as inspiration strikes. -> When you don t have any ideas, start working on something else.