 ~Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... BreathofLife Posted August 00, 0000 BreathofLife Regulars 00 Report Share Posted August 00, 0000 I didn't have the time to read the long replies above but I figured I would still reply. I am a guitarist and I have found myself in this situation before. My main problems were conflicting premises and also an element of fear. The biggest thing that was holding me back was that "can I do this? can I do this?" type mentality where you just freak out because you can't get the music to come out like you want it to- it goes hand in hand with the assumption that people have innate abilities and that since you can't do it right away you must not be innately gifted. After recognizing errors like these it makes a HUGE difference. You have to start out on a rational basis and have a clear head and plenty of energy to give to the project- you have to have something to express in the first place. Then you just have to ask yourself questions like "what am I trying to achieve?" .."what is the best way to achieve this?" and then when you run into problems just ask "how do I fix this in order to fit with my original goal?". After that I pick up my instrument and I try different things until I begin to form the structure of a song- just experiment and play around with different chords or whatnot. Once I'm sure of the parts I'm going to use for the song, I start to play around with what I've got- "hmm I don't like this bit" ..."I could do this here and move this there"..."I could do this instead of this"... it's just like organizing the plot of a story to best express what you're trying to get out. After that I work on support parts to add depth to the song and also create the dynamic feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Nate_S Posted August 00, 0000 Nate_S Regulars 00 Location:Sarasota, FL Real Name:Nate Struttmann Report Share Posted August 00, 0000 