mickdawg666 said:

I feel that being alone when creating allows me freedom to try things i probably wouldn't with other people around, such as making awful, random noises, or screaming out loud. sometimes these things help me grab onto new ideas. Im going to start a new way of creating songs, first by randomly hitting strings and notes as my mind comes across the urge (focusing on more of a tempo, and placement of music). After recording the structure, ill analyze whats to be kept and assign notes to those parts.

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rotinaJ said:Another thing that's important for me is to listen to and watch things that I really like and pick them apart. Finding the general reasons why I like a song/movie and what gives it- it's strength. more importantly for me though is to find things that I don't like- things in those same pieces. things I feel that should be added, taken away or elaborated upon. Not only can this give me some interesting ideas but it's an important practice when it comes to critiquing my own music and figuring out what works and what doesn't.

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