SCHOOL OF MUSIC - THE BURDEN OF CREATIVITY
SCHOOL OF MUSIC:: THE BURDEN OF CREATIVITY I struggled with the idea of this article for some days now for fear of being misunderstood, but I sincerely hope that you get the message I am trying to get across to you. Creative people are hardly satisfied with their work and most times, they do a lot to please themselves. In doing that, they often overdo things lol. I know this! In music it is no different, most creative artistes wants to "express" themselves in their songs and there's nothing really wrong with expressing yourselves except that it tends to put the focus more on you than your audience. I have always said to my students that your music is not for you and it is not about you. Your music can be a blessing to you, no doubt, but it is not primarily for you. If you understand this, then you must always keep your audience in focus while writing, arranging or recording the song. This is a key factor. Some of you want to express yourselves so badly that you put every...