Musician Frustrations

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Musician Frustrations

I made an eloquent new musical arrangement last evening, it was superb. During recording right in the middle, my parents opened the garage door and the recording captured that background noise. I was so mad, but not hostile like. I called downstairs, it was near midnight, and the chances of it happening at that time of night are rare for a two minute recording.

I said, why did you have to open it! Perhaps if they notice the flute sound in the future they will be hesitant to make such intrusive noises, grrr!

I am still fairly upset, it was superb, likely one of the best thus far. So I deleted it, then tried again for a half an hour with many recording attempts.

Oh well, will try again today!

Anyone else here play music and find that one really has to be in a certain hyper-focused mood to do well? Such as being one with the music, well entirely focused on the creation and flow of it.

Nathan

I don't have to be really hyperfocused to compose music, since it's largely a technical process. But to play an instrument (bass guitar, in my case) I need to be "in the zone."

Ditto that.

I wouldn't say in the zone as such ... just in the mood. I don't have to hyperfocus if I'm in the mood anyway, though I guess once I'm practising it's then useful not to be disturbed ... Oh shut up Charlotte.

some days i can play brilliant drums oter days i just cant do anyting good at allll

my old bandmates would love my bass playing at one rehearsal, but then the next time i would be totally sucking.
it's the same when i try to write/compose..if i lose the inspiration or fall out of the "zone" then i become very frustrated and abandon whatever i was working on.

I have posted a thread on the main discussion forum about how AS affects musicians. Please go check it out!

YES, I have to be really focused on music or I can't do anything well.

Thankfully I got into doing really repetitive trancey electronic music, so I can lull myself into a trance and jump right in.

Too bad I haven't done any music in over a year.