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Common Thought that Kill Inspiration
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Author: Edward Weiss
Topic: Education
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Do you sit down at the piano and feel anxiety or peace? Are you
anxious to begin creating or does the thought of being at your
instrument bring you a sense of well being? It all begins with
what you're telling yourself. If you think that what you are
doing is not good enough, it's sure to kill off that quiet
little motor of inspiration.
The thought of not good enough can put you into a deep freeze.
It can stifle creativity and keep you stuck in doubt - a very
nasty place to be in. Let's examine this thought of not good
enough.
The first question that comes to mind is 'not good enough for
whom?' Who are you comparing yourself to? If you hold yourself
up to someone think about why that is. For example, I admire the
playing of George Winston, but I'm not him and don't expect to
be. His right hand technique is amazing and as much as I want to
be able to play that succinctly, I just can't do it.
I accept that and really don't care so much about it. What's
important to me is to be able to connect with my own creative
source. This is the thought that keeps me grounded. If I begin
to compare myself to another than I'm hopelessly lost and not
focusing on what is truly important.
Another thought that kills inspiration is 'I'm not ready.' When
will you be ready? Ten years from now? Next week? The fact is
you don't need years of technical expertise to begin creating.
If you wait another week or month or year to start, you will
never begin and the world will miss out on your own unique
voice. You are ready the moment you sit down to play. It all
depends on what your goals are.
If your goal is to create a piece of music to perform for
others, it will be ready after a certain amount of time. You,
however, must be ready now. This means sitting down at the piano
and being present in the moment. It all adds up bit by bit.
And last but not least is the thought that you don't know
enough. Here's some news. You will never know everything and you
will always be learning more. It never ends. I don't know
everything there is to know about theory, chords, and harmony.
Nobody does. But it doesn't stop me from experiencing the joy
that comes from creating. This is your birthright and every
creator's birthright.
Don't let the idea that you don't know enough stop you from your
music. Even if you just learn what is in the free piano course
you know enough to begin composing, improvising and creating.
Fortunately, in the new age style, you don't need to know
sophisticated chord voicing or how to read music. You can jump
right in and taste how sweet the act of creation is right away.
About the author:
Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of
Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping
students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over
14 years! Visit us now at
href="http://www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html">http://w
ww.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html for a FREE piano
lesson!
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