Over the past half year or so I have been slowly easing back into music. My various musical ventures - trumpet, saxophone, piano, and composing - have generally taken a back seat to my yoga practice. Now my interest is returning. I have been playing the piano more of late, relearning some pieces I wrote years ago, and working on my improvisation skills and technique.
A few weeks ago I decided to compose a piece for two saxophones for the April concert of the composers society that I belong to. Today I got out my baritone saxophone for the first time in several years to blow out the cobwebs and begin working on ideas for the composition. I was reminded of how much I enjoy the process of capturing musical ideas and building them into a piece of music to perform.
I need to spend a little time getting my recording equipment and computer working again. Perhaps the biggest challenge I have is time - like today, I'll need to dedicate some time several days a week to work on the piece.
I don't yet know what the finished piece will be. I need to select a few building blocks from the infinite combinations of sounds and rhythms and design a structure to fit the music in. Then it will start to take shape, and after a while I will find something that I can develop and refine into the finished composition. Finding enjoyment in the process is the main thing.
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