“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.”
― Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Poems of Arthur O'Shaughnessy
This morning I woke up with a song in my head. I jumped out of bed and made my way downstairs to start writing. Usually I keep a notepad by my night table but I had brought it downstairs the last time I had a tune in my head... Do we make music, dream music or does music make us dream?
That’s kind of a chicken and egg thing for me. I don’t know what your dreams are but writing music was a dream of mine. Now I write all the time. I get song ideas and I jump all over them. Sometimes they come out all done. Some other times, like today, even if it seems to come out all at once, I walk away from the page just to see what else shows up. I allow myself to craft them. I sing them over and over. I change words, move phrases and allow the piece to reveal itself. Often I can even see the music video as I am writing. I find that this is such a healthy approach. There are probably many areas in our lives that would benefit from such a flexible perspective.
Anyone who knows me, knows that jumping out of bed on a dark cold morning is not one of my favorite pastimes. Yes, I am a music maker and a dreamer of dreams.
Ciao!
Bianca
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― Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Poems of Arthur O'Shaughnessy
This morning I woke up with a song in my head. I jumped out of bed and made my way downstairs to start writing. Usually I keep a notepad by my night table but I had brought it downstairs the last time I had a tune in my head... Do we make music, dream music or does music make us dream?
That’s kind of a chicken and egg thing for me. I don’t know what your dreams are but writing music was a dream of mine. Now I write all the time. I get song ideas and I jump all over them. Sometimes they come out all done. Some other times, like today, even if it seems to come out all at once, I walk away from the page just to see what else shows up. I allow myself to craft them. I sing them over and over. I change words, move phrases and allow the piece to reveal itself. Often I can even see the music video as I am writing. I find that this is such a healthy approach. There are probably many areas in our lives that would benefit from such a flexible perspective.
Anyone who knows me, knows that jumping out of bed on a dark cold morning is not one of my favorite pastimes. Yes, I am a music maker and a dreamer of dreams.
Ciao!
Bianca
Join and invite others onto the Bianca Basso Group on Facebook or become a member on our site