Not Feeling So Good About My Music...
9 years ago
General
I want to work and write and produce and be everything I dream of being but I just cant...I want to do it so badly.
I just feel stuck I guess. I want to make things but the second I get in there its just demotivating. It's such a big thing. And I know I could wow people but my projects are missing something so important.
I want a piano in my music but i dont know how to write for them...
I want a guitar in my music but how the hell do I do that if I dont even understand the basics of a piano..??
I play instruments my own way and I taught myself a lot of the tricks I know, and sometimes...idk I feel like a joke.
And I act like so many people care about my music, I mean, Im sure a lot of you do but, idk maybe I'm in over my head. I feel so passionate about everything but I cant be productive and it just...yeah.
I just feel stuck I guess. I want to make things but the second I get in there its just demotivating. It's such a big thing. And I know I could wow people but my projects are missing something so important.
I want a piano in my music but i dont know how to write for them...
I want a guitar in my music but how the hell do I do that if I dont even understand the basics of a piano..??
I play instruments my own way and I taught myself a lot of the tricks I know, and sometimes...idk I feel like a joke.
And I act like so many people care about my music, I mean, Im sure a lot of you do but, idk maybe I'm in over my head. I feel so passionate about everything but I cant be productive and it just...yeah.
FA+

Don't let anybody tell yourself otherwise, not even yourself. Just keep working at it!
That's more than I can say for most.
(Wait... That's NOT how you guys make music..??)
Well uh..I have a laptop. Im humping my laptop.
Writing for piano is something I've been trying to improve on lately as well! If you aren't sure, I think it'd be good for you to listen to some piano compositions and try to work out what they have that your own are lacking. Try to work only with piano for a few test tracks, and just see what's there and what isn't. I think that'll make it much clearer and easier for you to work with, and I hope it helps. :)
In any case, keep at it. You're doing wonderfully already, and you have a lot to be proud of, so keep your head up and push on. <3
I suppose Im happy with the style i write my music in but maybe its just the fact I just cant seem to build proper instrumentals. I suppose thats what you mean by listening and sort of disecting music, and I do that but...Idk sometimes Ill find the perfect chord but I cant find a good bass to go with it. And when the chorus hits I dont know how to change it up right, and I hear a lot of peoples music where the chorus will hit and they have a conpletely new bass/chord progression and I can barely write one that works good. Thats the sort of thing I run into a lot, im happy with one thing but i have no idea how to write the song around it, and I feel like its because I havent studied music theory.
I really want to be able to do it on my own without studying though
Hans Zimmer doesn't know music theory either, so :P
But yeah... My advice is to make yourself finish things. Upload them. And be patient with your music. Don't worry if it doesn't sound perfect... As you make more music, you will get better and better. If you want to make something that goes far, it's gonna take a little while. But if you can consistently let yourself continue to experiment with new music and new instruments, it shouldn't take long.