Tire shop, squeals, and Mozart

While I was sitting in a tire shop waiting for my car to be done I decided to finish up a book I'd been reading. Were there excited squeals coming from my corner? Yes...A chuckle or two? Perhaps? Sighs of relief? You betcha. Nothing like reading a book you completely relate to.

"The story goes that a young, aspiring composer cornered Mozart and demanded to know, "How should I learn the art of composition?"

Mozart answered, "Don't compose a thing until you have studied the great works carefully, until you have understood the methods of the masters. Wait until you are ready, and then and only then, you may try your hand at composing," The student looked shocked and disappointed, said, "But Maestro, certainly you did not proceed in that way." Mozart answered, "I never asked such a question either."

Those who want to compose usually shoot first and ask questions later."

-Bruce Adolphe, Of Mozart, Parrots and Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Now I certainly do not in any way compare myself to the likes of Mozart! ha! I do however, feel the same type of spark he must have felt when he had the urge to bring music to form. People ask me how I write songs, compose melodies for voice and instrument even ones I've never played. I don't guarantee they are by any means adequate parts or even appropriate for the instrument(s) and if they aren't, I discuss with my player, we negotiate, move on and I learn yet another tool for my writing. :) I just love it all...words, music, and ideas. They come about and something in me stirs to get them written down. It's just how it is...like eating, breathing, and sleeping. It keeps me alive.

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