I think I'm about to trade in this blog for a different creative endeavor. I'm not sure if it's been apparent, though it certainly has been to me, but I have not been able to give this blog my fullest attention, nor have I wanted to. I've wanted to take a break, or just quit altogether, but I didn't know how to do so without guilt.
Then in comes my way out--music arrangement. I somehow got the idea in my head that if I put my mind to it, I can arrange a song for my a cappella group. Not even so much that I want them to sing it (though that would be ideal), but to prove to myself that I can. I have listened to pop a cappella music for years, and now I've sung in a group for a few months. I have a fledgling understanding of music theory, just enough, I hope, to get by, but most importantly, above all else, I have found myself with this hunger to do this. Where this hunger came from, I do not know, but with every day that passes, I become more convinced that I want to do this. I have to.
Soon, but not sure when yet, I will take a hiatus from writing. I don't feel as bad about it as I would if, say, I just blew this off to play God of War III, my new favorite Playstation game, after work. Best case scenario--I come back after a couple of weeks with a piece of beautifully arranged music and a renewed fervor to write.
Worst--I come back after a couple of weeks.
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