Comparing learning new skills to experiences learning art

@smokesalty Smoke
Thu, 09 Feb 2023 04:00:55 +0000

@smokesalty wrote:

TheLemmaLlama:

Have you found that some of your existing skills transfer over to learning the new skill? I've found this with music and writing!

YES!! I find a lot of the choices I make when coming up with compositions is what mood/story I'm trying to tell and how I want it to progress throughout. So my writing skills with stuff like structure, pacing and mood help with determining what I'm looking for. Its trying to tell a story with instrumentals instead of words.

Granted, a lot of it just has been me trying random things and seeing if I like the sound of it or the feeling. But based on art/writing knowledge I know to unify and tie together what is established in the music, and make it sound somewhat coherent. (I'm still very new to it ofc)

TheLemmaLlama:

just be 'good enough' in order to get the most important broad strokes of my vision down XD

Yeah, I get that! I have a certain vision for what scenes/scenarios I have in mind and I want to at least have the skills to pull that off and have it sound pleasing and interesting