I was recently asked what is the hardest part of composing music. My first response was "finding a title". Seriously, for me, it takes waaaaay too much effort. More than it should, at least. If I spend 4 days working on a song, I usually spend the same amount of time looking for a title. My brain just lacks creativity with words. I suck at poetry. It usually seems too casual, or awkward in some way. I rarely have been satisfied at my work titles.
The other really frustrating thing about composing is getting ideas on paper (or some other way of remembering ideas). I have actually thought of hundreds of musical ideas that would create pieces that last at least 3 minutes long. They all sound so good on my head! But as soon as I get to the piano to plunk it out, *poof* it's gone. I can't retrieve it. Most of my good ideas go down the drain in less than 30 seconds, and I have no idea how.
Aaauuurrgh so frustrating!!
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