![]() Let’s be honest – there are no shortcuts. Let’s look at ten ways to work with intention to make better music. You embrace the wandering creative process, but then pull back to edit and clarify your vision. So how do you become a master of your craft? You work with deliberate intention. Buying a Stradivarius won’t turn you into Bach. You have to love your tools, but they won’t write the song for you. Tools are great but often provide diminishing returns. ![]() It’s easy to fall into this trap – if I only I had this fancy guitar, piano, or plugin. ![]() Great tools help the process flow but they won’t replace hard work. No magic riffs, no scales appearing out of nowhere, no golden processing chain, and no instant inspiration – just a tool who’s sound is truly shaped by the hands and touch of a dedicated musician. He cradled the guitar in his hands, began to strum some riffs and it sounded exactly like a stock Fender Stratocaster. Levitin recounts a story of picking up Santana’s guitar, expecting it to have that magic signature sound. Years ago I read a book called “ This Is Your Brain on Music” where Daniel J. “ Vision without execution is Hallucination”
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