You and music: a poll for the discerning individual.

[Bugeater]

How often do you go into a bar where someone is playing someone else's music?

And how often do you go into a bar and hear someone playing their own original music?

That right there should tell you which is the most difficult.

[Discuss Thrower]

Composing music in a general sense and I'd most like to sing.


I somehow was good enough to sing in a school-sanctioned group in college, but turned it down because I'd have to dance as well. Kinda regret that now.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

One can perform music without instruments, which I like to call singing.

One can perform music by playing an instrument, which I like to call playing an instrument.

One can create music, which I like to call composing.

What about tap dancing? Is that playing an instrument or performing music without instruments?

Also, I didn't tamper with your poll this time. You're welcome.

[Buehler445]

I'm an accountant. It's all ****ing hard and I can't do any of it.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I'm an accountant. It's all ****ing hard and I can't do any of it.

I thought you were a farmer?

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Buehler445

I'm an accountant. It's all ****ing hard and I can't do any of it.

You don't happen to know a Monty Broeckelman out of Dodge City do you?

[BucEyedPea]

Composing I am assuming because of what my daughter told me about writing a good fiction story. After having one toughest creative writing profs at FSU she learned that writing (composing) a really good fiction story is not easy at all either. I assume it's similar to composing a song. Creating a composition in any of the visual arts seems much easier though.

[Rain Man]

My hypothesis when I started this poll was that composing would be the most difficult, but would also be the least desired, probably since it's the least public. It's an interesting perversion of supply and demand, because I would normally expect the most difficult and rare skill to be the most valued.

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

My hypothesis when I started this poll was that composing would be the most difficult, but would also be the least desired, probably since it's the least public. It's an interesting perversion of supply and demand, because I would normally expect the most difficult and rare skill to be the most valued.

People have to really really want to do it.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

My hypothesis when I started this poll was that composing would be the most difficult, but would also be the least desired, probably since it's the least public. It's an interesting perversion of supply and demand, because I would normally expect the most difficult and rare skill to be the most valued.

Composing, whether it's for Nashville, Pop, Urban, R&B along with Film & TV also gives the individual(s) an opportunity to live a fairly normal life. There are no press junkets, no touring, no demands by the studios or record companies to put a face on the product.

When composing for Film, TV and even advertising, it's generally an 8-5 gig unless you're under an enormous deadline, in which you may have to put in extra hours. Some of the guys I know that score network TV shows are sometimes working almost up until a few hours before air time but those gigs also offer enormous financial rewards.

[Rausch]

When I read the "playing an instrument" part I'd assumed this person would be writing/creating their own music for said instrument. Not like just a cover band or something.

So, they'd be composing their own music as well...even if it's not a full orchestra, just their part.

[Katipan]

Like those Chinese dudes that can ride a unicycle on a trapeeze while balancing a flaming Chinese dude on his head?

Who really wants to do that?

[Baby Lee]

I picked hardest singing and and most likely good at playing an instrument.

Singing is a talent

Playing an instrument is a skill.

I'd compare it to the difference between being able to throw a 100 MPH strike and being able to play great at shortstop.

Some things you'll just never be able to do, and some you can be great with with tons and tons of practice.

I see a lot are scared of composing. But some of the best songs are the simplest, I think it draws on inspiration and experience more than innate talent.

[alpha_omega]

Composing

[Mr. Flopnuts]

For me, music is a non physically addictive mood altering drug.