Lullabies and Love Songs (A Wee Suite)
A (small) suite of music by Stan Stewart: “Lullabies and Love Songs”. What lulls you and the ones you love to sleep?
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Compose Yourself – Social Connecting and Physical Distancing
Human beings need social connections in times like these.
Get Inspired: 10 Great Articles and 4 Great Tools
Get Inspired. That’s essentially what I said in my previous post. So I figured it’s only fair that I offer you a few suggestions to get that going. Get Outside for Inspiration If you ask me, the best way to get inspired is to go outdoors. In addition to being great for the imagination, taking …
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Why Your Creative Project Never Turns Out the Way You Plan
This is not what I set out to do. No matter how much I wish for and plan for my creative projects to go a certain way, they always come out differently. Plan Creative Projects? Creativity and planning don’t always mix well. One is more of a right-brain activity and the other more left-brain. For …
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Integrity, Self-discovery, and Self-deceit
Stan Stewart explores integrity, self-discovery, and self-deceit from the vantage point of creative artistry.
Hanging In There #CreativeProcess
If you want your art to be in the center of your life, keep hanging in there. Stan Stewart explores how eventually, life will get the idea.
Mama and Baby – an improv poem of love
When the news came About your fever I was scared. I feared first for you, For your mama, And your gran’mama. How could your tiny Body With its tiny fingers, Toes, eyes, lips, and tongue Stand against such an ailment. Nonna was frightened too, But she did not pause. When the call came she ran …
Muse As Magnet – Why I Compose and Write
Throughout my life, I’ve pondered the muse. Even my brand name includes a play on the word “muse” (as well as music, for, now, present moment, and so on). Yet, once in a while I need to be called back to unravel the mystery of why I create. Recently, I’ve had a number of conversations …
Which came first? The chords or the lyrics?
You asked for creative process, so here you go… Melody or Words “Do you write the music or the lyrics first?” This is one of the questions I’m asked most frequently about songwriting. The cool thing is that there’s no right answer. I have several songs that would fit one answer and several that would …
2017 – the year in review
2017 was a year of change. And I’m not even talking about politics or the business of being an independent musician. Though these have had a significant impact on me, I will only be reviewing my personal moments from the year. Change is what it is. It’s not bad or good. It is what you …