Duos – Scales of Collaboration
Duos may be the most basic form of collaboration, but they demonstrate all of the challenges and beauty of two-heads-are-better.
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Composing Detours – How Pauses Help Creativity
Stan Stewart composed a track for a competition and then questioned whether that was a bad idea. Are detours helpful or harmful?
Holiday – Taking Time Away From It All
I need to take time off from the routine. When I lived in Scotland, we called this a holiday. Vacation or Holiday I like that word. Here in the USA, this is called a vacation. I guess there’s a sense in which I want to “vacate” my typical schedule. But I really appreciate the intention …
Creative Doldrums – Don’t Let Them Fool You
Creative doldrums – after a big creative project, I often experience a downturn in my motivation. What’s the remedy for this?
Singing Grief: What’s It Take To Make A Pandemic Choir?
Last week, I shared with you “what is a requiem?” Historically, choirs would sing most requiems accompanied by a variety of instruments. But during this pandemic, scientists have warned us that it may be dangerous to sing together. Though it does not compare to the loss of lives, the loss of live music was another …
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Thunderstorm – a (perhaps strange) creative process story
Thunderstorm – a (possibly strange) story of creative process from Stan Stewart.
From Nothing – the sound of nothingness and reverie
“From Nothing” is Stan Stewart’s album of instrumental sounds inspired by nothingness.
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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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.