Darren Durann
Active Member
I think listen alot to music you like and that inspires you is very important. You ears and memory will notice stuff and after a while when you sit down to compose, you for example voice a chord an certain way, you Will go: ah, i have heard that before. That have helped alot for me. But i do believe study of some sort is important to become better and you will save alot of time and problems.
Quoted for truth. Keep listening! I make damn sure every day to set a time(s) for slapping on my Sennheisers and really listening to a composer I like. And btw headphones are how I personally trained myself to really listen to something. There's a difference, as most of you know.
Btw, the conscientious listener can have as much fun as the casual, but often for different reasons.
But hell, you folks might already know all of this, so forgive me in advance any redundancy.