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brian
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« Reply #15 on: December 05, 2008, 12:36:29 AM »
If piano arrangements get boring, try orchestrating or sequencing it. Then turn it into a piano arrangement. It works for me.
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« Reply #16 on: December 05, 2008, 06:39:34 AM »
definately...but orchestrating does get boring after a while also
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« Reply #17 on: December 08, 2008, 07:41:32 AM »
Quote from: brian on December 05, 2008, 12:36:29 AM
If piano arrangements get boring, try orchestrating or sequencing it. Then turn it into a piano arrangement. It works for me.

Thats true. I arrange for about 5 years but I only did it piano arrangements. Now its boring making arrangement for piano cuz its always the same sound and normally if you're trying to make an arrangement for piano from orchestration, you cant put all the details which is pretty annoying.
Making orchestra arrangement gives total freedom, and its great Smiley Of course, when you make orch. arrangements you'll need a lot of patience too...
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« Reply #18 on: December 09, 2008, 09:48:20 AM »
kinda makes you wonder how the professionals do it without getting stressed
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« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2008, 05:18:33 PM »
Quote from: ikimasho on December 09, 2008, 09:48:20 AM
kinda makes you wonder how the professionals do it without getting stressed
they are payed for it and we dont... Tongue
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« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2008, 06:05:35 AM »
Quote from: ALPRAS on December 11, 2008, 05:18:33 PM
Quote from: ikimasho on December 09, 2008, 09:48:20 AM
kinda makes you wonder how the professionals do it without getting stressed
they are payed for it and we dont... Tongue


very true...i guess i was right by saying money is a great motivator
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« Reply #21 on: December 14, 2008, 08:20:13 AM »
Whenever I don't have the motivation for it, I just leave it and continue working on another day. But that's just me, I do it just for the fun of it.

As for motivation in a different sense, I arrange the themes of old game I really like, so the music doesn't get lost in time, so to speak.
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« Reply #22 on: July 15, 2010, 08:33:32 PM »
Old thread but I'm bumping it because I haven't even responded to it yet!

It used to be the case where I'd have trouble starting a piece but once I did, it would be smooth sailing. Well, now starting isn't a problem anymore!
What motivates me is having a specific goal for my site. I wanna reach 100 sheets on my site, and the closer I get, the more motivated I become. I've also kicked my procrastination habit a few months ago and have become a lot more disciplined in general. Now it's like, "I want results now!"
What also helps is being more organized. I now have a list of Reqests/Music I want to arrange and start a bunch of things at once. I don't have an issue with starting a bunch of things at once and not finishing them. I've always been this way (only I had the procrastination problem). If I piece starts to give me a headache, I'll switch over to something else on my list. Eventually, one of the 10-20 pieces in progress gets completed.
So yeah, I'm at a pretty good motivation level right now. Smiley
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« Reply #23 on: September 04, 2010, 11:50:15 AM »
Well, considering I don't do many transcriptions . . .

It's impossible for me to force inspiration. A piece is done when it's done, and when it's done it sounds complete, comprehensive, and as sensible as I can really make it. Dragging music out of an empty sack of inspiration never does me any good.

For the very few transcriptions I've actually done, it's all relevant on my patience. It's also not good to work when you've got no desire to.
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