In Your Ear and From My Heart

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

My Start as a Composer

 

An untitled piano piece from my childhood

 

Composition

When it comes to movies and video games, I'm most interested in who wrote the music. Not the actors, not the directors, not the writers, the composers. Composition is a career that I've been drawn to for over 25 years. It has been a wonderful hobby and creative outlet. 

 

How I Started Composing

When I was about 5, any time I visited a friend's house, I would grace their family with my “piano abilities.” I did not have a piano at home, so my improvising was quite… modern. One time, around age 7, a friend told me her mom didn't like hearing people play who didn't know how…

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