Just Because You Don’t Like It, Doesn’t Mean It’s Not Music.
I can’t begin to count how many times I’ve heard a friend, in response to a piece of music or film or some other piece of art, proclaim, “It’s rubbish,” (or use much stronger language ) when actually what they mean is, “I don’t like it.”
That bugs me a bit.
Don’t get me wrong [...]
Inspiration
inspiration n
stimulation or arousal of the mind, feelings, etc., to special or unusual activity or creativity
the state or quality of being so stimulated or aroused
someone or something that causes this state
an idea or action resulting from such a state
the act or process of inhaling; breathing in
From English Collins Dictionary – English Definition & Thesaurus
Inspiration is [...]
What Is The Value Of Your Music?
The more I think about this, the more the strands of the argument grow and overlap and evolve.
I get more questions than answers and I want to know what you think.
So… what is the value of your music?
Or the value of any art you create?
Aesthetic Value
The value given to any piece of music or art [...]
Is Film Music Art or Just Low-Brow Commercial Fluff?
Is any music that is created for a purpose, other than that of it’s own existence, art? Is film music art, or theatre music, or advert music, or music that appears on a CD-Rom presentation, or accompanying a website promo film, or music on a trailer? Even if the music’s primary purpose is purely commercial – to sell that product or promote another – does that preclude its intrinsic value as art?
