ciarac
Active member
Hi!
I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right thread, but I really do feel that for me it is a 'tip', so I'm putting it here.
I just wanted to say that I'm a singer songwriter and a uke player (obviously!) and it's what I really love doing, but I have had such problems over the last few years with creative blocks.
It might not even be accurate to call them creative blocks but it feels that way, or similar. Basically, I think, for me, music is something that matters to me SO much, and although I'm proud of what I've achieved thus far, over the past few years, I've found it harder and harder to practice and to perform and to write songs. This was because I felt like I wasn't good enough. Which could of course be rectified with practice. Stupid vicious cycle.
So anyway, a couple of months ago, I decided to start doing youtube videos. And long story short, it has helped me SO much. The great thing about youtube is you don't have to be perfect. And you can redo things over and over again until you're reasonably happy with them. And there's no stage fright. And also, people are SO supportive out there on the web.
So if you're experiencing any sort of creative block, or maybe a feeling of not being good enough, so much so that it hinders your practice and your motivation. I encourage you to start doing youtube videos. Do it just because it feels good to practice and to share what you've been practicing.
What I've found is that in just the past few weeks, my confidence has improved so much. I have work to do, but each time I make a video, I am playing ukulele and doing vocal warm ups and all that good stuff, so not only do I get to create and share something, I also get to practice and get better with each video.
I just today started a 30 challenge I set myself to do a video a day for 30 days. I think that at the end of the 30 days I'll feel even better STILL. It's just so brilliant to feel this much better about music, it really does feel like a breath of fresh air to me.
I'll grant you, youtube isn't for everyone, and maybe you don't need it, but maybe you're like me and it will serve you well to have this kind of platform.
So there you go, that's my tip!
Hope it helps someone.
Let me know if you start a channel and I will subscribe!
Thanks for reading,
Ciara
I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right thread, but I really do feel that for me it is a 'tip', so I'm putting it here.
I just wanted to say that I'm a singer songwriter and a uke player (obviously!) and it's what I really love doing, but I have had such problems over the last few years with creative blocks.
It might not even be accurate to call them creative blocks but it feels that way, or similar. Basically, I think, for me, music is something that matters to me SO much, and although I'm proud of what I've achieved thus far, over the past few years, I've found it harder and harder to practice and to perform and to write songs. This was because I felt like I wasn't good enough. Which could of course be rectified with practice. Stupid vicious cycle.
So anyway, a couple of months ago, I decided to start doing youtube videos. And long story short, it has helped me SO much. The great thing about youtube is you don't have to be perfect. And you can redo things over and over again until you're reasonably happy with them. And there's no stage fright. And also, people are SO supportive out there on the web.
So if you're experiencing any sort of creative block, or maybe a feeling of not being good enough, so much so that it hinders your practice and your motivation. I encourage you to start doing youtube videos. Do it just because it feels good to practice and to share what you've been practicing.
What I've found is that in just the past few weeks, my confidence has improved so much. I have work to do, but each time I make a video, I am playing ukulele and doing vocal warm ups and all that good stuff, so not only do I get to create and share something, I also get to practice and get better with each video.
I just today started a 30 challenge I set myself to do a video a day for 30 days. I think that at the end of the 30 days I'll feel even better STILL. It's just so brilliant to feel this much better about music, it really does feel like a breath of fresh air to me.
I'll grant you, youtube isn't for everyone, and maybe you don't need it, but maybe you're like me and it will serve you well to have this kind of platform.
So there you go, that's my tip!
Hope it helps someone.
Let me know if you start a channel and I will subscribe!
Thanks for reading,
Ciara