Some musicians constantly buy new gear, because they think it’ll make them a better musician.
Others constantly try to develop new skills, because they think theirs are not good enough.
And it’s true. Yours could probably use some growth.
Yet new gear and improved skills are just a security blanket.
Every day—
- Someone who orchestrates worse than you gets commissioned to write an orchestra piece
- Someone who’s worse at MIDI programming gets hired to do the TV show.
- Someone who is worse at melody writing gets their show on Broadway.
- Somebody worse at teaching or research gets academic tenure.
- Someone whose music is “less imaginative” than yours wins the grant
- Someone who is worse at web design converts more score sales from their website than you do.
You, too, don’t need to collect all the gear or master all the skills before you are worthy enough, talented enough, or smart enough to make a difference in the world.
Even without you learning anything more, your music is already valuable to someone.
Stop hiding.
Find that someone.
