> > I'm not sure how any > > composer could write any music down without first > > hearing it in his/her head, any more than a writer > > writes without first hearing the words in his/her > > head. ... > > Just like writers have different ways of writing so > do musicians have different ways of composing.
Yeah, what he said. Just FYI, writers who have to hear the words in their head before writing them down are the counterpart of "mouth readers" when reading. Slows you down and is definitely not necessary, except maybe for poetry and to get a strong feel for dialogue. Sometimes the process is concept --> language, without an intervening stop at speech. I know, I know...somebody's going to come running in and say something like, "...also without a stop at thinking," which is possible, but not my point. :-) I'm just making the point that the idea of the usual progression as concept --> "hearing" it in your head --> paper is not always true. Many writers skip the middle step entirely. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
