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Sunday, January 2, 2011
New Year, New Madness!
Hello again! It has been ages since I first set up this blog and started posting. Since that time, I have taken countless moments to consider why I lacked the motivation/focus/energy/time/(excuses, excuses) to continue posting on a regular basis. Thankfully, I feel like I have reached some important conclusions:
It is far too easy to get obsessed with music, when you are a music teacher.
Given #1, I am extremely opposed to pigeon-holing myself into a particular genre-based blog. Sure, I could focus solely on one genre, but I feel like I would be missing out on so much more.
#2 presents a few formatting problems, namely, where to begin, and how to hold it all together.
Perceived solipsism begets guilt. I really don't want this blog to become an all-about-me page. Music is about community, shared passions and visions, and artistic expression. It is also about math, science, language, history, and culture. To ignore any of the above would be irresponsible and BORING.
There are, of course, solutions to everything presented above. In short, I refuse to apologize for wanting to explore music as thoroughly as I can. I do need to find a springboard though, some place to start my dive into the deep end. I've decided to streamline my blogging process by focusing on a weekly theme, daily posts on that theme, and end-of-the-week reflections. The formatting should become more obvious and organic, as I continue to add content. To solve the "ME ME ME" (mi mi mi?) dilemma, the solution is a simple one: get over it. Like any writer, I need to start somewhere, and it doesn't much matter where Somewhere is located. Music writing -- and especially music criticism -- is subjective by nature. In fact, I am fairly certain that true objectivity is impossible, where human beings are concerned. So, where is Somewhere located, these days? I am jumping on the New Year's bandwagon, and this week's posts will focus on the "new." Take that any way you would like. Stay tuned for tomorrow's post, with an updated playlist!
Current track:Auld Lang Syne -- The Real McKenzies
Hello again! It has been ages since I first set up this blog and started posting. Since that time, I have taken countless moments to consider why I lacked the motivation/focus/energy/time/(excuses, excuses) to continue posting on a regular basis. Thankfully, I feel like I have reached some important conclusions:
It is far too easy to get obsessed with music, when you are a music teacher.
Given #1, I am extremely opposed to pigeon-holing myself into a particular genre-based blog. Sure, I could focus solely on one genre, but I feel like I would be missing out on so much more.
#2 presents a few formatting problems, namely, where to begin, and how to hold it all together.
Perceived solipsism begets guilt. I really don't want this blog to become an all-about-me page. Music is about community, shared passions and visions, and artistic expression. It is also about math, science, language, history, and culture. To ignore any of the above would be irresponsible and BORING.
There are, of course, solutions to everything presented above. In short, I refuse to apologize for wanting to explore music as thoroughly as I can. I do need to find a springboard though, some place to start my dive into the deep end. I've decided to streamline my blogging process by focusing on a weekly theme, daily posts on that theme, and end-of-the-week reflections. The formatting should become more obvious and organic, as I continue to add content. To solve the "ME ME ME" (mi mi mi?) dilemma, the solution is a simple one: get over it. Like any writer, I need to start somewhere, and it doesn't much matter where Somewhere is located. Music writing -- and especially music criticism -- is subjective by nature. In fact, I am fairly certain that true objectivity is impossible, where human beings are concerned. So, where is Somewhere located, these days? I am jumping on the New Year's bandwagon, and this week's posts will focus on the "new." Take that any way you would like. Stay tuned for tomorrow's post, with an updated playlist!
Current track:Auld Lang Syne -- The Real McKenzies
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