r/WeAreTheMusicMakers • u/PSACreates • 9d ago

Do you develop a middling idea?

Do you all finish ideas for pieces that seem to have only middling potential?

I go through these stages of development:

  1. I love the originating idea - the first loop.
  2. Next few days, meh.
  3. Next week: It’s truly awful and should be buried. Plus I don’t know where to go next.

Many pieces get abandoned here - my hard drive is littered with them. Occasionally I do push on, and I go through the next few stages:

  1. It’s not as bad as I thought.
  2. It’s finished, I don’t know if it’s good or not, but it’s going on the album.

Do you push on and finish those pieces that seem to have only limited potential? Is it a valuable creative exercise to finish the piece, or do you move on to something else?

Thanks in advance for sharing this aspect of your process.

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u/SkyWizarding 9d ago

I finish most things. If it's something I feel like releasing into the world, it's not up to me whether it's "good" or not

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u/PSACreates 9d ago

I like that philosophy. I think I might put some focus on finishing instead of generating new material.