I'll admit that writing doesn't always come, but I'm totally against walking around looking at the sky when you're experiencing a block, waiting for inspiration to strike you. Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov didn't like each other and agreed on very few things, but they were of one opinion on this: you had to write constantly. If you can't write a major work, write minor trifles. If you can't write at all, orchestrate something. . Dmitri Shostakovich
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It’s hard to admit that you can’t do something. Most people don’t want to accept that they aren’t able to do something, even when it’s true. According to this quote, if you have a problem writing a certain type of music, work on some other type. If you can’t think of anything, orchestrate some music.

This quote is similar to the idea that if you aren’t getting any better at something, you should try doing something else for a while. Some people have a hard time accepting the fact that writing music isn’t their strong skill and so they try to write something else instead. This is a common mistake people make in their lives because they are afraid of admitting that they aren’t good at what they do.

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