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my violin is caspar da salo in brescia 1590 what do i have. 'Bout a million bux maybe. Don't leave it in your car. I enjoyed your entry about your muse. Your story of who your muse is is very similar to mine. It was nice to see that someone has had the same expierence, because sometimes I wonder if I am crazy for it. lol Loved the entry.
~Kristin~ I have done this all of my life. Mostly teachers and coaches and sometimes doctors. It has always worked to help me grow as a person and as a musician. It motivates me and gives me drive. Over the last year I have been floundering a bit because I have not had a person to inspire and motivate me in my life. My muse or mentor...well, she became a real person to me. We had a real relationship (in the sense that i didn't idealize her as something she is not or maybe is, but developed rapport and friendship and she entered into my real life). That caused the muse role she played to disappear. I often wondered as well if I was crazy for doing this, but I don't think I am. I always have aspired to be the kind of person who someone else at some point can look up to with almost obsessed eyes with the goal to create music or in some cases, just push themselves to be the best that they can at what they are aspiring to do in order to get my attention or impress me. It has actually happened a few times on a smaller scale and the feeling it gave me was one I have been searching for and still search for. Meaning. Purpose. There is nothing wrong with this. Music can be a muse in itself, yes, but we need real life people to use it with. To give it to. To get it from. To make it dimentional in an everyday way. A reason to get the violin out of the case AFTER the days when you are held in magical suspension while learning the piece at the beginning. Well. I ramble. This is an important aspect of my life and of music, though.So I wanted to comment.:).
Sals,
JW See, I think there are many people who understand this phenomenon. It's just not talked about much, probably because it's better as a secret. I feel like I somehow violated the guidelines of muses simply by speaking of it, and I halfway wonder if I'll break the magic spell.