Ever completed a piece and asked yourself, “wait, is this actually any good?” 

We get it — when you’ve listened to your work 1,587 times, it’s hard to see it clearly. 

As a result, you’re probably lacking confidence in your work, or not knowing exactly what to do to improve your writing. 

The best antidote? 

Community! Most of us are introverts (and we love it that way!). But having peers and mentors who geek about the same stuff you geek about is the fast track to growing your skills and confidence. 

Let me guess. When you first started writing music, it was nothing but sunshine and rainbows. But the funny thing about “getting better” at writing music is that, well, your standards get higher! If you’re anything like the rest of us, you become more aware of how you *really* want your music to sound. 

Your goals get bigger and bigger (because, you know, you know you have MAD potential!). 

The result? Sometimes you just expect yourself to be perfect right out of the gate. 

Sound familiar? 

Now, of course striving for excellence is always the move. But when you’ve been stuck on measure 12 of your piece for MONTHS because you can’t find the *perfect* next move — that’s where things go wrong. 

So, what’s the goal then? Glad you asked: 

To bust through perfectionistic tendencies and embrace the highs and lows of the learning journey we all share. 

Okay okay, let’s be real for a second: 

Sometimes we attach what people “might think” of our work to our value and potential as a composer…

Sounds a bit goofy when we way it out loud, but we all go through this at one time or another. 

Fear of criticism can be paralyzing, and it might just be keeping you from embracing opportunities to grow your skills. 

But here’s the fact of the matter: 

Being bold and sharing your work with the world, your peers, and with the pros eager to support you is quite simply the fastest way to improve your skills. 

Listen, there’s an oh-so common misconception that creativity is a fixed trait — that you either have “it” or you don’t. 

You’ve probably felt this pressure before. 

Pressure that maybe you started too late, you haven’t grown “fast enough,” or that a “real” composer would never feel stuck at times (not true, btw!). 

You’ve probably had times where you felt like your ideas were stale or unoriginal, and maybe you’ve questioned yourself. 

Can we let you in on a little secret? 

That’s just called being human — sh*t isn’t always perfect. Creativity is a skill and a muscle that can be exercised. 

You’ve got a mountain of creative ideas up in your head, and it’s just a matter of learning to let it all out (hint hint, we’re here to help you with that!). 

Sound obvious? 

Sure, we get that. 

But if you’re mostly self-taught or have never received guidance from professional composers, you might just be surprised at… well… what you don’t know! 

You pick things up here and there from YouTube, friends, that random thing you saw on the internet. You try and figure out what is going on in the music that you love. You might even be looking at scores to try and figure out how the composer could have possibly gotten that out of their head! 

We’re here to give you the tools to understand what you’re hearing, and translate your ideas to music.