Saturday, November 22, 2008

Maximizing Your Creativity by Defining Left and Right Brain Functions

creativity and your left and right brain functions

Lets talk about how to be more productive by not only the right brain and left brain functions correctly, but also with them in the right order. They are perhaps unaware that how you separate functions in a creative endeavor can be the difference in how easy and pleasant creative experience. The more fun and relaxing experience, the more your mind will gravitate toward inspiration, so that more creative output and a more authentic personal expression.

Lets take a look at a few words to describe the best left and right side of the brain:
Left brain
:

Logical

detail oriented

Fact oriented

Interprets words and language

mathematical and scientific

ordering patterns and perceptions

Strategic

Practical

The left-brain functions are often associated with the right people. The left brain is great with information, organizing and quality control. They want to use the left brain in the planning ideas, find out which tools are best for the job, and guesstimating how much time something might look like. In musical terms, these are some things you want to May the left side of the brain work to do:

templates, which are best for the type of music that you create. These include fx would you most likely use and sounds, you may need to access. Done after that do you think of to slow or stop entirely, if you are in a creative groove.

Make sure all your studio and routing cabling has been completed. This gives you easy access to your hardware and software.

Getting all your samples and loops on easy access

Checking all your recording levels

Creating a creative mood with the right lighting and aroma. Also make sure you do not have any annoying noises that deal with your concentration or recording process.

Right Brain:

Feeling oriented

"big picture" oriented

Interprets sounds, images and symbols

philosophical and spiritual

? "Out-of-the-box" thinking inspiration

oriented

Imaginative

risk

deals with the realm of possibility

The Law of the brain affected the creative process, and if this is not to create uninterrupted and without Left brained second guess, you can expect a fantastic creative experience. The right brain must be free flow of ideas, without a verdict.
Creating
for 10 minutes and then analyzed for the next 20 minutes is like driving in stop and go traffic. It is counter-productive and frustrating.

The right brain is best at these functions:

brass with loops, samples and sounds uninterrupted

First "Lost" in the music

experimenting

mixing and panning

real-time or "at the moment "Creativity

Given how each side of the brain functions differently so it is very important to each side for work in the correct order so that one side does not interfere with the other.

Lets take a look at a way of creating music while you use the above information in mind.

Start with the right brain:

This is a dream in which you have an idea. You do not have the idea, a song in mind at all. The point of this process is to prime your mind for creativity, by providing a clear direction.

Spend a few minutes, imagine you want your audience to hear and enjoy your new song. Imagine, or even physically, as your CD cover look like. Perhaps you can imagine your song always Raving reviews in journals.

The point is, even in the mental state of mind that you are not only capable but also very talented and creative in what you do. They do not want you in the creative process of thinking "Well crap, I hope I can at least somewhat Finish". It is much better himself on the phase of "This song is Gonna knock 'em dead".

If you believe that all the people who seem to crank out hit after hit (not that I say, a hit song should be your goal) it has to strike you that these guys are able to keep that creative Tension, because they have witnessed the positive results of their work in the past. You will need to create this in your head. That sounds like a stupid step, but there's a shot, you might be surprised.

Once you've done this, and you get to an excited state, just Let It Go for the day.

Get organized:

This is the part that your left brain loves so let it play. In this step you get organized through the creation of Song Templates. In these templates you want to create

Plenty of audio and MIDI tracks loaded with instruments and sounds, you are most likely to use. You will also want to set up, send some fx with a few good reverb, delay and compression (or whatever is important for you to create your kind of music).

Check all your cable of all hardware, sound cards, external hard drives, MIDI controller, and monitored. Make sure that all microphones set up and ready to go when necessary and amp settings in the selected etc..

Make sure that your recording levels are good and that your environment is the host for the inspiration and creative flow. This could be the special lighting, candles, incense or inspiring images. Make sure you have access to all sample CD "? S, sanding or other resources as well.

Make sure your work area is clean. A rarely inspired chaos.

The crux of the matter in the so - is when you start, you have no obstacles slowing or stopping your process.

Have you ever been so in a book to read that you no longer recognize that you just read the words instead of images that you see? Have you ever been interrupted and find it hard to get back to the "zone" They were just in? That is what we want to do our best to avoid if you are in this musical zone. It is always difficult Himself there at the beginning and even harder when you have a roadblock or technical problem slowing you.

Time to Create:

This is where all this work is really paying off, using your right brain do what it meant was to be done. Just play and experiment. Throw things around, with chaos sounds, have fun with samples, loops and rhythms. Do not worry about trying to build a genius, only to realize that the genius will come when Do you just have fun without a second guess.

best to just record everything you do, because often it's the mistakes that at the end of the most unique sounds of your best and give your music some real personality. Not to much worry about creating a song, just enjoy the sounds and taking note of what strikes your interest. Continue to do this as long as you enjoy it. At the end of this, you should take a few parts inspiring to work with .

Copy, Paste, Delete:

You have let your creative spirit to play and have a few ideas that you want. This is about the time you want to be, let the left brain some ruling calls.

important thing is that you do not too much to any of your noodling around. Just accept that some things are Gonna stay and some things must go. Do not take too much time with this, the more a few seconds to guess the better. your mind processes things much faster than you realize, so just go with your gut feeling. Listen to something and decided quickly, stay or go.

You will quickly find the most inspiring work and get rid of everything, what would end up cluttering your music. Just roll with it and enjoy the process. Make sure that you have caught up to one or 2 sounds or loops. You have your first ideas, then you come to create, once you have You best pieces. Arrange

:

placement of your ideas and add parts as needed is a balance between left and right brain functions. Do not lose yourself in your head, but do not do too much second guessing ( As you can see, I believe, second guess what is usually a bad thing and intuitive meters).

If you are finding yourself stuck, then do not hesitate to listen to another song, and borrow some ideas of the agreement. You are not try to do everything perfect, but more trying to create the big picture.

At the end of this process, you should know how long your song will have your entire order in that order. You should also see where the gaps are in Your Song, which must be filled.

fill in the gaps:

This will add the parts that are missing, make your request by the creative right brain, left brain but practical. You want your Hall and delays in the elected and compression and creative effects.

You also want your parts EQ'd and strip away unwanted frequencies in the sound to remove mud and keep everything clean. They want self-prepared and organized for the mixing phase.
Mixing
:

mixing should be a very right brained function and should perhaps be one of the most beautiful parts of the creative process.

You want to relax in the mood of the song and the levels and panning placed. Do not try to simply things pan, where you usually do (though there are some rules can be observed). It is better to play with a few channels that work well together and you can determine levels and panning until you feel a kind of shift yourself.

You should feel like you are always a bit lost in the music. This is a very good sign. Although sometimes his great start with your drum and bass and work from that format, you can also try the inspiring mix of sound down. May are some interesting results.

start with what you as your magic part and try another tone to them. If you lose the feeling, turn it down and enter a different sound. This ensures that your songs mix of strengths.

You may find that this approach sounds quite different from a normal mixed approach. Find out which is more inspiring for you and go with him.

Hopefully today's ramblings, you have inspired and not leave you feeling like I'm a complete nut! J I'm sure you can expect more of these kind of newsletter from me.

As always, I appreciate any feedback.

'til next time, Happy Music Making

Jason

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Friday, November 21, 2008

How to Restore Your Power to Create

They came to earth as a ghost with all the power of the universe to create everything you desired. Her name was "I Am" and from the time you could open your eyes you were a part of all that you surrounded. There was no manger, no mom and dad, brother or sister, walls or ceilings. They were them, and they yours. Although there was time and space between you and what you have seen, you do not understand that you were not what you saw, felt, tasted or heard. Even smelly diapers had no meaning for you. There was nothing you wanted or needed because it was outside your awareness and experience.

Then something happens, you began to communicate with your parents and they began educating you in the ways of the world. Sometime you responded to a sound every time someone comes into the room - it was your name. Well, it was' I'm Roy "and you began to discover that you had some personal power in the New World; You cried when someone comes to you. But this power was very limited, and you do not understand why you do not always get what you wanted, and people are not always how you would like.

As you grew older the people around you limit your power by telling you what you can and could not do or have, and of course up to this time the power you have entered into the life was severely restricted. They were expected to be within the limits allowed by your parents, your community and country. They received a system of faith or religion, by your parents, laws, and the right to use detergents, such as hand down from your grandmother.

You got to use five words every day to disempower you, kill the spirit, and make yourself dependent, these words are "right and wrong, good and bad," and most of all disempowering, "can not!"

So far the only way that you had to fight back was to break their laws, regulations and turn away from their beliefs and use your own language. And it is because you still believe that only the physical body that you are powerless to change the world and God is punishing you. They are totally apart with the WHO and what you are. You do not know that you are the creator and that you are not a victim.

They were limited not only by those who have power over you, but by a punitive God, the power on your parents. If you wanted everything you did to your knees and beg for them and more than likely that you will not receive because you were unworthy. They were also required to support the institutions taught that you have these things. Failure to comply with the rules would mean even less control over your destiny in this life or any other.

Time has shown that humanity is unable to communicate with systems, rules or commandments, which meant for the spiritual nature of mankind. The system, which taken away our power is now dismantling. It was an era, a time in our history that no longer has any relevance to us, we were in our development.

The damage is not irreversible, and we now have more freedom to other aspects of humanity or the human condition. For centuries we have agreed on the five senses, and anyone exploring or demonstrate their abilities others were from the church and /or killed. The progress of the earthly perspective is very slow, but from the perspective of the universe, it has to happen over night.

In our day and age, religion represents approximately 84% of the world. It is religion, has led us to this stage in our development and is the biggest influence on how we live our lives today. It is religion, is therefore responsible for most of what is happening in the world at this time in our history, "the religious revolution." Because we have so disempowered we believe that we can not create or are responsible for the way we act, whether it is personal, world or natural conditions. God was the scapegoat and comfort for us to relieve us of responsibility and accountability. Until recently the extent of our personal power was only known that a few who use it, uses the less known.

developing our spiritual awareness comes slowly, the longer we leave it. It is usually because we have bought into what we have been taught and we do not see the need. But with age comes wisdom to know what is and what might have been. Until that time many have given up and think it's just too much expense or effort to try and change. The fact that I am sixty years old and had 9 years experience in writing about these things only makes it a little easier. I still have to deal with over fifty years of experience of the past and it is a lengthy process, but it is not impossible.

As a child, and even in my teens and adulthood, I felt powerless. I also felt like a victim and limited in the options. I fit in well with around me, because I lost my power to them. On the back of my mind I knew that this was not who I was, patience, persistence and a glimmer of light in the future would help me break the mold.

For those who ever this type and for those who want to take back their power, there is certainly a way is a step at a time.

Simply put, and says it can be used in a word, responsibility. It is a simple methodical procedure that allows you to create your own life and enable you to get a picture of the power that you have always to create wealth, good health and happiness.

For this to happen, you need to even the circumstances of your life, everything you do, and everything that others do to you and everything that comes naturally. You can not away what you do not own.

You are one of two things, one is either a victim or a creator. The exercise is to know yourself as the creator of everything you experience. The concept will be very difficult, even for the most enlightened. But you must not forget that it is in your past, is the opinion dictate. That's why you need small steps to overcome them. Remember, I said that the exercise is easy, but it is certainly not easy.

From now on everything that happens to you is a direct consequence of the desire that it happen on a certain level of your consciousness. Whether it is good or bad, works or does not work for you, you need to own it. You are the creator, and there is a reason for it to happen. They are creating all the circumstances of your life. So that the scapegoat here, your subconscious you are not willing to own them at a higher level. It is not God's will, and it is not so that you are worthy or unworthy or are victims of natural circumstance or in the wrong place at the wrong time. It is not that even the luck or bad luck, or something happens through change. Everything is your body for a reason that may or may not be aware that you at this time. Even if you have lying to themselves for a period of time, you must own all that you experience.

You must know that accidents and diseases are also your responsibility. You create it for your own purposes at a certain level of consciousness. Take that responsibility, whether you like it or not, and know that it for the intended purpose - not give it away or any debt or thing. This will also your own power to alter or avoid these things. When you enter your power, you automatically become a victim and powerless To change the circumstances. Do not try to outthink itself, and wonders why should I want that, why would I do that myself or I can not make that happen. Take your power to make it happen, for whatever reason known or unknown, and finally you will be in control and able to these things around. Also know that every event or circumstance is not a "bad" or "good" thing. All things are created for your purpose, whatever that might be. In retrospect, you will be the reason.

Dropping a hammer on your big toe can be a good thing if it interferes with your consciousness - it works for you. There may be a sign that something is not working in your life, time for a change. A trip to the doctor May provide an opportunity for you to save your soul mate. It happens for a reason, your reason to accept that and you will know that your power, all the circumstances of your life. It is not God's will, you are no victims, and it is you who manifest all the events in your life.

In every moment of your life from that moment on your power does not give them away no longer. Do not listen to the old ideas, create new ones. Every minute every day, you say that you are the creator; that what you are doing is basic, for your purposes. It does not matter what others may say or not, you are not using your power away. This can be slow and painful, but it works. Create this awareness into thee and thou shalt be the person you've always known, even to be. You will never again be a victim.

Remember, it never works in your favor to give your power away, no matter what the circumstance. Even if the moment someone has physical power over you, know that to a certain degree you have the situation for your purposes, hang on, and thinking that someday you will have the power to change. Most importantly, how you notice that your personal power to create, you will no longer need to arouse unwanted experience the things in your life that does not work. Avoid

verdict, which also included in the evaluation of your own experience, you will fail.

So when the boss calls you into his office today and fires, you have it happen for a greater purpose. If you win the lottery, it was not luck or coincidence, it was your wish, your power, which it happen. All things for your purpose more. And you have the power to change them, regardless of whether you believe it or not. This exercise will help you get reacquainted with your power. Recognize the doubt when it comes and understand that it is only natural for it to happen, their own doubts and give it away. It is your doubts, not anybody else, and you have the power to overcome it. The more you work on the faster this will be manifest in your life.

Roy is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. An international published spiritual author, a student of NLP, spiritual philosopher, New Age Teacher and Phenomenologist. Think outside the box - discover who you really are. Find out why the "Law of Attraction" won't work for you, and how you can turn it around. Visit Roy at http://www.klienwachter.com

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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Creativity Myths Exposed - Only A Special Chosen Few Can Be Creative

There are many myths about creativity. These are general beliefs, thrown about by people often enough that others begin to believe it, just because they? Ve know and hear often, not because it? S actually all truth in them.

One of the most powerful, widespread and damaging is the creativity myth that there are only a few special chosen to be creative.

The rest of us just yet, in a state of frustrated envy.

you? Sa myth that? S rife in society, from school upwards.

But it is not easy? T true!

Everyone has creative abilities, each has only its unique range of creative talent that nobody else in the world. It is up to us what we do with them.

Where the myth is so harmful is that it causes us to completely ignore the talents that we have.

Even if we succeed, often abundant and if we believe this myth that only a chosen few that can create dismiss our own creative work.

We say things like:

? Oh yes I do, but it? S is not proper art, I? M just dabbling, I? M brass only really about.

? I can understand some things very well. But you? Again, only a true artist, if you can paint like Michelangelo, dance like Nureyev, write like Shakespeare and sing like Aretha Franklin. All at the same time. ?

? I admit I? Ma productive artist. But I make very little money from him. I have to work one day, I can? T consider myself a true artist.

All this restriction, harmful convictions stem from a bias from what a ? real? or ? real? Artists, and that? s there? s just that very few live up to this ideal, we can consider, really creative. All other is completely discounted.

How much creativity this myth impact your life?

How often have you said things like the above, considered and rejected the wonderful art, because it? or you? don? t meet some impossible ideal of what a true artist is?

It is paralyzing your creativity to think that these kinds of myths.

There are millions of people who show and create every day. It is very likely you? One of them again.

simply surf the Internet for terms like ? Creative blog? or ? Creative Artists? and see, literally, as millions of people? no more or less creative than you? create, in search of their best opportunities.

You can also dismiss these destructive myth and realize your own unique, valuable creative talents.

And, I'd like to invite you to take the next positive step to increase your creativity today by downloading your free copy of the powerful and practical "Explode Your Creativity!" Action Workbook at http://www.CoachCreative.com

From Creativity Coach Dan Goodwin

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Saturday, November 15, 2008

A Virtual Road Trip As a Source of Inspiration - Part I

I love road trips, and I know many of my friends feel the same way. Do you?

In the past week I was on the road, the trip from California to Montana, and I realized that my love for road travel is so deep that I began to consider that perhaps in a previous life I was a drover a Criss -Crossing the Great Basin of the American West with herds of cattle.

Being on the road is a time when I feel grateful beyond - it's a heart swelling, abject gratitude for everything in my life, for every single decision I ever made that I am at this time on the Street. It is a time when my creative juices flowing from every pore, I always paper and pencil in the immediate vicinity, often stopping to write notes, (or may not stop, and still more creative when I try to decipher my writing! ) Making sketches - tried valiantly to the flood of inspiration from moving.

Now that gas prices have forced me against the reality I was before - the do not want my deepest gratitude, creativity, inner peace and joy to be inextricably tied to petroleum products and global warming, I went and thought - what can I really from the road trips, and how can I create that in my daily life?

I have some basic pieces.

First, I was aware of a relaxed feeling of soft focus. While I was on the road, I'm able to let my mind wander, without notes on a topic to a project, an idea. But neither am I multi-tasking. There is no sense of distraction. I think that the millions of images, while she goes free, so that new and unusual connections. Remember, dreams and invent.

It is a very fluid state of mind. Perhaps the movement itself turns left my brain for a while.

Music is the next piece. I carefully choreograph road trips with playlists on my iPod - switching between music for radical views, and pounding energy music I can sing along to the top of my lungs. With what I know about anchoring - the creation of hints that some new feeling at other times - I use music as my main anchoring technology. I can back the feeling of driving through Monida Pass between Idaho and Montana, just by listening to the flying theme from Out of Africa.

And finally, the sense of being in between things - with a bit of a break from routine, new places to see the sense of adventure, the possibility of meeting new people to play as well.

My question is:

If I want to create a virtual road trip for me, today, what I do?

What would you do?

I have some ideas I will be shares in Part II, while your thoughts.

Cheers!

Scout Wilkins,
Master Results Coach

Dream Weaver Life Coaching
http://www.dreamweaverlifecoaching.com

Life is a grand adventure.M
Why not move boldly in the direction of your dreams?

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Creativity: The Key To Getting More Done In Less Time

If your to-do list, as long as at the end of the day as it is at the top (or worse, more!), Then you could definitely with an injection of creativity in your work day.

Here are five easy ways to use your creativity to improve the quality of the day:

1) Stop banging your head against the wall - A good piece of time people waste in a day due to stresses compared to the same problems facing them every day. If you have a problem that you do not know how to solve, you get paralyzed, get inefficient, and it overwhelmed. Not only do you not solve the problem, but you also start to slack off in other areas. The key is to get out of this state by your creativity, more solutions to your problem. Here is one way - at a table with a blank sheet of paper. Write your problem in the head, and then forcing sure that it's the page with possible solutions. Do not worry about how feasible or your crazy ideas are you tap your creativity and your authorization. Just keep the pen moving until you fill the page. This will free you from overwhelm and get through your day. Also, the new solution to your problem may very well be that on this page!

2) Stop-Time - If you were in your work for a period of time, you will probably have a routine. Routines are great because they are safe, but once in a routine you run the risk, not on ways better. The worst answer you can give why you do something is to say, "that's the way I've always done." Keep your mind, eyes and ears open for new and more efficient ways of doing things. Even if you can save 15 minutes on 4 daily tasks, which is an extra hour every day. Request and check your routines!

3) Love your work, even if you hate it - It is extremely difficult to results if you are not satisfied. This leads to an ugly cycle: you do not like your work, so you are less efficient, so lot of work, which adds stress, such as your work even less, and so on and so forth. If, for whatever reason, to apply for a job you hate, then at least find ways to enjoy it. How do you do that? I do not know, it depends on you. This is why you need your creativity. You can listen to music or set up your environment that you enjoy, or working on a special project that you met, etc. Life is too short to be unhappy for 1 /3 of it, use your creativity to Happiness, fulfillment and joy in the day.

4) Get someone else to do it - Here's an interesting fact: For every job that you hate to do and are not doing well, there is someone out there who happy to do so. And for every job that you love to do and are very interested in, there's someone out there who hate it do so. Find someone who hates doing what you love and love doing what you hate, and you can both benefit immensely. They both get more done in less time and make happy.

5) get done what needs to be done - This is the easiest method is that the least used. Take a look at what you have to do today. Take a look at the item that would have the greatest positive impact on your day /life /business. This should be your number one priority. Do it first and get it done, even if other things do not get. The challenge is that it is probably something that you do not want to do (otherwise it would have already done). Be creative to get, and set up your day and timetable for the work high priority on your first tasks, and you get more done in less time than ever before.

go there. Get out there, start with your creativity, time to stop and spend more time doing what's important for you and your company.

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

How to Motivate Yourself to Be Creative Again

Creating is a joyful experience, something that enriches our lives each moment we spend doing it. Hang on. No that's not quite true...

It CAN be a joyful and life enriching experience, but the problems come when we've become so disconnected with the good feelings of creating, that we question why we even bother trying anymore.

Creativity is a habit, and habits can be very powerful.

When you're creating and enjoying it, the habit perpetuates itself and you create more, and enjoy it more. Everything's dreamy.

But equally, when you're not enjoying creating, this habit also feeds itself. As you struggle to find any pleasure in creating, the compulsion to continue to create diminishes.

Obviously, the less you enjoy doing something, the less likely you are to keep doing it. So you create less and less, because on some level, the pain of not creating at all is slightly preferable to the pain of try to create and finding it an enormous struggle and frustration every time.

So how do we escape this negative loop and rediscover the positive side of creating?

Simply by going back to basics, and remembering why it is we create in the first place.

Take a sheet of a paper and pencil and write in the centre - "Creating gives me..." and "Creating makes me..."

Then start filling the page with completed versions of those sentences. Think about all the positive things creating gives you and brings into your life. You might think "but creating just brings me frustration and anguish, that's the problem!"

Go back in time a little further, explore a little deeper, recall the times when you've been freely creating and in full flow. How did you feel then? Write it all down.

You'll find, as all artists find, that creating is an essential and core part of our lives.

The specific reasons why we each create vary between us, but the underlying need and passion is the same. It's getting a clear picture of this need to create, reconnecting with all the good feeling it brings, that will inspire us to return to creating, today, tomorrow, and until our last breath.

So, once you've written as many statements as you can on your page, you might want to condense it down into a few key reasons. Call it "The Secret To Why I Create", write it on a single piece of paper and keep it somewhere safe.

Whenever you begin to feel disillusioned with creating, revisit your Secret. Then, a small step at a time, return to creating something you enjoy, rediscovering that irreplaceable value it adds to your life...

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