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Originally Posted by M_is_D
As to dictations: I'm in music classes and we do three voice dictations. I have quite the share of them 
I think you're assuming I have trouble writing down melodies in my head: no, that's extremely basic. What i can't accurately reproduce is potentially complex orchestration. I hear fully orchestrated pieces in my head but cant split each line in order to know what to write for each instrument section to make it sound as it does in my head. |
Oh I see. I'm so sorry to have put it that way. So dictation must be quite easy for you then. I guess it wouldn't really hurt to experiment with the orchestration using a few tools, maybe a synth or your notation software, until it matches what you hear inside. I think that what you have inside your head will then translate in some natural way whether in writing or actually handling an instrument while you compose, so with a little bit of tweaking and some effort you'll be able to translate that.
Anyway, I'd like to share with you that it's nice to know something that Brahms and Kano Jigoro had a similar philosophical approach to action. Brahms was quoted as saying that the most excellent ideas come in with the least effort. Kano Jigoro is remembered for maximum efficiency with minimal effort. I guess, in some way or another, you just let that idea flow and work around with as many sketches as possible, your main idea will just stream from your head to your music. Or you might come up with something far better than what you've imagined.
I hope that helps.
