Q: I'm starting to compose music and i'm trying to stick to shorter pieces and not to expect them to be good. However, when working with almost any idea that i like, i can't help but imagine the full-length beautiful piece that could come from it, and it's difficult for me to accept that for now, i can't make the piece that good. Any advice?
A: it might be worth remembering that the artists behind all of your favorite songs have gone through this. maybe not with short songs, but they have had the experience of being much much less good than they want to be. many of them probably still feel like they are not good enough, because, in a certain way of thinking about it, no one is