What inspires you to make art? It’s not a particularly easy question to answer, unfortunately. For some people it changes from day to day, for others, they know what it is their whole lives. However, many can lose their motivation as real life (or school) comes in to play more and more. Technically, this ties into last week’s post about burn out, but from a different angle. In a way, this is a question of how to avoid just that, if you can tap into your motivation, perhaps you can keep burn out at bay, at least a little bit.
So, take a second and think, what fuels your fire? Is it the joy of playing? Is it the desire to share art with the wider world? Do you feel like when you hear a piece of music it can change your whole day and you want to share that with the world to the best of your ability? It’s something that seems to be a critical question for many of us: how do we find our inspiration and motivation?
It’s an ongoing question for everyone, because motivation can change from day-to-day and month-to-month, let alone year-to-year. That said, for many of us, there is an underlying drive or passion that keeps us going. For me, it’s knowing that the art I create may change someone’s life for the better and the prospect of creating art for and with the people I love. To me, that is the most critical aspect of my art, but maybe it’s not for you.
Take some time to think about what drives you and chime in with what your motivation is when things get tough for you! You never know, you might find a chamber partner in the comments section! What inspires you to make art? It’s not a particularly easy question to answer, unfortunately. For some people it changes from day to day, for others, they know what it is their whole lives. However, many can lose their motivation as real life (or school) comes in to play more and more. Technically, this ties into last week’s post about burn out, but from a different angle. In a way, this is a question of how to avoid just that, if you can tap into your motivation, perhaps you can keep burn out at bay, at least a little bit.
So, take a second and think, what fuels your fire? Is it the joy of playing? Is it the desire to share art with the wider world? Do you feel like when you hear a piece of music it can change your whole day and you want to share that with the world to the best of your ability? It’s something that seems to be a critical question for many of us: how do we find our inspiration and motivation?
It’s an ongoing question for everyone, because motivation can change from day-to-day and month-to-month, let alone year-to-year. That said, for many of us, there is an underlying drive or passion that keeps us going. For me, it’s knowing that the art I create may change someone’s life for the better and the prospect of creating art for and with the people I love. To me, that is the most critical aspect of my art, but maybe it’s not for you.
Take some time to think about what drives you and chime in with what your motivation is when things get tough for you! You never know, you might find a chamber partner in the comments section!
Samantha J. Haake Flute 