Define your sound. Before you rush off and buy a microphone or an instrument and take lessons on "playing" when you don't know **ahem** about what catches your attention in the first place...what is THAT? What is it? The beat? Drums with other striking instruments? Or just the drums up front and audible. Write that down. Maybe it's the singing or the content of the lyrics? Who cares about poetry! Okay...not a lyrics person. So you want to dance? Drop the beat DJ! No? Don't want to dance? So you're a music to enhance the mood type? Study Beats! Or maybe you just like the sound of people blowing into things...Symphonic & sophisticated classical or the spontaneous vibe associated with Blue Note Jazz? Know what makes you gravitate. Understand what turns you off. Define and pin point by food references if you don't know the correct music terms. Now Go. Do your homework.
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