Have you ever shared your music with the wrong person at the wrong time? Can you recall the feeling of deflation that accompanied the experience? How about the surge of positive energy you may get when you share your art with someone who really understands and appreciates it?

The more aware you are of the role of positive, supportive feedback in your creative life, the more you can direct the flow of the process and attract the perfect support system. The exposure can bring you specific musical guidance, general heartfelt encouragement, or honest criticism (or some combination of all three).  Conversely, keeping your music too sheltered may inhibit its growth as much as premature criticism. No matter what the circumstances are, the act of opening up your works-in-progress to a variety of viewpoints (within a context of respect and safety) is essential in allowing your music to grow and mature.

Listen to this SOS episode as the subtleties and nuances involved in artistic incubation and conscious sharing are explored and explained. 

 

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With whom do you share your music? Do you have reliable people who will support your creative process by giving you honest feedback while also understanding and respecting where you are coming from?

Who you are is inseparable from who you relate to. As social beings, we are constantly influencing and being influenced by others. By discerning who you share your art with you can more effectively direct the flow of your musical focus and learn to make the connection between the people in your life and the music that comes out of you. Your community, friends, collaborators, audience, and family members all have an influence on your music, so you might as well choose to be around people whose influence is positive and welcome.

Listen in on this episode as the link between music and relationships is explored from four distinct angles: friendship, competition, intimacy, and fantasy.

This is the second of four in the Musical Lifestyle Series of SOS podcasts.

 

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