Non-code Music Thoughts

Just tapping away at the piano tonight. Pondering thoughts such as how does one:

• get good at music
• use both the right brain and left brain in creating and maintaining melodies and harmonies spontaneously

I’ve always wondered why does it seem that many musicians make good coders*

• is it seeing the project from the start and having the foresight to see where things are going
• is it being able to improvise while still maintaining the flow of the piece (be it composition or an application), maintaining coherency.

I suppose these are my creative rambling thoughts on a (rare) rainy Sunday here in California. Anyhow, I’d like to get good in both, fluently operating in both mediums, and seeing the notes and codes flowing smoothly.

JL

P.s. Had this conversation* with someone last summer. He played the drums. He mentioned something along the same lines. Truly though, it seems I’ve met more than my fair share, a Berklee School of Music friend, another coworker at work. I suppose the it leads to the question: does being good at music equat and lead to one being good at coding?

We shall see, anyhow, want to get good at both and have fun in both mediums.