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Dude that's sick! Out of curiosity do you also play any instruments? I'm neurotypical but learning bass aswell as trumpet really made a bunch of theory stuff click for me
(Feel free to ignore this if it doesn't work ADHD wise) Also a quick note on composition- if you hear something in a song and go "oh that's a good idea" totally steal it, or a bit of it and repurpose it for your own songs. The best songs I've ever written were a bunch of cool bits from different songs and my own ideas. For example on a piece I'm just finishing I stole the chord progression from a j rock song I like (changed it a bit to make it better) and I stole a bunch of chord structures from a guitar solo, and stole a bit of the drum pattern for a bunch of different songs all mashed together. Robbery is cool
Hey fellow trumpet player! I played it for 7 years through middle and high school, and I even did jazz band in HS. I was third- then first chair in our top band, yet I still didn't learn anything deeper than musical notation and major scales... Things like the circle of fifths, modes, even chord progressions? I now know they're all pretty basic concepts, but back then they were a form of mysticism reserved for the gods of music. Thankfully all the basic stuff has stuck with me as if I never stopped playing, which has provided a priceless foundation. Oh, and very strong relative pitch!
I definitely plan to take ideas from here and there and evolve them, if only as homage to my composer heroes. Just as in game design, nothing is completely original anymore, and everyone "borrows" ideas all the time. Regarding drum patterns, definitely gonna tap into the works of Peart and Portnoy!
Thanks for the inspiration, by the way. It really helps keep the fire going!