Aki Spadaro

Composition is perhaps one of the hardest things to define among the ways of making music, and one of the most diverse in its approach, process, and ultimate purpose.

As for the approach, it can be done with pen and paper, with a guitar or a piano, or through an electronic setup and many other ways. Each tool opens a different path into musical thought, a different way of turning intuition into sound.

In the process, it can happen casually or immersively: you might write down a few notes a day while, quite literally, sitting on the toilet, or spend hours and sleepless nights searching for ideas, experimenting, and letting them evolve.

As for the ultimate purpose, one can compose for a project or an exam, or simply as daily practice, as a personal need, or for the pleasure of getting better at it or staying in dialogue with oneself.

I often wonder about the deeper meaning of this activity and where I stand within this vast spectrum of modes and intentions. But one thing is certain: composition, not so much as an art but as a personal practice, is a way like no other to let the soul breathe (with all its light and shadows) and pour drops of it into the sea of the world, hoping that someone, even just one person, might catch them and make them their own.

Every day is a good day to compose something. And maybe, to do so, you don’t even need to be a musician.

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