Essays

Essays

Wildcard Concept: Reading “The Lydian Chromatic Concept”

(Original posted on October 22, 1999)Exploring systematic music theories offers composers a di...
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Music and Words, the Creative Cycle: Like Building a Model Castle

"Podcast Commentary on This Article" by AI VoiceWhat motivates a creator of music to weave wor...
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The Struggle of Sensibility and the Transition of Technique: Looking Back at the Compositions of My Teens

In this article, I'd like to look back on my composing style and creative attitude from my tee...
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Summoning Music and the Aesthetics of Responsibility: The Concept of Composition in the Generative AI Era

Podcast Commentary on This Article (AI Voice)The world of music production is at a historic tu...
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The Creative Spiral: The Dynamics of ‘Inadequacy’ and ‘Creative Space’

Podcast Commentary for This Article (AI Voice)It seems that many creators, myself included, a...
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Solar and Lunar Creativity: A Reflection on Lighting in the Creative Environment

"Podcast commentary on this article" by AI voice *JapaneseFor lighting a living space, severa...
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Empathy as a Happy Illusion: Reflecting on “The Memory Police” and Music

Podcast Commentary of This Article by AI VoiceI recently finished reading Yoko Ogawa's "The M...
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Echoes of the Self and the Voice of the Other: A Dialogue on Composition with AI

Podcast Commentary on This Article (in Japanese)With the rapid proliferation of AI-driven com...
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Silence as the Fountainhead of Writing: Thoughts on BGM for Writing

When I sit down to write and face myself, I do not play music (BGM). I don't even wear earphon...
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Is Our Music Speaking “DAW Language”?

AI-Voiced "Podcast Commentary on This Article"The Blind Spot of the DAW as a Production Envir...