Keep up the exercise of writing out solos and parts without an instrument, Scott.

Two reasons come readily to mind;

*The mistakes made when working in this fashion will also serve to point out hearing foibles, perhaps intervals that are not yet owned but one day will be if you keep working on the writing first.

*Trying to compose with instrument in hand or in front of us doesn't really ever do much more than come up with that which we already know how to play. Sometimes that works, of course, but I know that method hardly ever moves someone towards something new, something a little different, something fun, and, of course, qrowth.

If you keep up with the writing practice, one day you will find that your ear is absolutely infallible.

"When you write a letter to someone, can you hear the words in your head as you write them?"

Same applies to Music, actually.


--Mac