Hopefully, most of us experience the “desire” to write music. What I mean is, the creative drive. That intangible thing within us that compels us to write down notes and rhythms and chords in an organized fashion according to the way we hear (envision) them. When you were a kid and somebody put a piece of paper and a box of crayons in front of you for the first time, did they give you a manual on how to use them? No, of course not. You grabbed the crayons and just went for it! Well, for those of us who answer the call of composing, that same creative drive can stay with us for the rest of our lives.