First Drafts Suck, and That’s Okay

First Drafts Suck, and That’s Okay

by | 26 Feb 2019 | channels, theory

First drafts suck, and that’s okay. In 2007, scholar Robert Winter gave a talk where he played some of Beethoven’s early drafts for the “Ode to Joy” movement in his ninth symphony. And, well… they’re not good. At all. You can watch...