Chapter 981 Art Is Inspired by Life
”Mr. Brooks, you didn’t know I was trying my best to compliment you? Oh, the hurt.” While she said that, she clutched her chest, pretending as if his words stabbed her.
Meanwhile, Scott’s gaze was outrageously gentle as he looked at the mischievous Tessa across from him. Later, with a pleasant tone, he said, ”In that case, you should praise me more. Perhaps I’ll have a clue after hearing more of it.”
”How unexpected! Mr. Brooks, why didn’t I realize you were such a narcissist before?”
Tessa pretended to look at Scott in astonishment.
Scott was a little embarrassed when he saw the shock on Tessa’s face.
In truth, this was his first time cracking such a joke in front of anyone.
So, he let out a light cough. Then, he swiftly changed the topic and said, ”Let’s talk about the problem that’s troubling you.”
When she saw that he got straight to business, she, too, cast aside her humor as she explained her current situation.
”My problem now is that I have encountered a bottleneck phase. Miss Sofia asked me to take a walk with my friends to get some fresh air and ease up my tension. But I think: although bottleneck is the problem I’m facing, I still lack knowledge in music theory. In fact, I can’t even understand some of the suggestions Miss Sofia has given me.”
She didn’t hesitate to tell him about her problems as she thought Scott was a good friend and an excellent musician.
Meanwhile, Scott listened with great attentiveness.
”Regarding the bottleneck issue, Miss Sofia’s advice to you is very pertinent. So, I have nothing else to add.”
After that, he began to provide insights and answers to Tessa’s problems, one by one. ”I usually like to go outside, take a walk, and look around when I don’t have inspiration for my composition. Inspiration comes from the littlest of things, and it’s a rather difficult thing for me to explain. But perhaps you would find it when searching through the things and scenes you have experienced or encountered.”
Tessa received his advice with an open mind. But, at the same time, she inwardly planned to take Gregory around in the next two days.
Shortly after, Scott shared some of his experiences in songwriting with Tessa. ”Composition is a complex subject as it contains a wide range of knowledge. Isn’t there a saying that art is inspired by life? In that case, the inspiration for songwriting is also inspired by life. For example, we generate motivation to write from life. Then we’ll grasp that motivation to have a vague idea of what we want and finally create the draft of the song. Next, we need to refine and revise our work repeatedly. Only then will our composition take shape; sometimes even the composers barely know how the final product will come up until the very end.”
After she listened to Scott share his personal experiences, she understood and agreed with his words. ”As expected, there’s always something to learn from you. But, Mr. Brooks, your words are constructive.”
”I’m glad to hear that.” Scott pursed his lips and smiled faintly.
Tessa was so grateful that she even insisted on treating him to dinner.
The two only parted ways and returned to their respective home after dinner.
While the two adults were discussing music over their dinner, Gregory had already eaten his dinner.
He was sitting on the couch as he waited for Tessa. Still, he was young and easily bored, so while he waited for Tessa to come home, he was fooling around with some codes on his laptop.
If there were programmers present, they would discover that Gregory was doing intermediate programming.
Through this, Gregory had proven his incredible talent in this field and his wickedly high IQ.
Naturally, Timothy also realized Gregory’s high intelligence. Because of this, he went from teaching Gregory casually to seriously treating him as his student.
He was also the one who assigned the intermediate programming activity to Gregory for his homework.
The atmosphere in the living room was pretty quiet. Only the sound of Gregory typing on the keyboard was heard.
He didn’t know how long it had been until he heard the sound of footsteps coming from outside. Almost immediately, he threw his homework aside, kept away his laptop, and went to greet Tessa happily.
”Mommy, you’re back!”
He raised his head as he looked at Tessa with a bright grin.
Tessa’s heart was filled with great affection as she laid her gaze on the genuine smile on Gregory’s face. ”Have you eaten?” she asked while taking Gregory to the living room.
He followed her obediently as he nodded and replied, ”I’ve eaten. Mommy, have you eaten?”
”I have eaten too.”
As Tessa spoke, she inquired about Gregory’s day when she wasn’t around.
Gregory instantly brought his laptop over to Tessa and said, ”Uncle Tim gave me homework. I’m almost done.”
Even though Tessa didn’t understand the complicated codes on the screen, she didn’t forget to praise Gregory for his diligence.
”Greg, you’re amazing. Is it okay if I accompany you here?”
”Of course!” Gregory was delighted. After that, he continued to type on the keyboard with renewed vigor.
Tessa, who sat next to him, wasn’t idle either. She started to sort out the notes she jotted down after listening to Scott’s advice in the afternoon, lest she forgets something important.
