I do listen to nature, but I rarely let it stay literal in my work. A wind chime can be a perfect seed for a motif, yet I usually isolate a few intervals or a rhythmic pulse and then build a phrase around it. I’m very precise about how that little sound translates into harmony and texture, so it becomes part of the larger structure, not just a quotation. If you can distill the essence—those gentle, echoing intervals—I can weave them into a piece that feels both natural and disciplined.

Thank you. I’ll keep the wind’s pulse at the core, but I’ll also make sure the echoes don’t drift; each note has to have a purpose, like a breath in a long phrase. It’s a quiet balance between spontaneity and exactness.