To me that’s the key distinction between the artist and the tools they use. I do photography, and you could argue that I’m just pointing my camera at things and pressing a button to get an image. Yet, if you give the same camera to an amateur, they’re unlikely to produce anything interesting with it. Being able to identify an interesting picture is the skill I developed. My eye is now trained to spot interesting composition, subject, lighting, and color. The tool itself is incidental. If I had the time to spend to learn to draw, I could apply these same skills within that medium and produce interesting results that way. Similarly, you’re able to come up with interesting notes and patterns of music, and using different mediums to express yourself does not diminish that in any way.
To me that’s the key distinction between the artist and the tools they use. I do photography, and you could argue that I’m just pointing my camera at things and pressing a button to get an image. Yet, if you give the same camera to an amateur, they’re unlikely to produce anything interesting with it. Being able to identify an interesting picture is the skill I developed. My eye is now trained to spot interesting composition, subject, lighting, and color. The tool itself is incidental. If I had the time to spend to learn to draw, I could apply these same skills within that medium and produce interesting results that way. Similarly, you’re able to come up with interesting notes and patterns of music, and using different mediums to express yourself does not diminish that in any way.