NEW DIRECTION - March 28, 2010

Here's the deal. Its a big change in this blog. Its no longer titled "The Piano Experiment," but is now titled "An Artist." I'm not giving up the piano, but I've decided to broaden the scope of what I'm covering here, with what will probably become a less emphasis on the piano. I'm no longer in the rock and roll band. However, other things are going on with me which I'm going to try to develop. Most stuff is stuff I've dabbled with on and off throughout my life. But I want to get into some stuff more. Here are some things I may get more involved in that you might be reading about in future posts. And some of the stuff below I may not get involved with. But here are some ideas:

1) Continue to learn piano. Using a bunch of ideas/methodologies.
2) Working on songs in a current blues band that I'm involved with.
3) Songwriting
4) Creating original musical compositions
4) The visual arts: drawing, sketching, painting
5) Improving my fingerstyle guitar playing
6) Improving my lead guitar playing
7) Photography
8) Creating a Youtube Station of my music
9) Learning more Gypsy Guitar
10) Wring poetry, stories ... who knows..a novel?

Cool.

March 12, 2009

Yet another detour / winding road ...

I'm going to go back to try to learn the piano by ear using Matthew Stephens' program (it's here: http://www.thepianobyear.com/ ).

March 4, 2010

Made a quick one-take recording of "In My Life."
http://www.box.net/shared/vntelsdx5c

March 3, 2010

Worked on "In My Life" playing according to the Sudnow Method. Such nice sounds come as a result of using those voicings. Playing around with the dominant colors that I didn't ordinarily use.

March 1, 2010

DETOUR

Going back to the Sudnow Method. But less strictly with regards to practice time. If I get to it, I get to it. Finding that life has more important priorities than piano. And finding that music has other opportunities than just piano (Currently playing guitar in a rock and roll band). But piano will still be involved in my life!