Ok, so I've been all over the place with learning methods, and even tempted to sell the ole 88 keys.... But I think I'll make another effort. Started to read a book about Billy Joel, and got psyched again. Been thinking I'm a bit too old for the rock and roll guitar thing, but will stay in the band and play blues and some other stuff.
Been all over the place with ehat I should do musically....
Get a new guitar? Learn my scales on guitar? Concentrate on the blues on guitar?
Was losing enthusiasm for music after what I felt was a less than stellar performance by me yesterday at practice.
Would like to get back to the piano, but less than enthused with the prospect of memorizing tunes.
Decided to get back into Mark Harrison's "The Pop Piano Book" in a pretty serious way. Made a packet of stuff to go through, focusing on material like scales and diatonic scale triads. Will try to go through a key a week, at least, using some of David Sudnow's ideas on practicing. Hey, that Sudnow stuff will also come in handy later... Would really like to play on the fly from fakebooks, but not sound elementary. Maybe if I keep at it, using the Harrison book, I can learn some stuff to sound pretty good. Want to play more popular oriented sounds. I have a friend who can play what I'm after....
Perhaps if I focus more on learning outside of the context of songs for awhile I can come closer to the sounds I'm after....
Stay tuned.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
May 15, 2011
Working hard on this tune, and this is how its sounding today. May need to copy and paste:
http://www.box.net/shared/uog116qhv0
http://www.box.net/shared/uog116qhv0
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Patient Practice
Patient practice is key for me. Worked on the Elvis tune. Would be soooo great to have 15 songs memorized.....but quite a challenge.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Back at it.
Cannot stay away too long. My continuing struggle has to do with utilizing PATIENCE. So here's a tentative thinking out loud kind of learning plan:
1) Go over my songs again. But slowly. Learn them using good Sudnow voicings. Just don't move to a different song until the first song can be played perfectly and at a perfect tempo.
2) Dot rush the learning.
3) Play songs I want to play.
4) Do not rush the learning.
5) Do not expect instant greatness.
6) Utilize voicings with the dissonance that I like.
7) Do not rush the learning.
8) do not neglect stride. Try to incorporate it into songs or learn outside the context of songs....maybe one per week.
9) Concentrated daily practice in a short period of time is OK.
10) Do not rush the learning.
11) Write out fractions
Worked on "Can't Help Falling in Love With You."
1) Go over my songs again. But slowly. Learn them using good Sudnow voicings. Just don't move to a different song until the first song can be played perfectly and at a perfect tempo.
2) Dot rush the learning.
3) Play songs I want to play.
4) Do not rush the learning.
5) Do not expect instant greatness.
6) Utilize voicings with the dissonance that I like.
7) Do not rush the learning.
8) do not neglect stride. Try to incorporate it into songs or learn outside the context of songs....maybe one per week.
9) Concentrated daily practice in a short period of time is OK.
10) Do not rush the learning.
11) Write out fractions
Worked on "Can't Help Falling in Love With You."
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