This blog is about me and my music. My current focus is on learning piano using the Sudnow Method and guitar improvisation. I currently play guitar in a band that concentrates on playing the early rock and roll of the 50’s and 60’s. I also play guitar in a trio setting that focuses more on the jazzy side. Seemingly irrelevant posts on this blog reflect topics that are probably expressed in my music somewhere.
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Piano thoughts
Came to something of a resolution today. Here are some thoughts I’m having now related to that. I’m not going to be a famous pianist. I’m probably not going to have my ultimate goal met which is playing piano in a restaurant gig. Having questions about how good I can get in how much time. But I think I’m finally coming close to knowing what “enjoy the PROCESS” means. Spent MUCH time learning “All My Loving” today. And I got to thinking that all this practice, and I’ll probably forget how to play this song. I’m fearful of playing “Embraceable You” now because I don’t want the experience of not being able to play a song that I recently learned! But just going back to the piano a lot today…. I guess doing what I’m doing with piano is really a good thing even if I don’t teach the “ultimate” goals I mentioned earlier. It’s simply a wonderful way of NOT WASTING time…a nice way of keeping my brain working as I am getting older.
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