Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Back at the Piano

Christmas Time is Here

https://app.box.com/s/y40yz63bavfp1yafb4jykc8g17mbspg5

Monday, September 7, 2020

Three Books

Working through three books on guitar:

- A Charlie Christian book
- A book on mini-arpeggios
- A book on Gypsy Jazz by Robin Nolan

In three music bands:

Katie and the Do Rights 
A Gypsy Jazz band
A duo with me on guitar and a harpist




Saturday, June 27, 2020


https://soundcloud.com/guitarjazz/all-the-things-you-are-cover

All the Things You Are / One

https://youtu.be/MTgpka4L6Gs
Taking a course on chord melody for guitar, and here was an assignment: 

https://youtu.be/5-VwPdBgQAA

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Sax / Guitar

Practicing some soprano saxophone (today and yesterday). Liking it. Also today, getting back into the Guitar Improvisation book (Silver).

Monday, February 24, 2020

Piano

Usually I would painstakingly learn one song at a time on the piano. And then promptly forget it. 

Learning a new way, trying to learn a bunch. Using a step by step process and I’m finding it actually *enjoyable.* It’s a process described by Willie Myette, in which the student learns standards by learning first the right hand  melodies, and then other parts step by step. I find it refreshing in that he talks about getting the steps down *on a number of songs* rather than mastering one song at a time. Today worked on “Autumn Leaves,” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” getting my feet wet with his system. If you are reading this, Willie, thanks!
The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it Intuition or what you will, the solution comes to you and you don't know how or why.
Albert Einstein