Tonight's goal was a sitmple one: go through all of the stuff I've collected over the years that I thought would help me tap into the music. It seems like each time I move, I both acquire more stuff AND weed some of it out of the final plan. This time around, I'd managed to put most of it in a single place. So, I essentially sat in a corner for a long time tonight, going through stuff, taking some things out, and re-sorting what remained into piles. Essentially, here's what I discovered.
1) Lots of Articles on Practicing, Technique, & various Styles of music.
2) Transcriptions of specific Songs, some of which I wanted to learn, some of which I didn't.
3) Books on specific topics (mostly Chords & Scales).
4) Lots and lots of blank forms, most of which were either filled with Chord Diagrams or The Notes on the Fretboard.
5) Lots and lots of half written Songs (Both Chord Progressions & Lyrics).
All in all, not the biggest of steps, but definitely one that was necessary. Not a clue in the slightest yet where all of this is going to take me, but the beginning steps feel good.
Also, having promised a bit of info on the project I was currently working on, the basics go like this: I was hunted down on the internet by someone I used to write music with (10 years gone) who expressed an interest in rekindling the old band and making some fresh recordings of the old songs. Problem being that he lives in New Jersey, and I'm taking up space in Iowa. Thanks to the power of the internet, we are swapping files back and forth, an have made some good progress in the last six months or so. Moves and vacations have gotten in the way of progress this summer, but that will change this week (I hope). Who knows, maybe as things progress, I can post some stuff on here.
It also dawns on me that it'd be fun to include what I'm inspired by/listening to as I go. We'll see. That's all for now. Next time, maybe a bit of info on the other project I'm dying to finish.
1) Lots of Articles on Practicing, Technique, & various Styles of music.
2) Transcriptions of specific Songs, some of which I wanted to learn, some of which I didn't.
3) Books on specific topics (mostly Chords & Scales).
4) Lots and lots of blank forms, most of which were either filled with Chord Diagrams or The Notes on the Fretboard.
5) Lots and lots of half written Songs (Both Chord Progressions & Lyrics).
All in all, not the biggest of steps, but definitely one that was necessary. Not a clue in the slightest yet where all of this is going to take me, but the beginning steps feel good.
Also, having promised a bit of info on the project I was currently working on, the basics go like this: I was hunted down on the internet by someone I used to write music with (10 years gone) who expressed an interest in rekindling the old band and making some fresh recordings of the old songs. Problem being that he lives in New Jersey, and I'm taking up space in Iowa. Thanks to the power of the internet, we are swapping files back and forth, an have made some good progress in the last six months or so. Moves and vacations have gotten in the way of progress this summer, but that will change this week (I hope). Who knows, maybe as things progress, I can post some stuff on here.
It also dawns on me that it'd be fun to include what I'm inspired by/listening to as I go. We'll see. That's all for now. Next time, maybe a bit of info on the other project I'm dying to finish.
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