Got started on a binder with acoustic-type songs tonight. Seemed like a good idea if I'm going to be getting out and playing live at some point. I know the city has TONS of open mic opportunities, so it's only a matter of finding tunes I want to learn, doing so, and then getting out there and playing. Awhile back I had started an iTunes playlist of some songs I might want to learn on acoustic, so I started there, printed off tabs, and got going. Apparently you can print a playlist directly out of iTunes. That's kinda helpful, now that I know about it. Along with the tabs (which I 3-hole punched), I tossed a notebook in the binder as well, just in case I think of more songs I want to add. I'm already adding some. Not quite sure on how I want to organize it yet, though. Everything's just sort of thrown in haphazardly at the moment. Eventually, it may well be sorted alphabetically by artist, with the songs in order of which album they were on, just like my CD collection. What can I say? I'm sorta quirky that way.
Tonight was a slightly unfocused night in the studio. It was a night of acoustic stuff, but most of what I got accomplished involved tinkering with different songs by Jackie Greene and Johnny Cash. If nothing else, I set up the next list of songs I want to figure out. Tomorrow night I need to start getting back to the Acoustic Goldmine book, as well. Every time I sit down with the acoustic for an extended period of time, I reconnect with the emotional side of that instrument. There's so much to learn still in that book, so much information designed to improve my playing. I need to take better advantage of it. I know it's crazy, but I'm already looking forward to Friday. I really need to spend a lot of the day in the studio. Getting a weekday off of work is such a rare commodity. I need to do a good job of using my time wisely.
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