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Day Forty Two (Year Two)

Got an email from my brother today.  First one of the new school year.  He made an interesting point about practicing, considering, he said, that we both had a lot of that to be doing.  It's an obvious point, if you stop and think about it, but a good one just the same, and it is this: if you have enough to work on, practicing for a lengthy period of time should be an easy task.

He's right, and just reading that notion made me want to pick up my guitar.  I got out the Hendrix stuff, and played around with that a little bit more, and then went digging for the book that I have long suspected will be one of the lynchpins in my continuing quest for proficiency and expression on the instrument.  I cracked that open, and started at the beginning, with the basic stuff that I know in my sleep, figuring that doing so will not only give me confidence as I start out, but also figuring that starting from the beginning will only make all of the other steps easier.

Also of note: my music manager had me listen to an interesting cut today that he got free off of itunes.  It's by a classical guitarist by the name of Milos Karadaglich, who I was not previously familiar with.  It was a really cool tune, and I was surprised to find that we actually had the album at work.  It's called Mediterraneo, and I think I may well pick it up tomorrow.  All in all, a very good day.  More practicing to do before I fall asleep. 

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