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Day One Hundred Forty One (Year Two)

I've been kicking something around for the last couple of days.  I'm not sure whether there's a place for it in the binder, but I feel like some part of learning to play ought to involve reading about the artists that inspire us to do what we do.  Whether it's about their songwriting, their playing, or just their lives, I feel like the musicians that have come before me have something to say about my journey.  Admittedly, it shouldn't be a large component, because the true focus is in the playing and the attention to practicing well, but still.

I'm off tomorrow, and I can't wait to dive in and just play for a while.  I'm sure there will be a bit of work done with the Vai workout, I'd like to focus in on either the "rock guitar" DVD from Guitar World, or the "lead guitar" one.  The other big thing I'd like to get accomplished tomorrow is to do some reading in the studio manuals that I have.  If I'm smart, I'll also try and sit with the demos for at least a little while to see if I can figure out some of the tempos in advance of the band starting up again after the holidays.

Something else I find interesting, I made the comment tonight that I feel like I know the first eight bars of everything ever written.  That statement always garners a laugh, but I really feel like it's a true statement.  One of the things I need to focus on, even with the binder, is working on learning the scale or the technique or the chord within the context of a song.

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