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Day Two Hundred Eighty Seven (Year Two)

I had a chance to do a little bit with "Red House" today, but once again, it was more focused on working through what I had already practiced, i.e. the intro, than it was building on anything new.  I learned that, while I don't have it memorized yet, when I've actually got the music in front of me, the playing seems to flow smoothly.  Am I entirely sure it's up to tempo?  Not really.  But if the notes fall right underneath my fingers, I feel pretty good about that right now.

I'm looking ahead tonight, trying to figure out how my week sets up musically.  I open tomorrow, but I've got a couple of closes Monday Tuesday.  There should be a lot of time for playing there if I can get up and be motivated.  Wednesday is an off day (like Saturday will be), with a close and a late mid.  I think the week sets up really well for music, at least on paper.

That said, I need to focus on the teaching side of things this week, and I'd like to do more listening this week, too.  Still need to get to/through that Golden Smog record.  I feel like I've been saying that for days, though.  Maybe because I have.

This week feels like it's going to be a big push forward.  Can't say why I know that, exactly, but somehow, I do.  Should be a fun ride.

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