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Day Two Hundred Seven (Year Three)

In the few quieter moments I've had this last week, I've turned to the blues as a way to let some of the stress of the day seep out of my shoulders.  I've used it as a way to wind down, and as a way to psyche myself up.  Mostly it's been classic stuff.  Mostly it's been Clapton.  "Key To The Highway" more than anything else, really.  I made one brief, quickly aborted effort to learn the Derek & The Dominos version of that song so many years ago that it's hard to remember exactly when it was.  Regardless, it goes down as another one of my infamous beginnings that have no real end.  I'd like to try it again sometime.  Maybe soon.

Still, it was great fun to sit down tonight, and play through some blues scales and riffs.  It may not have been "Key," but it was still a lot of fun.

And yet, what I'm thinking about most often right now is my upcoming lesson on Monday night.  I know what my student is in at least some command of going in (G,C, & D major chords).  What I don't know is how quickly she's going to pick stuff up, or how much information she's going to want right away.  I've got some thoughts on it, though.  I'm thinking I'll just trust my gut and put together a basic folder of stuff, and deviate from it on the fly if I need to.

All told, there probably wasn't enough playing in my day today, but it was a good day nonetheless, and I'll definitely take it as a stepping-stone day into a long weekend.

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