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Day Two Hndred Ninety Five (Year Three)

Taught today.  A good lesson.  My student is progressing nicely.  I think a few more weeks and we'll really be able to dive into some T. Swift, which she will be thrilled about.

In trying to motivate her, I had pulled a few tabs off of the internet last night, so I spent the fifteen minutes or so before her lesson working on Swift's "Love Story."  The tab I found was mostly correct, so that was a bonus.

Downloaded a few free handbooks from Berklee's website today, too.  One on songwriting, and the other on music theory.

A good day for listening and resources, as it turned out.

Getting closer to the weekend.  I'm thinking that tomorrow night will be a night spent with an acoustic in my hands for a while.  Tonight, it was good to teach, and I felt like I was on the verge of discovering something awesome involving chord progressions.  Whatever it was, it danced right at the edge of my consciousness for a while before drifting away.  It'll be there tomorrow, or so I hope.

Musically, it was another decent day.

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