I got a chance to play this afternoon!
Got home after lunch, cracked open a practice journal that I hadn't written in since January, shook my head at the incredible length of time between then and now, remembered my vow to play more and complain less, kept it open, and started to write down some observations.
like this one, for example. I struggle with some of the reaches on notes in the first four frets. Everything 5 and up (so, 6th string root A minor pentatonic) I don't really have a problem with, but notes primarily in the first and second fret range, the reaches sometimes don't ring as clearly as I'd like them to.
That is something I've sort of noticed in my playing for a long time, but haven't acknowledged. I'm not sure whether it was the conversation with my brother the other day, or whether it's that plus some other factors, but I'm finally feeling free to admit the flaws in my playing, and from that, I'm ready to make the necessary changes to make things better.
As much as it bugs me that I don't have hours on end to devote to playing, it's true that sometimes 15-20 minutes of intense focus can yield more positive results than a mammoth session.
It was a day of progress that will lead into another day of progress, and on and on.
So much more to write about tonight, but I'll leave some of it for tomorrow.
Got home after lunch, cracked open a practice journal that I hadn't written in since January, shook my head at the incredible length of time between then and now, remembered my vow to play more and complain less, kept it open, and started to write down some observations.
like this one, for example. I struggle with some of the reaches on notes in the first four frets. Everything 5 and up (so, 6th string root A minor pentatonic) I don't really have a problem with, but notes primarily in the first and second fret range, the reaches sometimes don't ring as clearly as I'd like them to.
That is something I've sort of noticed in my playing for a long time, but haven't acknowledged. I'm not sure whether it was the conversation with my brother the other day, or whether it's that plus some other factors, but I'm finally feeling free to admit the flaws in my playing, and from that, I'm ready to make the necessary changes to make things better.
As much as it bugs me that I don't have hours on end to devote to playing, it's true that sometimes 15-20 minutes of intense focus can yield more positive results than a mammoth session.
It was a day of progress that will lead into another day of progress, and on and on.
So much more to write about tonight, but I'll leave some of it for tomorrow.
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