I did something awesome today... I finished off the scratch guitar parts for the record-in-a-month project! And I got them done a day ahead of schedule!
So many reactions to this whole thing...
1) At this point in my life, I thought that finishing a record was always going to be firmly stashed away in the "dream" category, as opposed to the "reality" category. Okay, so at this point it's still a partial reality, but that is still closer than I've ever been in the past.
2) There's still so much to be done. I have such great admiration for the people who do this every year, and manage to come out with a finished, polished project. I know this was my first time really going for this, and I'm really happy with what I got accomplished. I'm also happy knowing that I've got a list of things to focus on regarding this whole project.
- Having the rough guitar parts in place, I can now better evaluate the song structures, and see if certain sections need to be longer or shorter, need a bit more of a transition, etc.
- I also know what needs to happen regarding final guitar parts, and I can work on nailing those down at a (somewhat) more relaxed pace.
- LYRICS!
3) Here's what's interesting: I haven't even wrapped up this project in a releasable form, and I'm already excited to go through the whole month of insanity again next year. Just knowing that people spend years on records these days, and I was able to rough one out in a month is really cool. I'm certain that, if muisc were my profession, I could do even more amazing things with 28 days.
4) The other thing I can't wait for is to see what shape the songs take next year, with another year of practicing, playing, and improving my skills and my voice under my belt.
So many reactions to this whole thing...
1) At this point in my life, I thought that finishing a record was always going to be firmly stashed away in the "dream" category, as opposed to the "reality" category. Okay, so at this point it's still a partial reality, but that is still closer than I've ever been in the past.
2) There's still so much to be done. I have such great admiration for the people who do this every year, and manage to come out with a finished, polished project. I know this was my first time really going for this, and I'm really happy with what I got accomplished. I'm also happy knowing that I've got a list of things to focus on regarding this whole project.
- Having the rough guitar parts in place, I can now better evaluate the song structures, and see if certain sections need to be longer or shorter, need a bit more of a transition, etc.
- I also know what needs to happen regarding final guitar parts, and I can work on nailing those down at a (somewhat) more relaxed pace.
- LYRICS!
3) Here's what's interesting: I haven't even wrapped up this project in a releasable form, and I'm already excited to go through the whole month of insanity again next year. Just knowing that people spend years on records these days, and I was able to rough one out in a month is really cool. I'm certain that, if muisc were my profession, I could do even more amazing things with 28 days.
4) The other thing I can't wait for is to see what shape the songs take next year, with another year of practicing, playing, and improving my skills and my voice under my belt.
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