Big day today, for a few reasons...
First off, it was a good night in the studio. As opposed to the recent sessions that have had a singular focus (either theory-related, or acoustic/set list related), tonight had a little bit of both things in it.
When I hit the studio tonight, I fully expected to pick up the electric and work out a bit more theory studying, much like things have gone for the last week or so. Knowing that, I somehow ended up with the acoustic in my hands, working through a little bit of Brandi Carlile. More specifically, two songs of hers that I have always loved, "Wasted," and "Fall Apart Again," but until tonight, never taken the time to sit down and learn. I have a songbook with everything from the first three records, and it took me until tonight to sit down and take a look at working through some of these things.
In a related note, I really feel like the last year has been so very good for my confidence, musically. There are some progressions in those two songs that younger me would have looked at and passed over in a heartbeat. It's a (admittedly) small step, but I'm so much less intimidated now than I used to be. Instead of being afraid of difficult or unknown things, and letting that hold me back, now the only thing that holds me back is the fact that I'm not where I'd like to be... yet. The difference is that now I know I'll get there, whether sooner or later doesn't matter (although I'd prefer sooner... heck who wouldn't?).
Up second tonight was the theory stuff, which tonight consisted mostly of burning scale patterns into my head and my fingers. There was a bit of other studying, but that was the bulk of it for tonight.
And lastly, it was Tuesday... New release Tuesday. I picked up three things today, only two of which were new releases.
1) Turn Blue - The Black Keys
2) Unrepentant Geraldines - Tori Amos
3) Live At The Troubadour - The Horrible Crowes
First off, it was a good night in the studio. As opposed to the recent sessions that have had a singular focus (either theory-related, or acoustic/set list related), tonight had a little bit of both things in it.
When I hit the studio tonight, I fully expected to pick up the electric and work out a bit more theory studying, much like things have gone for the last week or so. Knowing that, I somehow ended up with the acoustic in my hands, working through a little bit of Brandi Carlile. More specifically, two songs of hers that I have always loved, "Wasted," and "Fall Apart Again," but until tonight, never taken the time to sit down and learn. I have a songbook with everything from the first three records, and it took me until tonight to sit down and take a look at working through some of these things.
In a related note, I really feel like the last year has been so very good for my confidence, musically. There are some progressions in those two songs that younger me would have looked at and passed over in a heartbeat. It's a (admittedly) small step, but I'm so much less intimidated now than I used to be. Instead of being afraid of difficult or unknown things, and letting that hold me back, now the only thing that holds me back is the fact that I'm not where I'd like to be... yet. The difference is that now I know I'll get there, whether sooner or later doesn't matter (although I'd prefer sooner... heck who wouldn't?).
Up second tonight was the theory stuff, which tonight consisted mostly of burning scale patterns into my head and my fingers. There was a bit of other studying, but that was the bulk of it for tonight.
And lastly, it was Tuesday... New release Tuesday. I picked up three things today, only two of which were new releases.
1) Turn Blue - The Black Keys
2) Unrepentant Geraldines - Tori Amos
3) Live At The Troubadour - The Horrible Crowes
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