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Day Two Hundred Sixteen (Year Five)

I got in some good work in the studio today.

Most of it was related to the theory studying that I've been doing the last few days, but it was good to just be able to get in there and do some playing.  I'm starting to notice the improvement in confidence and accuracy that comes with regular studying and playing every day.  Small things, certain licks and passages, are getting easier and sounding more fluid.  It's not the total understanding and ease of expression I'm reaching for, at least not yet, but things are improving.  The next part is the hard part for me: keeping on top of everything, so that those small improvements continue to build.  I need to be better in 2015, to focus more and work harder, for my own sanity as much as anything.

I'm really trying to make the most out of all the opportunities I can carve out of any day, and there's another one that is coming my way in a couple of weeks.  The Mrs. is going to a conference in Chicago, and I was able to get the time off work to tag along.  I'm sure I'll wander the city some (maybe hunt down a few music stores or try and catch a gig), but the chance to spend a few days holed up in a hotel room with a notebook, a guitar, and some resources might be just the thing I need for both my playing and the EP (which isn't going to be done by the end of the month).

Good day today, and cool opportunities coming up soon!
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