Nov 29: The wedding song
I practiced the songs I’ve been working on in the learning app; some got better some got worse. It’s a very picky app (pun not intended).
I played Get to Know You next. I’m still really happy with it.
Then I played the wedding song again. I am quite happy with it, but it’s not quite right. Hopefully my music mentor can point me in the right direction.
I fiddled with some of the chords today, trying the 7th versions of them (C7 instead of C, for example) for the final chorus. I’m not sure I like it.
The wedding song is much longer than the first song. It’s got 4 verses, rather than two. And the chorus is repeated four times, with the second line changing each time. There’s a bridge, too.
Funny story, but I was really nervous about putting music to these lyrics. I had asked another music mentor (my music mentor’s wife, actually) to help me tighten up the lyrics back in October or November, and then I kinda just… Let it sit?
And then yesterday, I strapped my capo on the third fret and worked through the chord progression for the entire song in less than twenty minutes. 👀
It needs to be tightened up, but the base is there.
Nov 30: Practicing
I am super happy with the chord progression for the wedding song.
I definitely need to practice it though. I’m not very quick changing to D. I figure I have plenty of time to get it down, since the book this song is in probably won’t be published until 2025 at the earliest.
Jeepers, that sounds so far away.
Hopefully I’ll be more used to playing in front of an audience by then.
Dec 1: Gold stars
I got gold stars on one of the parts of the Nutcracker Suite in my learning app!! It’s the first time I’ve managed that and I’m so ridiculously proud of myself.
I played both of my songs as well. The wedding song is almost two times longer than Get to Know You. I’m still working on changing to the D chord faster.
Dec 2: Minor changes
Pun intended.
My music mentor got back to me today. He suggested I add an Am in between the chorus and the verse. I tried it during my practice session and it sounds really nice.
I’m so proud of myself for managing to write the music for this song.
For Get to Know You, I was so overwhelmed and had no idea how to put music to my lyrics. I barely knew three chords and couldn’t strum more than a basic single strum down. I also didn’t understand how to harmonize the guitar to my voice.
I have learned so much since then. From the beginning of August to the beginning of December. I’m very happy with my progress.
Dec 3: New Christmas books
My husband ordered Christmas books, both guitar and ukulele with chords and lyrics and everything. So I played the guitar one today. The chords sounded great and I’m very happy with them.
I also played both of the songs I wrote. It still boggles my mind that they came from my brain.
Dec 4: Saturdays
Saturdays seem to be super busy in our house. I did not play today.
So I’m going to spend a few minutes trying to memorize the wedding song.