Oct 24: Strumming
I played a lot of the songs from in my binder from my dad today. I’m really enjoying playing these songs and I’m glad I remembered that they existed.
I went hunting for Avril Lavigne songs. Joke intended; the chords are complicated, so I didn’t play any of them.
I haven’t memorized the wedding song yet, but I printed out the lyrics and it’s next to my chair. Maybe I should try highlighting it.
Oct 25: Incomplete
My back was hurting a lot today because instead of my daughter (5yo) attending virtual school today, she made a stop-motion movie. It meant that I wasn’t sitting comfortably, but helping her with the script, storyboard, making props, recording dialogue, and taking pictures. My husband helped her stitch the pictures, dialogue, and music together.
I’ll share the movie tomorrow, I think.
Anyways, all that meant that my back was hurting a lot so I didn’t play guitar for more than fifteen minutes.
To make up for it, I’m going to memorize the first verse of the wedding song.
Oct 26: Music
I had a really good music day today. I made no mistakes at all on the two Halloween songs from the learning app, which was awesome. I did no better or worse on the high level sugar plum fairy song in the learning app, which made me happy.
I played the newly discovered songs again and then recorded one. Here is I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash:
Oct 27: Memorizing
I played the usual songs from the learning app. I actually got 3 stars on all the parts for the sugar plum fairy!
I played several songs from the binder, plus my song. I’m really enjoying having these songs printed and am getting kinda annoyed with the song apps I have. They’re really tiny.
It’s ok. I’ll switch back to liking the apps later on because there’s more variety.
What? I know how I think!
I’m going to try to memorize the chorus of the wedding song today. I’ve got the first verse pretty much down.
I’m hoping that once I have the first verse and chorus memorized, the tune will pop into my head.
We’ll have to see.
Oct 28: I didn’t memorize
I didn’t bring up my binder today, or my song.
I did play my song though. From memory. With no mistakes. So that was pretty great.
I mean, I’ve got a year and a half to get it performance-ready, assuming my book is accepted by my publisher. So I feel like I’ve made good progress lol
I did NOT memorize the first chorus for the wedding song yesterday like I said I would.
I have time.
Provided we finish writing the book by the end of 2021 and it gets accepted by the publisher, it wouldn’t be published until 2024, so I’ve got a LOT of time.
Oct 29: Easy?
I’m finding some of the exercises that I do on guitar are getting easier. It’s really nice.
I think I dreamt about the wedding song last night.
I didn’t have much time to play today.