Nov 17: Pleased
Practice went well today. I’m feeling very pleased with how well my strumming is coming along. It feels almost easy, which means I’m probably missing something lol
I feel almost ready to start putting a tune to the wedding song. I’m excited. Still not completely memorized, but that will come with practice.
In other news, I finished the mini basket I made! I’m really pleased with it!
The notes are the first five notes from Get to Know You.
It fits my things perfectly and I’m really happy with it!
Nov 18: Relearning
When I was in high school, I played flute. I was actually pretty good. But I haven’t played in almost two decades (ouch, that made me feel old) and I barely remember how to read music.
Therefore, after playing my song, I decided to work on that.
I pulled out my cheat sheet for the guitar (to know which notes are where on the frets) and opened the Christmas music book. I actually ended up doing fairly well with finger picking. I think this will help me both with familiarizing myself with the notes on the frets and with relearning how to read a treble clef.
So I’m going to alternate this new method with playing songs with chords.
I am satisfied with this plan and I’m looking forward to implementing it.
Nov 19: Christmas chords
I went hunting for Christmas music in my guitar app. I found a couple songs that worked pretty well. It’s strange playing songs that I know so well with a harmony that I don’t particularly know well.
I’ll have to pay more attention when we start playing Christmas music in our house this year.
I’m very much enjoying playing. I know I say that a lot, but I really am.
Nov 20: Nope
Decorating happened today. No guitar.
Therefore, as penance, I will try to memorize the wedding song.
Nov 21: Audience for uke
So today we visited my parents for our traditional Sunday dinner. I decided to bring the tenor ukulele, since my guitar hurt me so much last week.
It proves just how important comfortable seating and a stand for music is.
The uke went well, from my perspective.
According to my husband, it sounded like I was playing at a whisper. I don’t know if it’s because I was more hesitant (secondary instrument) or if it was because I wasn’t strumming as hard because I’m used to the metal strings of my guitar…
I don’t know.
I still feel awkward performing for them.
Nov 22: Some new songs
I played my guitar again today. Some of the songs I played were new to me, and my husband pointed out that I played them much quieter than I did the songs that I knew well.
So I think that solves yesterday’s question with the ukulele.
I didn’t even really notice that I did it.
Shows what confidence will do.