Mar 5: It’s my birthday!
I turned 37 today! I didn’t feel old, and then my arm started to hurt during my practice time.
I’m falling apart.
I played mountain king first. I feel like I’m so close to getting it.
I played my songs. Tried to play Get to Know You with the pick. It loses some of its wild abandon, the first time ever playing it, enthusiasm when played with the pick. So I think I’ll keep playing it without.
I didn’t bang my fingers against the strings at all today. I feel like I’m more consistent with the rhythms in both of my other songs, which is nice.
I fumbled the theme every time I tried it, until my fingers hurt too much to continue. I’m a little frustrated with that.
Mar 6: Uke too
It has been a very long time since I picked up a ukulele. So when my fingers and arm hurt after playing my regular practice today, but I still wanted to play some other songs, I grabbed the tenor uke and started playing.
I was surprised at how quickly the chords came back to me. That was really nice.
I played my songs and the theme. I only made one mistake each time I tried the theme. I’m encouraged by this. Hopefully I can record it over March Break.
Mar 7: Anxious
I played super well today. I only made minimal mistakes on my songs. It’s getting to the point where I feel like I could record, and that’s making me anxious.
On top of that, I made mistakes every time I attempted the theme. That, I need to record soon so my publisher can make the book trailer.
Meep
Mar 8: Bleh
I’m not feeling great today. I blame lack of sleep.
My voice was cracking when I was singing the wedding song. I blame allergies.
I practiced the theme several times. I didn’t make mistakes after the first time and I didn’t notice myself pausing between sections. So I’m happy with my practice session today if only because of that.
Mar 9: Blast
My right thumbnail ripped yesterday. Not painfully or anything, just needed to be cut shorter than I usually do.
Which I didn’t realize until I tried to play today. I use that nail for finger-picking.
Needless to say, I will not be recording the theme until that nail grows back. I did very well in my practice though. I’m encouraged.
My husband thinks I played Get to Know You slower than usual. I wonder if I did, or if my strumming was off because of the thumbnail being shorter.
Who knows? I didn’t record myself so I can’t listen to it again.
Mar 10: Getting in my head
I think I’m getting in my head too much about this theme.
I messed up on every attempt I tried today. And each time, I got more and more stressed about it, making each successive try worse.
This bodes well. 🙄
I played my songs. Made silly mistakes.
Played all three learning app songs and did well on the first two but made silly mistakes in mountain king.
Bah.