April 20: Too much
I was too enthusiastic during the ballad. My shoulder hurts a bit more today.
But my kids were dancing and singing along with me.
That’s a good excuse, right?
April 21: Do I know what I’m doing?
Spoiler: I don’t.
I did one of the app challenges this week. It was chords. I forget how exacting this app is for chords. My fingers hurt a bit.
Then I did Sugar Plum Fairy and Mountain King. I did… Alright.
Then I tried Get to Know You in a couple different ways. It’s starting to sound wrong and I don’t know what to do about it.
April 22: Changes
I mostly played Get to Know You today, trying to figure out the additional chords. I ended up removing most of them… They just didn’t sound right.
I practised mountain king through the app. Meh. Could have been better.
I played the wedding song and the ballad, trying to pay attention to dynamics. I should maybe consider writing those down…
April 23: Discordant
I had a lot of trouble with mountain king today. I played it twice, hoping that would help. It didn’t.
Then I played my songs, while my daughter accompanied me on the soprano ukulele.
I honestly thought she’d get bored after one song.
She didn’t. She played all 3 with me.
Which is great. I love that she’s so into music.
But she doesn’t play chords or anything… It’s just strumming.
So it ends up being cacophonous discordant accompaniment.
I consider it training my ear to not listen and sing what I know are the notes. I definitely need the practise.
April 24: Feeling better
Mountain king was as difficult as ever. So frustrating.
I played Get to Know You and the wedding song. They both sounded good.
My son requested Disney music after that and I played a bunch from one of my books.
I actually ended up playing for about half an hour and my arm didn’t hurt at all!
And then I tripped coming up the stairs and jarred my arm again… Hopefully I didn’t hurt it too much. I’ll know tomorrow.
April 25: Beginner vs intermediate
Mountain king didn’t go well today. I don’t know why. Lowest score in a while. Bleh.
I played all three of my songs today. I need an allergy pill. My voice was all over the place. It’s kinda hilarious.
I played Get to Know You multiple times; intermediate, beginner, intermediate again. The beginner sounds way too easy and a little weird now. It’s kinda funny.
Makes me glad that I decided to make a version that was a little more complex.
Oh, and yeah, my arm hurts again. Trust me, I’m annoyed with myself.