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100 Days of Practice
MelonBox:
I'm starting a new project! General aim: to be a better musician.
First post is up where you can find out all about the reasons for and my objectives for making this commitment work around a busy schedule:
https://melbiggsmusic.co.uk/2020/02/04/100-days-of-practice-my-new-project-free-download/
If you feel inspired to join in, it would be great to see your posts/links to videos here on this thread. Let's get better together :||: :|||:
Mel
Chris Rayner:
A better musician!? <Sound of credulity being strained>😉
Julian S:
Definitely up for the hundred days of practice - but the challenge for me is making sure it is more effective and focussed. If I could stick to working on a tune (or maybe a couple) a day, plus scales etc. that would be a start...but changing long term habits and behaviour isn't easy !
J
Gena Crisman:
I practised today - I worked on a piece I'm intending to do for Theme of the Month, and in the latter half, for about 25 minutes decided I should finally get around to learning Vals i Lekstugan. (Torader's performace for reference)
Session began with the benefit that I can hum/sing the tune, however, necessarily totally familiar with it in a DG box playing key, so, I had to adapt to that for a bit first. I printed sheet music I made some time ago, and slowly figured out each bar, and referred to the above video a couple times just for a hint on which way to play some of the D chord passages (since they could be played on push or pull).
I suppose, in terms of what I have done so far, I have built a sequence of things my fingers will be doing in each bar for the A music, and a little for the much simpler low octave B music - you'll note that I sometimes pause at the end of each bar while my brain regurgitates the next sequence of finger waggles it will be sending. I'm less interested in keeping the pulse right now, especially due to the complicated nature of the tune. (edit also, looking at the box is already no longer something I'm doing at all at this stage)
I also figured I'd try youtube's video editor to just trim the start and end off where I manhandle my stupid phone but it turns out it might takes hours before it updates the actual video, so, I won't do that next time. I think it's finally just done updating it, but, it's here, anyway, https://youtu.be/9UyNopvAFQY
I then went back and corrected some of my ABC notation for the tune. My quest for tomorrow is to have slept between now and then and that should provide some fabulous progress benefits, and then I'll need to figure out the high octave B music properly.
Still love this tune, although maybe I won't in 100 days...
--- Quote from: MelonBox on February 04, 2020, 11:18:52 AM ---Let's get better together :||: :|||:
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Oh, and btw that tune you're working on sounds mad, I love it.
Winston Smith:
I have to say that the application and obvious devotion that you people have astounds me! I take my hat off to you all.
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