Tonight, I turned on the metronome.
You don’t want to become a slave to the thing, but on the other hand, rock solid timing is the foundation of musicianship, from the technical pieces like the Bach Inventions to Glenn Miller In the Mood to the Eagles Hotel California and even to Ice-T (although the latter doesn’t [...]
You do wonder this as you get to anything beyond beginning level in just about any pursuit of music.
There’s a famous exchange between Beethoven and a famous violinist of the day – the violinist protested a note in question was ‘unplayable’. Beethoven took the instrument from him and showed him how to play it, [...]
First full practice, last night on the RV. I need to get my current playlist/repertoire posted so you know what I’m working on, without having to list in complete everything here. That will go up on ‘pages’ rather than ‘posts’. Hang on, I’m working on it.
Things started a little stiff and the [...]
(OR IMPERIAL DAM LTVA, to be more correct…)
I finally got out of town and embarked on my southern migration, after more than a week of delays for repairs to the RV. Now, the day before Christmas, I’m finally south: in the Imperial Dam LTVA just north of Yuma, AZ (with a bunch of other [...]
SEE THE ITINERANT part of the subtitle?
It’s there because I tend to travel a lot. In particular, during the winters, I like to head south in my RV, and in the summers I like to head north. I’m only home in the spring and fall, and sometimes not then.
In preparation for the southern [...]
