growing pains.
ugh. so. i've been avoiding the thing that i've needed to work on the most because... well, it's just that uncomfortable to do. i mean, that is a trap of practicing/playing, right? we, certainly i, will end up practicing the things i'm already not bad at because it's easy and sounds good. i find it super easy to sit down at the start of a practice…
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rut rants
burnt. out.
uuuf. well, it happens to everyone at some point. this past month I've been experiencing burn out. after my last lesson I basically didn't play for 2 weeks and when I did it was brief and not substantial. during my lesson Todd had said he feels like I'm in on a plateau, which I'd agree with. I've been putting a lot of work in with little upwards …
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reality check
grittiness? grittitude? gritosity. yes, that's it.
i've sorta got 3 posts going simultaneously just because i have a few things i want to put down in words but i can't quite complete the ideas. so for the sake of actually completing something i'm going to talk about my most recent lesson, which... was a whole thing. i was listening to a psychology podcast recently (no like a legit one, not armchair psycho…
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practice routine
go kick rocks.
several months ago my teacher had me starting to work on beautiful love and, as i do, i dove right in. i got it programmed into reaper, grabbed the midi melody from a transcription on musescore, and printed out the chart. i was ready. i spent the month working on it every day hoping to have it all buttoned up for my next lesson. each day i would pick apart each sect…
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reality check
progress and the struggles of said progress.
recently my teacher has got me working on an exercise which is objectively, and i can't stress this enough, not difficult. at face value, at least. however, holy shit i am struggling to get through one cycle. the concept is simple enough, play this thing and then move it down a whole step. run through all twelve keys. okay, sure... play the thing, move it down a…
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reality check
you get what you pay for.
as i do every year, in january i write up a brief description of my year-long goals. a year is certainly long term so i break it down further into medium and short term goals. it's a thing i do. before i write up the new goals i make a summary of the previous year's goals and if i stayed on course, how much i completed, thoughts, etc. needless to say each yea…
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gear
i hate consumables.
strings. i hate strings. don't get me wrong, i love how new strings sound and am always happy when i get a new set on a bass. i'm just not a fan of changing strings. not in a i'm-not-good-at-it sort of way but i just can't stand the prospect of having to do it. lemme explain. i'm one of those people that in a video game i'll hold on to all co…
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