Practice has been picking up in duration, but I see it will be a bit before I return to my regular routine. The time spent lagging has allowed the calluses on my fingers to somewhat dissipate, so now I am back to them being sore again! But that is ok... There is no race here, so I don't mind working my way back to where I was when the chaos began. I can withstand some length of time throughout the day, but as I said, will need to work on numbing those fingers again, to get back to normal. I feel good just for the fact that I am on the road back to where I left off, so this setback only strengthens my resolve to keep on with being faithful about not getting frustrated, especially when it is due to circumstances that I have little to no control over.
Even though it was the wife's accident that had caused me the setback, it has been her that has been the biggest encouragement to stay the course, and get back on the right track! Her support through this, as well as my daughters getting excited about me practicing with them watching is quite the lucky thing to have available to me.
For those out there that might be reading, if you are having a tough time with your guitar, or with practice, let me know! I have a lot of gratitude for my circumstances, and I would be more than happy to give some moral support and encouragement to those that might be looking for some. :-)
I haven't posted a pic in a while, so I thought I would show you what happened to everyone's favorite shortcut to get on the other side of the main street (behind the post office by cutting between buildings) when there is no one to shovel the neighborhood goat paths.
Now all of us poor souls have to go to one end of the street or the other to get around to the back of the town. It may seem trivial to you, but to those of used to trudging through the snow, it is a pain in the arse! LOL
Edly's Chapter 17: "Secondary Dominants and Other Secondary Chords"
I will be blunt on this lesson...
I am lost. I read, I re-read, and although I can see what the author is getting at, I am at a loss trying to explain it to you! (Now this is a first!) I am not going to dwell on my being baffled with this, because this is only a part of the whole, and I don't want to get frustrated with not being a "music theory genius". I am in this for the fun, and the enjoyment of the music (the guitar), so lets just say I did what I could with it, and it will be ok. I am not going to die because I am a little stumbly on a subject, I will just keep, keeping on, and enjoy the journey that RHM and Edly is taking me through.
Who knows, maybe someone can dumb down this a bit, and give us the 30 second synopsis about this subject, so there is no gap left in my written journey. If not, then we shall just move along with a smile!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Practice day & EMT C#17
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Practice day & EMT C#16
Practice picked up a little today. Spent more time on past lessons then I did the current one. I found that I was a little rusty on the prior chords, so I felt taking a day to go over them wouldn't hurt, its not like I am in the biggest hurry in the world, so I blew out a few cobwebs today. Will hopefully be able to work my way back to the regular amount of time I was spending before the chaos...
Edly's Chapter 16: "Intervals For Ear Training"
There was not much to this chapter beyond "Ear Training Methods", which in the end comes down to my ear, and using it! LOL
Melodic intervals can either be ascending or descending. The general sound of various intervals can be "Hollow" like bagpipes, or chants. Or they can be "Sweet" and sound more flowery and pretty. They can be Consonant (stable) or Dissonant (unstable).
An interval reference-tune chart was given with different examples...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Practice day & EMT C#15
Practice has still been very slow going. I have gotten in quite the rut with the recent chaos in the house, the wife falling and all. But things are starting to get back to normal.
I am hoping that this weekend will kick-off my regular practice routine again, and I can get back to some serious commitment to the guitar. I will keep us all updated of course!
Edly's Chapter 15: Interval Inversion
It is simply lowering the top note by an octave, or raising the bottom note by an octave.
For example, if you invert the perfect fifth of E up to B, you get the perfect fourth of B up to E.
Intervals that invert to each other share similar general sound characteristics. Knowing it also helps with getting around scales and keys as well.
There is a formula for this as well:
9 - interval number = inverted interval number
An example would be... How do you find what a third intervals to?
9 - 3 = 6, therefore a third inverts to a sixth. A to C is a third; C to A is a sixth.
All intervals of a certain quality always invert to a specific quality, such as major intervals always invert to a minor interval. Only perfect intervals invert to the same quality. All others invert to a different quality, such as diminished to augmented. Interval numbers always invert to to specific interval numbers ie; thirds always invert to sixths, seconds to sevenths, etc...
There were a number of charts to work with showing the interval inversion, as well as a few diagrams.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Metal Monday
Every Monday participants pick a "Metal" song, and expound on it. Maybe post a vid for it, or some lyrics, or an opinion about it.
Then you simply fill in the box below with the "Direct Link" back to the page where your submission is posted, and there you have it!
Linking is for participants ONLY, all others will be deleted. You can feel free to grab the code, and post it yourself as well.
So here is ours:
Motley Crue
"Mutherf*cker of the year" (EXPLICIT)
New Crue? Of course, and still as good as day one in my most humble opinion. So Vince uses a "naughty word"... As if folks were expecting "Milk & Cookies" from them?
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