Matt's Guitar Problem

The Numbers 2h49m analog, 0m RockSmith 176 bpm downpicking, 264 alternate picking Space Oddity x2, Signs x2, Dust In The Wind x2, Swing Life Away x1, Stairway To Heaven (vrs 1) x1 3x Martin, 2x Stromburg I didn't put much time towards the guitar this week, between video games and feeling run down (see item #1).  I did find it much easier to put the practice in if I put together half hour practice chunks -- a warmup or technique exercise, then two songs.  This will be how I do day-to-day practice for the next few weeks, to shake the idea out. No open mic this week.  If I scribble out a lead sheet, "Space Oddity" will make it into the roster next time.  A local weekly paper also listed their favorite ten open mi venues, and I'm going to try to make it to one or two of them each week.  Check out the local scene as I've been wanting to. I also spent a little too much time staring at guitar, and order an Ibanez AE305NT, a solid-top acoustic with a cutaway,...

The Numbers 4h38m analog, 0m RockSmith 176 bpm downpicking, 264 alternate picking Space Oddity x4 ,  World I Know x3,  Signs x2, Blackbird x2, Dust in the Wind x2 , Wanted Dead Or Alive x2,  Stairway To Heaven (v1) x1 5x Martin Open Mic - Blackbird, Dust In The Wind, Signs. Kind of a "meh" week, blame my dating life.  Got back to Angel's Landing and did another quick set, solid playing this time, and room to improve for the stage performance.  Just another thing to work on, but I'll be happy to knock off a lot of the stage fright. I meant to work on some new material this week, but I instead focused mainly on tightening up the almost-ready songs.  Given a lead sheet, "Space Oddity" is going into the open mic rotation -- progress!  It also seemed like doing half-hour sit-downs was the best way to get practice in.  Warmup and/or a magazine/book exercise, then one or two songs.  It seems like less of a time investment than looking at ...

The Numbers 6h46m analog, 46m RockSmith 184 bpm downpicking, 264 alternate picking Signs x5, Stairway To Heaven (v1) x4, Blackbird x3, Dust in the Wind x3 , Space Oddity x3 , World I Know x2, Everlong x2, Working Man (one solo) x2, Drunken Lullabies x1, Closer To The Heart x1, Shipping Up To Boston x1 Martin x7, Ibanez x2 I wound up trying something different and setting a plan at the beginning of the week, which honestly worked out really well -- I strengthened, refreshed, or added new material as I wanted to.  I didn't feel up to the open mic, but practiced through the target songs, and caught a show at Sheabeen's on Saturday.  Turns out they have an open mic on Thursdays, which I'm going to check out soon. I subscribed to Acoustic Guitar magazine, and I'm going to start working in the GW and AG articles as part of the planned practice.  I think it'll help round out my skills and introduce me to some new music that I might not otherwise play. The Irish ...