1 October Weekly Recap

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 music bug is chewing on me again, especially knowing that there's an open stage at the neighborhood Irish pub.  My plan for October is more to get some general classic rock into the fingers and the stage setlist, so I'll let it keep chewing for a while longer.

 Also, I crossed the 100 hours mark!  I started tracking cumulative focused practice time since June 28th, and this means that I've been steadily putting in a hair over an hour a day.  It's paid of a LOT, getting new songs into the memory and getting my chops back.  I'm looking forward to seeing where the next three months take me!

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  1. Pudge ChristianaJune 1, 2018 at 3:13 AM

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