This week was a great success. I finally had some time to sit down and do a bit of recording and I am very happy with the results. The first piece I was able to get down was the blues riff that I had been working on. I had given it a shot a few times but I found I had to get through a whole piece without finding something that I wanted to fix and try to improve upon. Although this piece isn't perfect, I am pretty happy with how it came out. I might try to do some more attempts at this later on in the year but for now this is one that I am happy with. This is the first original piece of music that I have recorded.
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is my next new song that I have shared with you today. I came across the music for this song and decided to learn it. It is a pretty simple song but I tweeted a little bit and found that I made my version a little more challenging. It took me a few takes and then finally I got one that turned out really good...and then miserably failed and made an error beyond repair at the very end of the song. I liked the track, however, so much that I have decided to include it for you all to enjoy. You will begin to see my progression as I, one, begin-and almost finish-playing the piece well and then, two, keeling over for you to listen to the calamities that follow on the track. This, all for your listening pleasures.
The process for this has been up and down. I have found that it is noticeably more challenging to play when recording. I feel like I am playing more for the recording than for pleasure and it never comes out as soul-some (new word?). This is especially apparent with the blues riff. I tend to over-think things and it never comes out as smooth. I am also not as creative, especially when improvising (which is what the blues piece is). I get caught up in trying to make sure that I get everything "right" that I lose the feel of the music. I think to improve this is to just keep recording and get as much time in front of a mike as possible. If I want to feel more comfortable when recording, I think that this is the best way to overcome it.
Musica
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is my next new song that I have shared with you today. I came across the music for this song and decided to learn it. It is a pretty simple song but I tweeted a little bit and found that I made my version a little more challenging. It took me a few takes and then finally I got one that turned out really good...and then miserably failed and made an error beyond repair at the very end of the song. I liked the track, however, so much that I have decided to include it for you all to enjoy. You will begin to see my progression as I, one, begin-and almost finish-playing the piece well and then, two, keeling over for you to listen to the calamities that follow on the track. This, all for your listening pleasures.
The process for this has been up and down. I have found that it is noticeably more challenging to play when recording. I feel like I am playing more for the recording than for pleasure and it never comes out as soul-some (new word?). This is especially apparent with the blues riff. I tend to over-think things and it never comes out as smooth. I am also not as creative, especially when improvising (which is what the blues piece is). I get caught up in trying to make sure that I get everything "right" that I lose the feel of the music. I think to improve this is to just keep recording and get as much time in front of a mike as possible. If I want to feel more comfortable when recording, I think that this is the best way to overcome it.
Musica