Going Back To Go Forward

Writing these songs lately has pushed me incredibly on all instruments, I've been trying to do things I never would and pushing myself to get the best results.  I've thought in new time signatures (just!) and dynamics, I've been looking at the interaction between the instruments, playing around with genres.  Pushed my soloing on heaps (although sometimes I really doesn't feel like it) and boosted my confidence.

But...

I think the time has come to scale back that side of my learning and return to traditional technique.  I plan to follow both paths always but sometimes one will take more priority than the other and now I feel it's time to get back to really pushing forward on my skills so that when I swing back to the song side I will have more I can apply.  I hope when that happens my Instagram little songs should step up a gear.  That does include recording better too so I will still like I said be doing these songs I just won't do them as often (every couple of days at the moment!) or put as much effort in.  The idea will be to find a way to a) put together these in a more efficient way and b) push technically on an element.

I'm going back to learning some old material and trying to push it on so on piano I'm going back to Maple Leaf Rag (ARGHHHHH) and on Guitar I'm running through a number of songs trying to get confident.  I plan to reintroduce my rudiments a bit more, practice my drum fills and timing again (go back to basics and see if I can push my confidence a little further), I'll be looking at drum beats to try and grow my knowledge and bass will be about learning songs and trying to improve on my technique (again).

Like I said the music won't stop but I think it's important to realise when the benefit of what you're doing is waning and to then push into new territory to get a fresh kick.  My head is telling me this is for the best so we'll see if I can behave and focus enough to get on with it.

Oh and I got a slide - fun fun fun!  Man is that going to take some practice but I'll get there!

Hope you enjoyed the silly vid yesterday and happy Eater to you.  I'll still be posting tomorrow as always but just a quick update I think - however you never quite know where I'll be going haha!