I'm Hungry For More

I'm very jealous of my teachers but in a good way. I admire them and respect the effort that they have put in to earn where they are. I know if I keep going (which I will) someday it may we'll be me who is being admired. But I look at what they can do, I think about what I want to do but can't (yet) and I get very jealous! I don't understand why they don't want to play and write 24/7 although I do appreciate that has far more to do with me and my extraordinary passion for music than it does with them!

A couple of months ago I was given the challenge to write 5 quick songs in a week. If you want to see what happened here is that post. Since then it feels like some big doors have been opened and so fast. Not fast enough but that's me being greedy!! The light bulbs are beginning to go on in my head and I'm so excited at the possibilities ahead while at the same time loving exactly where I am and being frustrated that I can't do everything yet. Argh it's crazy!

At this stage it's clear that the more these brilliant teachers feed me the more I can do and the faster I can do it and it's growing............ I want more!!! Crucially the most important steps I've taken have been with the quickest and easiest lessons. Probably because it's easier to apply a simple technique. That simple power chord lesson for example opened the electric guitar to me and I'm lurrving that!  I love it as well when they don't just teach me a new technique but the thinking behind the technique, what their thought process is, what are we looking to achieve by doing it and what the mistakes can be.  I find that helps me learn so much faster because I'm not just trying to emulate what they're doing I'm understanding how and why.

However as in real life you only have a limited stomach capacity and there is only so much I can learn in any space of time now matter how much I try to squeeze in.    There is sadly no replacement for good old fashioned practice and as hard as I do I'm still spreading myself over four instruments (and the rest) so I shall need to dig out a molecule or two of patience!  I really wish I didn't have to though.  What I wouldn't give right now for a 'Matrix' style learning computer, plug in and "I know piano" - hehe that would be so brilliant!

Just in case you're wondering what is going on with today's noodle it's a parody of 'Little Shop Of Horrors' - a very quirky black comedy you'll either love or hate and I love it!  Quite a lot of cheesy pop culture references recently so sorry if I'm losing you a bit on that!