Tag Archives: Music

The previous session with Zack, he gave me a Mode sheet with scales. I’ve learned the Blues flat 3, flat 5 and flat 7 scales. The mode sheet has several extra scales to practice with. Aeolian Mode Dorian Mode Ionian … Continue reading →

So learning has been progressing. Zack gives me lots of encouragement and tonight he even invited me to the student concert (I think as a spectator though 🙂 ). On the positive notes, Zack’s starting to compare me with his … Continue reading →

I just returned from my other Guitar class. This one is in the rec center here in Longmont and is a group of folks vs one on one lessons. Rita and I also take a similar Drumming class (or did, … Continue reading →

So I’m here writing code for a project at work and listening to the music that’s randomly popping up and up comes ‘Playing With My Friends’ by BB King and Robert Cray. It’s a song I particularly like, of course … Continue reading →

So it’s been a few weeks. I’ve been practicing 30 minutes to 60 minutes a day with other 30 minute sessions on the weekends. I started with the regular practice session, running through the scales both down and up. Then … Continue reading →

Well it hasn’t been a week but I did get a bunch of practice in. One of the items Zack gave me was a sheet with the notes listed for the frets. It is to help with doing the improv … Continue reading →

Thursday I attended my second Guitar lesson. Like the first time I was a bit nervous but also knew what to expect. I picked up a set of new strings for my acoustic Fender and checked out a couple of … Continue reading →

I spent the first week after the guitar lesson practicing. An hour on Friday and Saturday, 30 minutes on Sunday and Monday, 45 minutes on Tuesday, an hour on Wednesday, and 20 minutes prior to Thursday’s lesson. Fingers were sore … Continue reading →