Yet another hit and miss period of practice! Still - listening to songs under study must count for something mustn't it? Having finally bought the playback track of Va Savoir, I have been working on it. Thought I was getting on quite well too, when I suddenly realised that there was a short section I just could not sort out. Studying it with the 'dots' in front of me, then trying to hum it in my head to see if I had got it fixed, I realised there was a flaw in the score when hearing the song sung. Sandy was puzzled too. After several attempts together, she recognised the problem. Thankfully it was not me being stupid! So back to the keyboard this week to try and sort it out.
I have now been set a new challenge! Nothing like a new item to keep the interest alive. My task for the next three weeks is to study Bossa Nova rythm and learn the song Dindi by Carlos Jobim. It is wonderful, and whether I will be able to do it justice remains to be seen. Ella Fitzgerald's version is a dream.......
What about the guitar? Well slowly but surely my left hand is beginning to work better. I have 3 classical pieces that are coming on quite well, and my chord learning is progressing. All I need to do is to be able to shift from one barre chord to another easily Hmmmmm Let's hope this coming week sees me a bit more disciplined about working at it! If only 5 minutes a day........
