Greetings from The Music Bowl! I'm The Wonderfish!
A new year is here! That's right, it's 2019 and I know you're all feeling the weight of those resolutions on your shoulders. For the first time, my resolution is based on music and I kind of, accidentally, on purpose, turned one idea into three... And I thought if I wrote about them here on The Music Bowl, it would amp up my determination.
My 2019 resolution was inspired by a post from this very blog. Heard wrote about listening journals and I cannot believe that in all my years working on music, I've never kept a journal for listening. Well, this is the year! I'll even share my first album with you - here's the opening track:
100 albums is the goal, but I won't be disappointed if I don't quite reach it, and I'll even be a little surprised if I manage to keep track of all the music. Just having the resolve to attempt this kind of record keeping caused me to dig in with my own practicing as well. I just finished a four month break from regular practice sessions due to new work and new school schedules. My guitar was not completely neglected, but I was nowhere near where I wanted to be in terms of keeping my chops up. In addition to the listening journal, I am resolving to work on guitar theory and improvisation this year through goal-oriented practicing, as opposed to just blocking off 30 minutes a day to play my guitar. I haven't gone too crazy with this, because I don't want to get carried away with plans only to find myself unable to fit everything in. I'm taking it four weeks at a time, so I have four goal sets for the month of January. I'm working on the first set this week and once the end of the month arrives, I'll be able to see what I've accomplished and adjust accordingly for February.
Fellow music fans, what are you working on in 2019? We'd love to hear from you.
Cheers to the New Year! Shark's in the water! See you next time.
Post inspired by Foo Fighters song of the same name:
A new year is here! That's right, it's 2019 and I know you're all feeling the weight of those resolutions on your shoulders. For the first time, my resolution is based on music and I kind of, accidentally, on purpose, turned one idea into three... And I thought if I wrote about them here on The Music Bowl, it would amp up my determination.
My 2019 resolution was inspired by a post from this very blog. Heard wrote about listening journals and I cannot believe that in all my years working on music, I've never kept a journal for listening. Well, this is the year! I'll even share my first album with you - here's the opening track:
100 albums is the goal, but I won't be disappointed if I don't quite reach it, and I'll even be a little surprised if I manage to keep track of all the music. Just having the resolve to attempt this kind of record keeping caused me to dig in with my own practicing as well. I just finished a four month break from regular practice sessions due to new work and new school schedules. My guitar was not completely neglected, but I was nowhere near where I wanted to be in terms of keeping my chops up. In addition to the listening journal, I am resolving to work on guitar theory and improvisation this year through goal-oriented practicing, as opposed to just blocking off 30 minutes a day to play my guitar. I haven't gone too crazy with this, because I don't want to get carried away with plans only to find myself unable to fit everything in. I'm taking it four weeks at a time, so I have four goal sets for the month of January. I'm working on the first set this week and once the end of the month arrives, I'll be able to see what I've accomplished and adjust accordingly for February.
Fellow music fans, what are you working on in 2019? We'd love to hear from you.
Cheers to the New Year! Shark's in the water! See you next time.
Post inspired by Foo Fighters song of the same name:
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