Hands on the strings

Bass lessons are coming along and I'm feeling the old frustrations of songwriting again. Ah familiar headache! I'm also feeling a newfound freedom that my hands are better than they ever have been on the strings. My pinky, which was almost dormant, now stretches and holds strings down like a champ. Making a useless appendage very useful makes me giddy!

Another newfound freedom- just taking one on one time with my bass. No band. No outside forces, no pressure, no gigs, nowhere to be. Virtual bass lessons are the only thing holding me accountable right now. I'm learning a lot from Joe Lally and he has no idea how much he has made a difference in my practice already.

I've been steady digging into old favorites and really listening to song structures.

I've been asked to jam with a handful of people and I'm politely declining at the moment. I need this solitary time to waltz with my bass, scales, lessons and thoughts.

I'm actually ill with something I'm not quite sure of (not Covid) and have become adept at smiling through the pain and pretending nothing is wrong. Something is and I'm working to figure out exactly what. So also declining social invitations at the moment.

Work has me busy, both part time work and freelance. I've got commissions going, people waiting on me to start stuff and more people awaiting phone calls and meetings. I'm working to get healthy, vaccinated and maintain everything I'm juggling. But back to bass- it's been a welcome little breakthrough through all of this.

Currently throwing stuff into garageband and trying to bump up my recording gear so songwriting can happen- at last.

And that's where I am at this moment in time. Hands on the strings and figuring out things. Writing lyrics is next on the agenda. That's a whole different can of worms!

Wish me luck!

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