Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Practicing Jenny's chords.

I have been playing the guitar more lately. I have played the Ovation we own at least once a week the past three weeks and it is right beside our favorite couch spot in the living room. It is ready to go and then back safely in the case where it is now.

Of course, I still play only the 12 bar blues but within this I try for variety like last night playing 6 and 8 bars which seem brighter. I also am working on the open Chords I must be able to play much better to perform Jenny's original songs. I am very weak on transitioning between open chords. I have also been working on my fret board pressure.

I did borrow a book from the school library on Cello technique that is in the opening chapter applicable to a player of any instrument. I have also been reading about the Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar movement of the middle and late 1800's.