| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Jan | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |||
- Announcement (24)
- Fun (63)
- News (128)
- Profound (12)
- Random (11)
- Serious (9)
- Serious Business (6)
- Uncategorized (12)
- January 2, 2012: 2011 In Review
- November 2, 2011: 2 Years Old
- October 5, 2011: Pescetarianism
- August 22, 2011: Tutu
- August 16, 2011: A new cousin
- August 12, 2011: Summer 2011, second half
- March 23, 2011: Photo Shoot
- February 11, 2011: Big Girl
- December 13, 2010: Miss Santy Pants
- December 9, 2010: Update
Friends
Jason's Essentials
Jen's Essentials
- January 2012
- November 2011
- October 2011
- August 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- December 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
Musicianship
Thanks to everyone who pitched in for the guitar. I have thanked many of you, but probably not all of you. As many of you know, I have been playing guitar off and on for ten years now. I have gotten to the point where if you give me a song to play, I can sit down and learn it within a day. However, to me this is akin to reading a book by memorizing word shapes and sounds and not understanding that each word is made up of letters and are put together using grammar. So I am setting out to learn the letters and grammar of music, or rather the language of music. It’s a challenging goal, but I think it will make me a much better player in the long run. Additionally, I need to work on my playing technique. Like the fine instrument it is, the Epiphone requires only a delicate touch to play. I am used to my acoustic, which requires an over-firm fingering of the fretboard to make music. Anyway, the next time you see me, I will be a much stronger player.
January 16, 2007 at 8:53 am
What you DIDN’T know is that the guitar was secretly intended to prep you for playing at our wedding. mwahahahaha!
January 16, 2007 at 9:33 am
Jen says that I need to use the acoustic for your wedding. True?
January 16, 2007 at 10:23 pm
We are proud to have helped you open a new frontier of your life. We always knew you were pretty sharp. “That Jason!” we would marvel. “He’s just flat good! A natural!” So now you have to actually figure out how to DO the sharps, flats, and naturals. Don’t forget to keep up the tempo. And, whatever you do, DON’T play through the rests. The rests are Caleb’s strong suit.
January 17, 2007 at 9:01 am
I’ll be sure to note any incidental progress, continuing to cut time out of my day to practice. I think that’s the key to success.
January 18, 2007 at 10:02 am
Well, yes, the acoustic really is for the wedding. But you can’t play any good Billy Idol songs without an electric.
January 18, 2007 at 5:08 pm
I’m surrounded by very punny people! Help!
January 23, 2007 at 8:55 am
I expect to hear a Jason and Adam duo next time I’m at Ted and Beth’s