Beginners blues/boogie/rock discussion

WieWaldi There are many career ladders out there, or staircases. Some prefer to take the lift. Or a turbo lift if they are annoyingly talented and learn at supersonic speed.

Well said WieWie! Sometimes I feel like a tortoise as I struggle to climb a single rung of the ladder, but then I remember the fable about the tortoise and the hare and feel slightly better. (Although I don't think the hare was moving at supersonic speed. Sigh.)

Turtles are only fast when cheating

WieWaldi Turtles are only fast when cheating

No, turtles are fast when they get some support with the heavy weight that they are carrying!

Sophia ...And we're completely poisoning poor Kaydia's thread.... she must think she landed in the madhouse.

You are right - we have this thread for the quack quack...

After the turtles have finished teasing the cats (and rabbits), I want to say I am stuck in the Blues lessons. Only 5 more days and then there are the recitals. Meaning, I have to get the Country Blues flying and learn the Frisco Blues, too. Both are very easy, don't expect something special. Only thing, I still don't know what Blues is for which forum.

But at least, I get the first two in the 40-ish pieces a year challenge. *proud*

Oh yes. The total beginner state will be there for a long long time. Especially if I spend time learning pieces instead of attending the course. On the other hand, a successful 40 pieces a year challenge will be graduate me one level higher as well.

Wait - you aren't a total beginner anymore. You are already beyond.

Sophia I learned the left hand of Hit the Road Jack and I'm slowly adding the right hand blues scale.

You know what? It cost me 10 minutes to re-learn the left hand and 10 more for the RH chorus + verse. Ok, not as error free as in my video, but still. Twenty minutes to get it goin again.

Right. On that LH, the BS sounds like BS.

WieWaldi This is a huge milestone! Fantastic!

WieWaldi So have you begun improvising now WieWie?!? Impressive! That means that you're now a composer!

WieWaldi that's amazing . Thanks for sharing. You may not realise but you guys are a big motivation source to me.

On the blues course, I think I will count my lesson two done. I am giving up the strange slide thing for now:

Because swing and the syncopation is hard enough. And my fat fingers end up pressing extra keys when I attempt to slide.

hebele Sliding is fun. And it makes the sound so living.
The down-slides are easy - don't skip it. Get used to it.
But the power slides (up-slides, or side-slides from white to white key) are a skill that needs a lot of practice.

Btw - we use this thread as motivational source, too. And for entertainment of course.
If you record your lessons and share them here, it is even more motivating. Go back to original post and you find all lessons of Sophia as YouTube! So nice being able to see, where she was half a year ago.

Awwww - back then everything was so relaxed, but now she's on my heels like a fire-red Ferrari in the mirrors.

Nightowl So have you begun improvising now WieWie?!? Impressive! That means that you're now a composer!

Sophia Oohh that's fantastic! WieWaldi, the famous composer. Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it?

Oh - you are so darn right, my lovely friends!

That is absolutely brilliant WieWie! You and Sophia are both so clever with all the tech stuff. Mind you, I have recently overcome a tech challenge myself - I have managed to connect my laptop to my dumb TV, using a cable, so I can now watch all sorts of stuff on my TV - including this message board and any videos you upload! I feel very proud of myself for this achievement!

Sophia Hahaha, you can't fool me. I know it is just a pitstop.