Practice

my very first scale "assignment"
came from Brother Mikey in AZ

ever since i mastered the c scale on the uke and got to enjoy it, i try to come up with 15 min of music practice time every day.  and, finally, i am giving thought to precise playing/technique, in the hopes of earning some speed, ha.  sometimes i try to toss a scale between the other fun stuff i am doing too...




right now i am working on the C scale on piano.  for my product knowledge test i learned a two octave pattern, shown to me by the teacher there.  i do it with each hand separately, around middle C.  my friend told me that when i have it down pat with each the left and right hand, then i can try doing both at the same time while reading a book.  i also throw in a cool two hand at a time C scale shown to me by a co-worker.

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i am also working on a G scale on the guitar.  now that i have totally memorized the note pattern on the fretboard and can hear it, i am paying attention to which finger.  also, i had the invention today to incorporate the keeping-the-other-fingers-down-while-moving-one exercise.  i suddenly noticed the way each other finger was sticking straight up stoopidly while i worked on playing the notes.

i can't remember right now who drew me this one.
i like trying this finger pattern once in a while too...

mostly, always, i am trying to memorize song patterns, the story itself, with the minimum of chord change patterns to master, ha. i just love singing.