Cheers

In the end I am so glad I made this blog and focused enough to learn a new song for my wife and family. There is something so fulfilling to me about furthering my musical abilities.

I could not wait and played the song several times for the fam already. I told my wife it was an early Christmas present. That way I am ahead of the game ;) Her final present is going to be a subscription to the B street theater for a year. So we are going to a bunch of plays in 2017!


As for next steps, I am about to purchase a subscription to Flowkey.

It is a web-based (or Ipad) program that listens to you play, checking for accuracy. It feels a little "fake" to me but I don't have time for real lessons right now. Plus, the immediate feedback may accelerate my learning. I can't keep learning a new song every 7 weeks :)

Lessons I Learned About Myself During This Blog:

1. Having an audience during the learning process is great motivation
2. I like to learn "songs" not theory 
3. I can find time when I am motivated
4. I seem to meet a time goal whenever it is (it took me 7 weeks exactly because that was my goal)

Here's to another year of learning!