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Rainy Day Recess
Dec. 7th, 2015 00:24I'm getting my arm twisted.
I had already decided I should start practicing harp more (so that I look like I might actually know how to play the instruments I build), but when I discovered that suddenly I can do chords (!) Amy perked up and I spent the evening mapping out chord progressions for "Bring a Torch, Jeanette" and writing them down. So that was pretty cool.*
When I decided it was time to put the harp down and go to bed, I asked Amy whether she was satisfied, and she said yes -- but immediately reminded me I'm not off the hook for my promise to bake things, which I haven't managed to do today or yesterday. I'll try to do it tomorrow. She wants cinnamon rolls and marshmallow fluff, and when somebody posted about cupcakes she suddenly decided she wants cupcakes too. We'll see whether that craving is still there tomorrow (if so, I'll need to go buy some frosting, or enough butter to make my own). I got the feeling she's more likely to want bread or tortillas, though, as she wants the tactile feel of dough. With the rain we've had today, I can spare the time; nothing is going to be dry enough to walk on for a couple of days.
* I have no idea where I got chord skills from. I was struggling to do basic triads last time I played anything -- I usually just do single bassline notes -- and I still can't pick them in sequence, but my fingers suddenly knew how to select three strings and strum them, with reasonably even sounding most of the time. I even uncovered some skill for "hearing" the next chord based on the melody line, which let me build progressions. I used to write simple music once upon a time, so it's not entirely foreign, but I'm finding myself playing around with inverted chords and sevenths quite naturally. It's odd.
I'll have to disassemble the harp to make some modifications and help with the design of the next generation, but I may want to delay just a little longer so that I can ride the current wave of skill development.
I had already decided I should start practicing harp more (so that I look like I might actually know how to play the instruments I build), but when I discovered that suddenly I can do chords (!) Amy perked up and I spent the evening mapping out chord progressions for "Bring a Torch, Jeanette" and writing them down. So that was pretty cool.*
When I decided it was time to put the harp down and go to bed, I asked Amy whether she was satisfied, and she said yes -- but immediately reminded me I'm not off the hook for my promise to bake things, which I haven't managed to do today or yesterday. I'll try to do it tomorrow. She wants cinnamon rolls and marshmallow fluff, and when somebody posted about cupcakes she suddenly decided she wants cupcakes too. We'll see whether that craving is still there tomorrow (if so, I'll need to go buy some frosting, or enough butter to make my own). I got the feeling she's more likely to want bread or tortillas, though, as she wants the tactile feel of dough. With the rain we've had today, I can spare the time; nothing is going to be dry enough to walk on for a couple of days.
* I have no idea where I got chord skills from. I was struggling to do basic triads last time I played anything -- I usually just do single bassline notes -- and I still can't pick them in sequence, but my fingers suddenly knew how to select three strings and strum them, with reasonably even sounding most of the time. I even uncovered some skill for "hearing" the next chord based on the melody line, which let me build progressions. I used to write simple music once upon a time, so it's not entirely foreign, but I'm finding myself playing around with inverted chords and sevenths quite naturally. It's odd.
I'll have to disassemble the harp to make some modifications and help with the design of the next generation, but I may want to delay just a little longer so that I can ride the current wave of skill development.
