what to blog about...
our music group has been working together very well. unexpectedly well in fact. our last practice, which had the intend to show individuals within the group, was entirely successful. at least in my humble opinion. instead of having a bunch of solos, we decided to have sections that featured the different instruments. this idea bonded better to the direction we had been going in. i look foreward to playing for the class on tuesday to see what they think. also, with this new direction, we have started to develop music with more of a stable beat mixed into the chaos. i am enjoying this hybrid. at first i was very much about having the absence of a solid beat, but when combined with some kind of solid ground, it pushes the chaotic parts to an extreme by comparison.

p.s. steve, is there money in the budget to buy a hi-hat stand? and possibly a second cymbal stand? it would be extremely helpful to have a full drum set. thanks.

it is may. man, that was sure a good class. i learned TONS. yeah.
i'll tell you what i learned. i learned how to properly interact with my peers in an improvising situation. this includes finding an equilibrium where we could all be expressive without stepping on each other's toes. dynamics especially!
i expanded my sounds. i learned to play with other instruments and took the sounds of the instruments that i was already familiar with to a new level.
i was able to explore the music that i enjoyed, and also got to play with people from different musical genres.

then i played a show and i rocked the house.
it was totally rad.