Guitar

Books

Cases

Chords

CAGED System

Guitars

Learning

Music Theory

Various Recordings and Videos

Scales

Sheet Music

Songs

Strings

Techniques

Tempos

Tunings

Miscellany

Log

  1. 2025-08-22 About ten minutes of E Melodic Minor Position Scale at 83 without looking at left hand...been kidding myself. Dropping a beat from time to time.
    Arpeggio practice exercises 12 through 15 in . Ten iterations each. About forty-five minutes practicing sight reading and timing at 83 exercises 25 through 36 in . Really don't like that each note is marked in three ways: position on clef, left hand fingering, and right hand fingering...the presentation is too busy.
    Several review iterations of Menuet en Rondeau at speed. Felt good to let loose on this piece after the strict drill above.
  2. 2025-08-21 About ten minutes of E Melodic Minor Position Scale at 88 without looking at left hand. Better. Still, whenever I allow my mind to wander, I play D in place of D#, as if the hand believes that every string gets an open string note. The Melodic Minor Scale is the first scale in which there is not an open string note on every string.
    Thirty-five minutes practicing exercies in from 1 to 24 at 83. Timing is meaningfully better than the first attempt. Plan is NOT to memorize these, but rather to develop both proper timing and better sight reading.
    Finished with two or more iterations of Menuet en Rondeau, Vals, Op. 241, No. 1, Leccion No. 46, and Bach's Minuet.
  3. 2025-08-19 Tried playing each exercise in from the start to No 36 on page 29 at 90...my timing and sight reading need work. This should have been easy.
    Two iterations of Bach's Minuet without looking at the left hand and repeating the rough spots...harder without looking. Needs work.
    Hour total...perhaps fifteen minutes on Bach. Noise of children and their declaiming parents is not conducive to quality practice.
  4. 2025-08-18 Three iteration of Prelude in E Minor at a comfortable tempo. Just enjoying the music. Trying to form the chords more easily.
    Practicing E Melodic Minor Position Scale striving not to look at the left hand, rather to keep my eyes on the sheet music. Ten or more iterations at 88. Not natural. If I lose focus, I revert back to C Major.
    Worked on fingering of Erster Verlust No 16 Op 68 at slow tempo. Just dont have the fingering. Needs more work before starting with a metronome and working on increaed tempo.
    Several iterations of Bach's Minuet without looking at the left hand and repeating the rough spots...harder without looking. Needs work.
  5. 2025-08-17 While practicing at the the Outer Banks, received (1800) notice of a mandatory evacuation of Hatteras Island (35.2° N, 75.5°W) due to Hurricane Erin located at 21.7°N 68.5°W (1700)...this is quite a distraction.
    Practicing E Melodic Minor Position Scale without looking at the left hand. Three or more iterations at tempi 84, 88. Due to the bother, missing D# at 88 more often than previously.
    Tried playing Bach's Minuet at 84 and find myself making errors in parts that I previously had well in hand. Bother.
    Returned to practicing E Melodic Minor Position Scale. Three or more iterations at tempi 88, 92, 96, and 100. Better as I have to concentrate more. Fewer spare cycles for Hurricane Erin.
    Tried Erster Verlust No 16 Op 68 at slow tempo, but again too bothered to perform well.
    Stopped after an hour.
  6. 2025-08-15 Ten minutes drilling E Melodic Minor Position Scale. Three to four iterations at each tempi 80, 84, 88, and 92. Better, missed the D# only a few times at the higher tempi.
    Twenty minutes practicing Prelude in E Minor loosely based upon Carcassi, several iterations at 76, 80, 84, and 88.
    Twenty-five minutes working on the fingering of Erster Verlust No 16 Op 68 at a slow tempo.
    Two iternations of Bach's Minuet, with repeats to finish the day.
    Watched the video for the lesson. Bradford plays Prelude in E Minor in 28 seconds.
  7. 2025-08-14 Twelve minutes drilling E Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 88. Still missing D# too often. Drilled an additional five minutes on the bass strings only to get more practice remembering the D#. Twenty minutes fumbling with Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli. Can't land a C Major chord. Completely out of sorts.
    Ten minutes playing Bach's Minuet. Best playing of the day so far...who would have expected this result?!
    Fifteen minutes exploring then practicing the second section of Erster Verlust No 16 Op 68 adapted from Schumann Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 2 page 20.
    Least musical day that I have had in a considerable period of time.
  8. 2025-08-13 Twelve minutes drilling E Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 88. Missing D# too often. Either I'm thickheaded today or I have been kidding myself regarding this scale. It's not "burned in".Have to deliberately remember to play C# and D#. The F#'s fall into place...the weakest being F3# (on the D3 string)
    Forty mintues plus working quite deliberately on Prelude in E Minor loosely based upon Carcassi, tempi 63, 66, 69.
  9. 2025-08-12 Three minutes learning the E Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated Em and B7 chords. Should be playing F...that chord is more common and must be learned.
    Ten minutes practicing the second section of Bach's Minuet concentrating on the rougher parts, Tempo 104 eighth-notes.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated E and D minor chords. 17 repetitions.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated G Major and E minor. 21 repetitions.
    Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated C Major and A minor chords. 32 repetitions.
    Viewed Classical Guitar Corner introductory lessons 1 (position, synchronization, tone) and 3 (rhythm, tonal variety, legato).
    Ten minutes practicing Prelude in E Minor loosely based upon Carcassi in Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 2 page 21.
    Ten minutes exploring then practicing the first section of Erster Verlust No 16 Op 68 adapted from Schumann Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 2 page 20.
  10. 2025-08-11 Fifteen minutes learning the E Melodic Minor Position Scale, two iterations for tempi 80, 84, 88, and 92. Five minutes feeling out the E minor chord progression: Em, C, Am, B7, and Em.
    Twenty-five minutes exploring Prelude in E Minor loosely based upon Carcassi in Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 2 page 21.
    Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated C Major and A minor chords. 32 repetitions. Left forearm a bit tight.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated A minor and D minor chords. 24 repetitions.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated G Major and E minor using proper fingerings intentionally. 19 repetitions. Started easier, still tough.
    One full iteration of Bach's Minuet with practice of the rougher parts, Tempo 104 eighth-notes.
  11. 2025-08-10 Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 108.
    Several iterations of Menuet en Rondeau, tempo 108.
    Several iterations of Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli. Slow...not landing the chords quickly enough to play faster.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 108.
    Several iterations of Romance No. 14, Op. 168 by Kuffner p12. and of Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras. Tempo 108 eighth-notes.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 108.
    A number of iterations practicing Bach's Minuet, in particular the second section. Tempo 108 eighth-notes.
    Began to look at the E Melodic Minor Scale and Prelude in E Minor.
  12. 2025-08-08 Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated C Major and A minor chords. 29 repetitions. Left forearm tight.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated A minor and D minor chords. 21 repetitions. Playing scales relaxes the forearm a bit.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated G Major and E minor using proper fingerings intentionally. 17 repetitions.
    Five minutes learning rest stroke from Fredrick Noad Solo Guitar Playing - Book 1, 4th Edition p4f.
    Twenty minutes practicing Bach's Minuet, in particular the second section. Tempo 88 eighth-notes.
    Fifteen minutes practicing Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras. Tempo 88.
  13. 2025-08-07 Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Couple iterations of Menuet en Rondeau.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. Couple iterations of Romance No. 14, Op. 168 by Kuffner p12. and of Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104. Couple iterations of Bach's Minuet.
    Gotten to the point that I can play these three pieces, slowly with errors, for enjoyment.
  14. 2025-08-06 Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated C Major and A minor chords. 28 repetitions. Exhausting.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated A minor and D minor chords. 21 repetitions.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of the second section of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated G Major and E minor using proper fingerings intentionally. 12 repetitions. Feeling it in my left forearm.
    Stopping to give the left forearm a break from practice. Landing the G Major chord using 2, 3, and 4 is requiring me to bend the wrist markedly. Not good.
  15. 2025-08-05 Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated C Major and A minor chords. Did not count.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated A minor and D minor chords. 22 repetitions.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes. Three minutes alternating arpeggiated G Major and E minor using irregular fingerings unintentionally. 18 repetitions.
    A couple hours later... Twenty-five minutes working on second section of Bach's Minuet, tempo 80 eighth-notes. Worked out a fingering that was bothersome.
  16. 2025-08-04 Two day off due to שבת וט׳ באב. Feeling the missing days in my playing. Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104.
    Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104.
    Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 11, 23, 12, 8?, 0.75. Rather ragged for lack of practice.
    Twenty minutes looking at Kean O'Hara for the first time.
    Ten minutes looking at the E minor Melodic Scale.
  17. 2025-08-01 Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes.
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes.
    Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104. About ten repetitions of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes.
    Twenty-five minutes working on first section of Bach's Minuet, tempo 104 eighth-notes. Sounding like music. Very pleased.
  18. 2025-07-31 Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104
    Five minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104. Having a bit of trouble with this one today, hence the extra time.
    Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104.
    Twenty-five minutes working on fingering and a bit on phrasing of Bach's Minuet.
    After a break of several hours:
    Three minutes practicing switching between C Major and A minor chords arpeggiated. 23 repetitions in three minutes.
    Three minutes practicing switching between A minor and D minor chords arpeggiated. 21 repetitions in three minutes.
    Three minutes practicing switching between C Major and G Major chords arpeggiated. 14 repetitions in three minutes.
  19. 2025-07-30 Bit of a review day.
    Three minutes practicing the G Major Position Scale, tempo 104
    Three minutes practicing the A Melodic Minor Position Scale, tempo 104.
    Three minutes practicing the C Major Position Scale, tempo 104.
    Three minutes practicing switching between C Major and A minor chords arpeggiated. 25 repetitions in three minutes.
    Three minutes practicing switching between A minor and D minor chords arpeggiated. 20 repetitions in three minutes.
    Three minutes practicing switching between C Major and G Major chords arpeggiated. 10 repetitions in three minutes.
    Seven minutes refresh of Menuet en Rondeau.
    Seven minutes refresh of Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli.
  20. 2025-07-29 Ten minutes of the G Major Position Scale. Several passes, perhaps three, and the rest at 104bpm.
    Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 12, 24, 13, 11, 2.0.
    Took a break and watched 5 Benefits of Practicing Arpeggios on Single Strings.
    Fifteen minutes on the first section of Bach's Minuet at 80 eight-notes.
    Fifteen minutes on the second section of Bach's Minuet at 80 eighth-notes. Need to work on the transition to the triplet, the triplet, and the following bar.
    Rewatched Practice at 3 Tempos (Never Stop Practicing Music Slowly).
  21. 2025-07-28 Five minutes on the G Major Position Scale @ 100bpm.
    Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 12, 22+, 10, 10, 1.5.
    Fifteen minutes on the first section of Bach's Minuet at 76 eight-notes. Muscule memory starting to kick-in. In the recorded 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 12, 24, 8, 8, 1,25.
    Fifteen minutes on the fingering of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet at 72 eight-note. Starting to come together a liitle bit.
    Fifteen minutes on the first section of Bach's Minuet @ 72 eighth-note. Starting to sound like music.
    Had been feeling a bit discouraged by the difficulties I've encountered in Bach's Minuet. Feeling much better about the piece after today's practice.
    After several hours: Practiced changing from C to Am and back for about 10 minutes. Then about five minutes of the C Major chord progression: C, F, C, Am, Dm, G, and C.
  22. 2025-07-25 Few minutes on the G Major Position Scale. A bit hard, as playing F# on E4 triggers me to play the G# in place of the G.
    Few minutes on first two exercises of 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1.
    Twenty-five minutes on the fingering of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet. Started to work on the rest of the piece. First two bars still killing me.
  23. 2025-07-24 Seven minutes on the G Major Position Scale @ 72. A bit hard, as playing F# on E4 triggers me to play the G# in place of the G.
    Twenty-five minutes on the fingering of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet. Started to explore the rest of the piece.
    Ten minutes reviewing Romance No. 14, Op. 168 by Kuffner p12.
    Ten minutes reviewing Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras.
  24. 2025-07-23 Ten minutes on the G Major Position Scale @ 72. A bit hard, as playing F# on E4triggers me to play the G# in place of the G.
    Ten minutes on G Major chord progression: G, C, G, Em, Am, D, and G, arpeggiated to make sure each note is clean.
    Twenty minutes on the fingering of the first two bars of Bach's Minuet. These two bars, the most challenging technically, occur four times in the first section (50%, 8 of 16 bars)) and twice in the second section (4 of 24 bars).
  25. 2025-07-22 Ten minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale @ 100. Feels a bit fast.
    Seven minutes on A Minor chord progression: Am, C, F, Dm, E, and Am, arpeggiated to make sure each note is clean.
    Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 10, 21, 11, 9, 1.5
    Ten minutes on Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras. Got the idea. Need to land the chords faster, Dm in particular. Chord sequence is Am, E, E7, Am, A7, Dm, Am\E, E, Am. Easier to land the Dm when you polay the C# of the A7 correctly, in place of playing C in error!
    Eight minutes reviewing Romance No. 14, Op. 168 by Kuffner p12.
  26. 2025-07-21 Ten minutes on C Major chord progression: C, F, C, Am, Dm, G, and C, arpeggiated to make sure each note is clean.
    Ten minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale @ 96. Fairly relaxed.
    Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 9, 21, 9, 8, 0.75
    Twenty-five minutes working on fingering and rhythms of Star of County Down. Might be better to play this without trying to hold an Am chord for much of the piece, rather finger each note as it appears.
  27. 2025-07-20 Five minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale @ 92. Fairly relaxed.
    Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 9, 20, 8, 6, 0.5
    Twenty-five minutes working on fingering and rhythms of Star of County Down. Lots of trouble at first holding both A3 and D4. By the end, was able to find D4. Now I need to find G4 wihtout losing A3.
    Ten minutes refresh of Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli. Third section is improving. Need to get the other two sections to match the level of the third.
  28. 2025-07-18 Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 8, 21, 5, 6, 1
    Twenty-five minutes on Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras. Starting to understand the piece better.
  29. 2025-07-17 Ten minutes on 10 Minute Acoustic Guitar Workout Chart 1: 5, 16, 4, 4, 1
    Break for a דף. Twelve minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale.
    Five minutes practicing A Minor chord progression: Am, C, F, Dm, E, and Am, arpeggiated to make sure each note is clean.
    Thirty minutes practicing Romance No. 14, Op. 168 by Kuffner p12 with metronome at 72, then at 76. Seems best to count this 6/8 time piece in two sets of 3 per bar.
  30. 2025-07-16 Twelve minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale.
    Five minutes practicing C Major chord progression: C, F, C, Am, Dm, G, and G.
    Five minutes practicing A Minor chord progression: Am, C, F, Dm, E, and Am.
    Five minutes refresh of Menuet en Rondeau.
    Five minute refresh of Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli.
  31. 2025-07-15 Watched the A Melodic Minor, Romance by Kuffner, Leccion No.46 by Sagreras, Star of County Down second video on the lesson page.
    Ten minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale.
    About five minutes practicing chords A, Am, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F, and G. Left forearm tired already.
    About five minutes working on the fingering of Morning Has Broken p10.
    Several hours pass.
    Thirty minutes working the fingering sequence of Romance No. 14, Op. 168 by Kuffner p12.
    Found working on melody much more enjoyable than the scales and chords that I have been practicing lately. Need both.
  32. 2025-07-14 Couple minutes on One Octave A Melodic Minor Scale. Five minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale.
    Five minutes practicing chords A, Am, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F, and G. Left forearm tired already.
    Twenty minutes on Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras.
    Fifteen minutes exploring the fingering on both Romance No. 14, Op. 168 by Kuffner p12 and Star of County Down p14.
    Need to make an Anki deck of chords so that I come to recognize the set of notes that make up each chord.
  33. 2025-07-11 Couple minutes on One Octave A Melodic Minor Scale. Ten minutes on the A Melodic Minor Position Scale.
    Fifteen minutes practicing chords A, Am, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F, and G. Getting the G using 2, 3, 4 by filing the nail on 4 all the way down.
    Twenty minutes on Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras. Now understand why Bradford Werner marked the C# in bar 5 with 3, to faciliate landing the Dm chord in the next bar. No metronome yet, need to land the chords faster before using a metronome.
  34. 2025-07-10 Ten minutes practicing chords A, Am, C, D, Dm, E, Em, F, and G.
    Five minutes practicing p, i, m, i, a, i, a, i arpeggio pattern in preparation for Giuliani's Allegro, at some future date. Also, rest left hand after chord work.
    Watched the A Melodic Minor, Romance by Kuffner, Leccion No.46 by Sagreras, Star of County Down first video on the lesson page.
    Fifteen minutes on One Octave A Melodic Minor Scale and A Melodic Minor Position Scale p11.
    Twenty-five minutes on Leccion No. 46 by Sagreras. Structure of the piece became clear as arpeggiated chords. Right hand pattern learned quickly. Feels like its "starting to come together" a bit.
  35. 2025-07-09 Eight minutes practicing C Major Position Scale with i, m alternation, tempo 104.
    Fifteen minutes practicing chords C, F, Am, Dm, and G of the Chord Progression in C Major.
    Fifteen minutes working on the fingering of Morning Has Broken p10. Five minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8, just for fun.
  36. 2025-07-08 Seven minutes practicing C Major Position Scale with i, m alternation, tempo 104.
    Fifteen minutes practicing Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli at a slow tempo without metronome working on the fingering and the switches from arpeggio to scales and back.
    Ten minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8, first on the phrases. Repeating till they start to fall under my fingers. Then at tempo 76.
    Ten minutes practicing chords C, F, Am, Dm, and G of the Chord Progression in C Major.
    Fifteen minutes practicing Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli at a slow tempo without metronome working on the fingering and the switches from arpeggio to scales and back.
  37. 2025-07-07 Seven minutes practicing C Major Position Scale with i, m alternation, tempo 104.
    Ten minutes practicing chords C, F, Am, Dm, and G of the Chord Progression in C Major.
    Fifteen minutes practicing Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli at a slow tempo without metronome working on the fingering and the switches from arpeggio to scales and back.
    Ten minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8, first on the phrases. Repeating till they start to fall under my fingers. Then at tempo 76.
    Fifteen minutes exploring the melody line of Morning Has Broken p10.
  38. 2025-07-06 Seven minutes practicing C Major Position Scale with m, a alternation.
    Ten minutes practicing chords C, F, Am, and Dm of the Chord Progression in C Major. Added a couple attempts at G...not easy spreading the thrid and fourth fingers from E to e.
    Twenty-five minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8, first on the phrases. Repeating till they start to fall under my fingers. Then at tempo 72.
    Fifteen minutes practicing Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli at a slow tempo without metronome working on the fingering and the switches from arpeggio to scales and back.
  39. 2025-07-04 Seven minutes practicing chords C, F, Am, and Dm of the Chord Progression in C Major. Working on using less pressure. No need to death-grip the neck.
    Eight minutes practicing One Octave C Major Scale, C Major Position Scale with m, a alternation, tempo 100.
    Twenty-five minutes beginning to practice Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli at a slow tempo without metronome. Seeking to learn the movements and switching from arpeggio to scales and back.
  40. 2025-07-03 Ten minutes practicing One Octave C Major Scale, C Major Position Scale with m, a alternation, tempo 96
    Rest interval.
    Five minutes looking at Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli.
    Twenty-five minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8 @ tempo 72. C chord is starting to forn up smoothly.
  41. 2025-07-02 Ten minutes practicing One Octave C Major Scale, C Major Position Scale with m, a alternation, tempo 92
    Ten minutes practicing chords C, F and Am of the Chord Progression in C Major
    Twenty-five minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8. Working on accuracy, phrasing, and a bit on dynamics.
    Ten minutes looking at Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli
    Watched the Vals, Op. 241, No. 1 by Carulli video.
  42. 2025-07-01 Feeling a bit slow today. Thirty minutes practicing One Octave C Major Scale, C Major Position Scale with m, a alternation, tempo 80; One Octave C Major Arpeggio with p, i, m, a, tempo 80; C Major Triads with p, i, m and chords C, F and Am of the Chord Progression in C Major
    Rest interval. Practicing chords causes the muscles on the outside of my left forearm to tighten.
    Twenty-five minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8. Working on accuracy, phrasing, and a bit on dynamics.
  43. 2025-06-30 Started Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 2 .
    Watched the C Major Scales, Triads, Chords video.
    Twenty minutes practicing One Octave C Major Scale, C Major Position Scale with m, a alternation; One Octave C Major Arpeggio with p, i, m, a; C Major Triads with p, i, m and chords C, F and Am of the Chord Progression in C Major
    Watched the Menuet en Rondeau by Rameau video. Took about an hour off.
    C Major Scale a few times to warm up, followed by twenty minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8, followed by several minutes of C, F, and Am arpeggio practice.
  44. 2025-06-26 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 100.
    Few minutes of chromatic scale practice.
    Focused practice on Sciliano by Carcassi p71 starting from a very slow tempo ~60. Start of familiarization with the piece by playing the melody alone before adding the bass.
    Few iterations of Farewall p72. Need to practice the melody, the arpeggio technique, and then bring them together.
    Watched video on the two pieces.
  45. 2025-06-25 Began practicing in the kitchen as the dining was dedicated to grandchild activities.
    Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96. Forgot to check previous tempo.
    A minute or two of practicing p, m alternation.
    Chased from the kitchen due to grandparent directed grandchild migration.
    Focused iterations of Layenda Theme with p, m alteration with metronome...gave up after a bit due to level of noise and disruption.
    Left to go racing.
  46. 2025-06-23 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 100.
    A minute or two of practicing p, m alternation.
    Focused iterations of Layenda Theme with p, m alteration with metronome set to 69.
    Focused iterations of Malaguenas with p, i alteration with metronome set to 69.
    Several minutes of the chromatic scale from E to g', using one finger per fret.
    For fun played Greensleeves and Minuet in G
    Getting the guitar well enough tuned that I can play an open string, mute that string, and hear the other strings and the guitar body continuing to sound.
  47. 2025-06-22 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96.
    Couple iterations of Layenda Theme with p, m alteration with metronome set to 66.
    Couple iterations of Malaguenas with p, i alteration with metronome set to 66.
    Focused practice of Minuet in G by Charles Petzold p70 at 66, as well. A very nice piece, quite a pleasant surprise to find it included.
  48. 2025-06-20 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96.
    Several minutes practicing p, i alternation in prepration for Malaguenas.
    Focused practice of Malaguenas p69 at tempo of 60 for some twenty minutes. Not good. No flow today. Stumbling.
    Played several earlier pieces as a relief from stubling. Returned to Malaguenas for a couple run throughs.
  49. 2025-06-19 Watch the Malaguenas video.
    Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96.
    Several minutes practicing p, i alternation in prepration for Malaguenas.
    Focused practice of Malaguenas p69 at tempo of 60 for some twenty minutes.
    Finished with a couple of iterations of Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f.
    About forty minutes of practice total.
  50. 2025-06-18: Pressed for time prior to driving to Annapolis to race.
    Ten minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63.
    Ten minutes of the chromatic scale from E to g', using one finger per fret.
    Some time spend exploring the first couple phrases of The Circle Game, last song in the Joni Mitchell Songbook -- Complete Vol 1 (1966-1970)
  51. 2025-06-17: Five minutes p, m eight-note alternation at 60.
    Five minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 45 (too slow), 60, 80, and 92;
    Practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 with p, m eight-note alternation at 60 for the first time.
    For fun at then end a bit of Greenselves p68, and a bit of Farewell p72.
  52. 2025-06-16: Several minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 45 (too slow), 60, 80, and 92;
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 92.
    At Hava and Avi's. Not focused practice...but better than skipping a day.
  53. 2025-06-13: Lesson on "Repetition in Music Practice". The piece is Allegro, No.6, Op.50 by Giuliani. Lesson on the same. 6 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 100;
    Couple minutes of p, m alteration between A and e' in preparation for incorporation into the Layenda Theme.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 100. Getting better. More musical. Developing some rhythm and drive.
    Been a bit lazy, allowing my fingers to rotate a bit away from the tips. Rotating back to the tips produces a much clearer, cleaner sound.
    Two run throughs of the accidentals, all notes, from g to g' Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p66.
  54. 2025-06-12: 8 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Still harder than one would expect, but getting a better.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 96. Getting better, more musical today. Now thinking of the bass line as triplets repeated several times in different order. More melodic today with emphasis on the first note in the bar and a secondary emphasis on the first note of the second triplet in the bar.
    Need to start practicing p, m alternation so that its solid and ready to injected into playing the bass line melody.
  55. 2025-06-11: 7 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Still harder than one would expect, but getting a bit better.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 92. Thinking once the bass line is solid at full tempo, I could drop back to a considerably slower tempo, add the repeated e' eighth-notes, and increase tempo.
  56. 2025-06-10: 9 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Harder than one would expect.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 at a slow tempo working to get the motion of the piece.
  57. 2025-06-09: 5 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Harder than one would expect.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 at a slow tempo working to get the motion of the piece.
  58. 2025-06-08: 5 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Harder than one would expect. Watched the accompanying video.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 at a slow tempo working to get the motion of the piece. Watched the accompanying video.
  59. 2025-06-06: A bit pressed for time. 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 108;
    5 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
  60. 2025-06-05: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 92;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 108;
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Birch Tree in the Field p58, followed by fewer repeats of The Skye Boat Song and the Fifth String Notes and Sixth String Notes.
  61. 2025-06-04: After Shavuot. 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 88;
    Couple minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 104;
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Birch Tree in the Field p58.
  62. 2025-05-30: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 88;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 104;
    Focused on playing Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Minuet p 49 at 60, 72, 88, and 100. Practiced Birch Tree in the Field p58 repeatedly to improve the fingering and timing. Per the video (10:11), I should be playing the melody to fluency and then adding the bass notes, rather than starting with all the notes from the beginning.
  63. 2025-05-28: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 84;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 100;
    Focused on playing Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Birch Tree in the Field p58. Ended with Ode to Joy at 100 several times through. Seems far easier that it did a month or two ago. Also seems a bit bald or naked as a single line of melody without any bass accompaniment.
  64. 2025-05-27: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 80;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 96;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etudes No. 8, 9, 10, 11, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton, and intro to Little Birch Tree in the Field.
  65. 2025-05-26: Return after spending time with Devorah, Azriel, and children in Israel.
    5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 90;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 pages 44 through 56 inclusive.
  66. 2025-05-13: 6 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 80;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 104;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 various and scales from A to g'.
  67. 2025-05-11: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 100;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etude No. 8 at 120, Minuet p49, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f, Etudes No. 10, 11, The Skye Boat Song.
  68. 2025-05-09: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 100;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 The Skye Boat Song video.
  69. 2025-05-07: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etudes No. 8, 9, 10, 11 and Flow Gently, Sweet Afton video.
  70. 2025-05-06: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etudes No. 8, 9, 10, 11 and Flow Gently, Sweet Afton video.
  71. 2025-05-05: 5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Focused on Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f and added first attempts at Etude No. 10 p55.
  72. 2025-05-02: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f and various other pieces.
  73. 2025-04-30: 7 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    7 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
  74. 2025-04-29: 7 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f.
  75. 2025-04-28: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 112;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 88;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f, video; tempi 115 and 75.
  76. 2025-04-27: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 108;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etude No. 6 (p40), page 43 (octave jumps), Etude No. 8 (p44), page 47, Minuet page 49, Etude No. 9 (p50), pages 51, 52, 53.
  77. 2025-04-24: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 108;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 pages 48 through 51 and 56
  78. 2025-04-23: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 104;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 page 48 Angeline the Baker and a few earlier pieces.
  79. 2025-04-22: Spent most of the day readying Constance for racing. Tired. 7 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 page 48 Angeline the Baker and a few earlier pieces.
  80. 2025-04-21: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 104;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 pages 46, 47 and 48 with emphasis on Angeline the Baker (see video at 5:25. Molly Tuttle's version.
  81. 2025-04-18: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 104;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 practicing eighth notes on page 47 Frers Jacques..
  82. 2025-04-17: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 100;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 practicing eighth notes on pages 46 and 47.
  83. 2025-04-15: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 96;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 particular practice on Note Review with jumps from f' to f; e' to e; d' to d; a to A; and e to E.
  84. 2025-04-11: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 96;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p40 - 47 introducing eighth notes.
  85. 2025-04-10: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 96;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Back to start of the book and played each etude and song through page 37.
  86. 2025-04-08: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 92;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 80;
    C Major, Eighth Notes, Etude 9, Vsi so venci Vejli.
  87. 2025-04-07: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 88;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 76;
    Minuet p36, Morning p37, Etude No. 5, 6, 7 and 8 p39-44 at about 76; Sounding more lyrical. Starting to be music.
  88. 2025-04-06: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 84;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Etude No. 8 and concentration on New Notes p42...finding c, e, f with some facility still eludes me. Still better than last time. Likewise the octave jumps downward in Note Review p43 remain difficult.
  89. 2025-04-04: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 84;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Etudes No. 5, 6, 7, 8;
  90. 2025-04-03: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 80;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Etudes No. 6, 7, 8; Paul Davids' Music Theory Playlist Episode 5.
  91. 2025-04-02: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45. Note Review p43. Etude No. 8 p44. Focus today on learning and incorporating notes c, d, e, and, f with the existing set from g to g'.
  92. 2025-04-01: 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: {E,A,d}, b, g, e' with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p38-43.
  93. 2025-03-31: Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: {E,A,d}, b, g, e' with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p36-37 with particular emphasis on trying to play Morning by Diabelli lyrically.
  94. 2025-03-30: Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p35-41. Perhaps the most lyrical playing yet of Etude Nos. 6 & 7. About fifty minutes of practice total.
  95. 2025-03-29: Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 72. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p36-39.
  96. 2025-03-28: Review day. 6 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 72. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p38-40. Beginner Etudes No. 5, 6, 7, 8 using open bass notes.
  97. 2025-03-26: Review day. 7 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 72. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p23-29 with emphasis on "Note Review" p29..
  98. 2025-03-25: Bit tired. Review day. 7 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e with metronome set to 72. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p23-29.
  99. 2025-03-24: Tired. Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e'. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p1-29.
  100. 2025-03-23: 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e'. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p26-37. Morning by Diabelli. At the end of the day, a second practice session consisting of 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e only.
  101. 2025-03-21: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p26-35 Staccato Articulation
  102. 2025-03-19: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p26-34
  103. 2025-03-17: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p25-31 Twinkle Twinkle, Etude No. 4, Au clair de la lune, Oh Susanna
  104. 2025-03-16: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-29 and First Dynamics and Etude No.3
  105. 2025-03-15: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-26.
  106. 2025-03-14: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-25.
  107. 2025-03-13: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-25. Five Melodies.
  108. 2025-03-11: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-24. Bit tired from 90 minutes of longboarding this morning.
  109. 2025-03-10: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p23 only. Tired from being at the boatyard some five hours today.
  110. 2025-03-09: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p17-23 and First Left Hand Note
  111. 2025-03-07: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p17-23. Using the 4th finger in first position and Matthew McAllister's Left Hand Technique with each finger climbing and descending a fret, finger pairs walking a pair of frets, barre from two strings to six and back with sucessively higher notes on the e' string. Practiced walking the first and second fingers, separately and as a pair. Demanding exercise. Practiced right hand fingerpicking from Etude No. 2 Arpeggios.
  112. 2025-03-06: first lesson of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p12-15 and video, practice through page 19 and Left Hand Position Lesson.
  113. 2025-03-05: First lesson of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p12-15 and Right Hand Position Lesson.
  114. 2025-02-28 -- 20250304: First lesson of Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book Vol. 1.
    Started Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p12-15
    Posture and Sitting Position Lesson.
  115. 2025-02-28: Unboxed guitar after waiting 20+ hours.
  116. 2025-02-27: Guitar arrived via FedEx. Box label strongly recommends (requires) waiting 24 hours before opening the box.