Well, I've got my new Korg TM-40 Tuner/Metronome, just like Neil's. But that's the only positive right now.
These doublings are killing me. We're punching through the A,B,C and G doubling exercises which should be easy. I mean the left hand fingerings are essentially identical for each of them. But I can't seem to make it click. Intellectually I think I understand them, but I can't get my fingers to cooperate. I know it's just muscle memory, so I'm drilling it more and more. But the other thing is the rhythm. I pick up the patter okay in class, but it seems to fly out of my head when I'm at home. I know I'm supposed to be able to read the rhythm in the notes on the page, but it's still not connecting with a sound in my head.
I've gotten lax on my practice and it shows. Time to buckle down a little more.
As far as tunes, we're using Barnyards of Delgady as a memorized warm up and are now working on memorized Scots Wha Hae. I'm actually feeling pretty comfortable with this, it's just those damn doubling exercises.....
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