SuzukHammer
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At home, I just like to let it rip. Mistakes be damned and they never really happen because the music just flows nicely and LOUDLY like it is a raging expression..... Such that I fear my neighbors may start commenting; but, I'll play hard until they do.
The dichotomy is when I play outside and moreso when anybody is around. I play muted and I feel pressured - hoping I don't cause anybody mental duress if I screw up a chord. I rarely sing - just play progressions and song parts I know. Mistakes seem to come up all the time because this nervousness just oozes into my stiff hands. I play only those safe slow strums. Boring!!
But today I got a positive comment while I was playing uke by the swimming pool. He said he closed his eyes and it felt like he was listening to music by the beach. It was an honest comment because dudes don't talk like that.
I can't wait for my wife to come live with me so I can go outside and let it rip with her as my security blanket.
Until then, I just keep practicing and building up technique and material. There, at home, I play like I got my own concert hall. And I sing loudly too. geek. like.
The dichotomy is when I play outside and moreso when anybody is around. I play muted and I feel pressured - hoping I don't cause anybody mental duress if I screw up a chord. I rarely sing - just play progressions and song parts I know. Mistakes seem to come up all the time because this nervousness just oozes into my stiff hands. I play only those safe slow strums. Boring!!
But today I got a positive comment while I was playing uke by the swimming pool. He said he closed his eyes and it felt like he was listening to music by the beach. It was an honest comment because dudes don't talk like that.
I can't wait for my wife to come live with me so I can go outside and let it rip with her as my security blanket.
Until then, I just keep practicing and building up technique and material. There, at home, I play like I got my own concert hall. And I sing loudly too. geek. like.