I'm going to try something different and see if makes a difference for me. Over the past few years I've amassed several books that have gotten little more than a perusing. I've also succumbed to UAS and have bought and sold my fair share of ukes, and have a modest collection on hand. I'm challenging myself to complete a book, and do it with the use of only one uke.
I revisited Fretboard Roadmaps that I've had for years but never did more than thumb through and pick up bits here and there. A couple of weeks or so ago I started over again with it and have created a bit of a syllabus to help me get through it. There's lots of information in there but not a lot of direction on how to digest it…it's kind of left up to the individual.
I've really been digging my Kala KA-SMHS and have used it for the bulk of my practice. It's gotten so much action that the satin neck is now gloss, and there are gloss spots worn on the body from repeated use.
So my challenge is to finish Fretboard Roadmaps in whatever amount of time it takes, really internalizing all the information, and to use only that one Kala to do it. I figure that by the end of the studies, not only will I have made great strides in my playing, but I'll have completely broken in this uke and gotten to know it intimately.
Anyone else here done something similar? Anyone else want to share the challenge with me with your choice of book and uke?
I revisited Fretboard Roadmaps that I've had for years but never did more than thumb through and pick up bits here and there. A couple of weeks or so ago I started over again with it and have created a bit of a syllabus to help me get through it. There's lots of information in there but not a lot of direction on how to digest it…it's kind of left up to the individual.
I've really been digging my Kala KA-SMHS and have used it for the bulk of my practice. It's gotten so much action that the satin neck is now gloss, and there are gloss spots worn on the body from repeated use.
So my challenge is to finish Fretboard Roadmaps in whatever amount of time it takes, really internalizing all the information, and to use only that one Kala to do it. I figure that by the end of the studies, not only will I have made great strides in my playing, but I'll have completely broken in this uke and gotten to know it intimately.
Anyone else here done something similar? Anyone else want to share the challenge with me with your choice of book and uke?