Music Theory Mind Crunch

At the beginning of the week I purchased a keyboard off Craigslist so that I could actually practice.

It's a hilarious little 80's keyboard with silly features like percussion tracks and various synth sounds.  I love it.

 

I was so excited when I got it home that I kinda forgot about the fact that I have lost nearly all of my musical comprehension skills.  This is made all the more frustrating due to the fact that my memory is often like a steel trap.  The only two things I have ever had trouble remembering are 1. foreign languages and 2. music theory.

After a day or two of slowly plunking out my various keyboard parts I decided it was time to sit down and re-learn this damn stuff.  I decided that, at the very least, I need to re-memorize key signatures and chord structures!  I couldn't even remember some of that basic stuff (embarrassing).

Ugh!  It has been brain blowingly slow going.  However, I have begun to feel the little light bulbs go off.  The little parts are starting to make sense and that is a good sign.

I suppose that this is all the break that I get for now.

Back to scales in each key signature....

Wish me luck.

Spring Cleaning and New Creations

Spring is technically a little more than a month away, but yesterday morning was so beautiful that I decided to get a jump start on my spring cleaning.  And the first stop on the cleaning route was my closet...

I don't have a hard time getting rid of things.  If I haven't worn it at all in the last three months, then it is gone without a second thought, if I've only worn it once or twice, it's put in a consideration pile which I go through at the end of the cleaning.  Then there is the final category which is alterations.  I am a huge fan of alterations.  If you aren't wearing it the way it is, perhaps there is something you can fix on it to make it more your style.

I am a huge fan of alterations and have been doing so many recently I feel like I've been spending most of my time with a thread and needle in my hand!

The most common alterations that I find help me like a piece of clothing are 1. shorting the hem line on weird, calf length skirts and dresses and 2. adjusting the neckline on t-shirts, ect.  These two things can make a world of difference to the way you see your clothes.

But, really the best way to understand what I mean is to see it.  Expect pictures soon.

Starting Another Blog

I know what you are thinking.

I must be crazy to start another blog.

And you might be right.

I think, however, that it is time to have separate blogs for separate interests.

We shall see.

I'm gonna take it slew with this one, so hang tight, eh?