Progress Report
At the time, we were working on one of our originals throughout the whole week. We encountered many obstacles due to drama and disagreements between band members.
This was unfortunately not something within my control, as made evident by the deliberate addition of a new member to our band (despite apparent conflict between members). Nevertheless, when push came to shove, the band made the decision (which was kindly upheld by staff) to remove Bobby from the band and replace him with Tom in light of the volatile circumstances.
Our performance, therefore, could be described as sub-par. The culmination of detrimental factors experienced during that week were all elemental to our poor performance.
Moreover, our lack of preparation could be attributed to the absence of a vocalist while the recording was taken place; though this was by no fault of her own, rather her maturely prioritising her mental health.
In a more positive light, I believe our determination regardless of the unfavourable occurrences is something to applaud. We particularly excelled in the composition aspect, having practically completed the structure and lyrics within a few days. I firmly maintain that, without outside intervention and subsequently the induction of a new member into our band, we would have realised a quota not of one, but two songs.
Individual Learning Plan
This week, I decided to continue learning Hollywood Woman by Guthrie Govan. This particular passage was incredibly challenging and I still have work to do to make it fluent. It is by no means clean, however, I wanted to record a take at full-speed to assess the areas in which I can improve, and slow down those sections later.
It severely tested my economy picking and alternate picking, and required a lot of pre-planning to execute in the way Guthrie Govan plays it exactly.
By far, the addition of the mute note mid-run was the most relentless challenge I faced throughout learning the piece. Looking back, my efforts seem mostly fruitless inasmuch as you can barely hear the part I spent the majority of an hour perfecting.
Next week, I will likely work on sweep-picking as this is a strongly obscured area for me (my playing style being blues-originated). Obtaining this skill will aid me in covering more complex genres, as well as expanding my repertoire of techniques.
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