Small moments can have a massive impact. 8 years ago, one drum lesson changed the way I approached not just drumming, but life.
Take the lesson. Find the mentor. Invest in yourself—you never know how far it’ll take you.
And if you (or someone you know) want to level up on the drums, you know where to find me. 🥁✨ #Drumming #LifelongLearning #musiciansjourney
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I haven't done much music-wise in the past days. My #musiciansjourney project is a ship on the high seas in the midst of a calm.
But I practiced some Bach today. Technically demanding and yet something I can comfortably lose myself in. #guitar
#musiciansjourney done something I had major resistance to: writing down the (fairly simple) chords for my song #1.
It is very short, so I consider writing at least another verse of lyrics.
But maybe short is ok? After all, my learning goal with this is more on the music/recording side.
Looking at most of my lyrics from earlier songwriting events, I see that I made major progress as a lyricist. I have started to get a grasp on rhythm, meter and rhyme.
Reviewing my ... um, back catalogue in search for demos that deserve a re-working or re-recording.
I'm quite fond of this piano ballad commemorating Space Shuttle Columbia, but I don't know if I can add more to it in terms of arrangement. I feel like that stark minimalist arrangement is appropriate for the subject.
https://soundcloud.com/rootsandengines/columbia
Song from FAWM 2013 Ten years ago - on February 1st 2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia broke apart in 61 km height on her way home. All seven crew members died with her. The accident changed manned spac
#musiciansjourney I had a rough night because I freaked out about my so-called working life. But I also found some explanations for my fear around stepping up my music game. I think I've been playing it safe and aiming too low.
And again, I'm so grateful for the work of Mark McGuinness (https://lateralaction.com/ ) - found some valuable hints in his books.
(He has quite a lot of amazing free content.)
Elias Texel
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