Blues in A Major Practice Session, April 13, 2020

    Audio Player Audio Player   You wouldn’t think playing a simple blues would be hard. You have an instrument, a backing track, some music lessons behind you, and no one in an audience is cracking up, holding  a conversation, or talking on their cell phone. The musicians on the backing track are pros, some of the best. This is a simple Blues in A major , and, working on roots is the theme of this practice session. What comes out, is, most of the time, a revelation. Repeating it would be difficult, and probably not necessary with an improvisational art form. Playing four minutes of music and making it sound smooth, inventive, interesting, takes all my attention, and relaxation. When I’m playing, I’m not thinking about anything else. Why would I want to?