I feel you I ended up practising in the car, because of all those things. But sometimes I get the mando on while cooking and play to whatever is on the radio during times when nothing needs stirring. The other day, the only thing listenable was the hip hop show and I ended up playing dusty Miller to a song by Nas. The rhythms were absolutely perfect- funky hip hop hits the three as if there were a fiddler driving it.
Anyway, just think of Jane Austen- writing superb novels at the kitchen table while the kids ran around. I guess if you want it enough... On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 2:36 PM, The Holstein Kid <[email protected] > wrote: > > Howdy from The Hills. > > I've been struggling to get enough sleep lately with a new born in the > house. A constant feeling of being tired, and ongoing interruptions > through being called upon for various husbandly / fatherly duties day > & night. When the tiny tot sleeps well, it's ok, but when she's not, > it's hard to get a good solid practice in...hence the late nights when > almost everyone is asleep. There are no phones, less interruptions and > one can concentrate. Number one son is almost three now and he loves > to spend time with dad so I make the time and do my thing at scheduled > times and at night. > > I have come to adapt better recently when the Missus complained that I > spend more time in my room playing mandolin than spending 'quality' > time in the evening with her. Fair enough, she was right. I suggested > that whilst she was awake watching tv in the lounge room and we had a > cuppa and a chat etc, I could perhaps practice "lightly" in the same > room. This is a tricky task as it means practicing softly enough so > she can hear the tv, but not so soft that my playing is meaningless. > This has worked well so far and we're all happy. At 8:30pm she's off > to bed and I can move rooms and crank up the Duff to whatever measure > is required. > > Something I discovered during my Lounge Room picking, is that I > started playing along with the tv commercials. The ad comes on & I > quickly find the key and pick along so that it blends in. Sometimes > it's harder than others but it's a good challenge and I test myself by > seeing how quick I can sort it out and make it sound decent. You > wouldn't believe how fast the time flies. This is a bit like doing sit- > ups during every commercial as a way of getting exercise done, but > I've replaced it with my music. So far so good. My problem lately is > that Son No.1 gets up mighty early in the mornings & wants breakfast, > wants to wrestle, play cars and so on. It can be a long day when you > get up short on zzz's. > > Has anyone else encountered these issues or come across any beaut > practice tips? I best get some rest, tomorrow is almost here! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
