I have a tendency to head in many directions at once. I can't help it. Call it ADD, call it extreme curiousity...
Whatever it is, occasionally I calm down enough to try to sit and learn just a few things at a time and not try to "eat the whole elephant". Taking a "bite at a time", I decided I needed to start learning a song on the piano that I love, that others enjoy hearing, one that I can conceivably play and sing at the same time (and sound good!). I decided Van Morrison's "Someone like you" was a good match.
It's coming along well. I've got the song's main motif down now. Now it's just a matter of learning the rest.
NO I'm not brave enough to share a video of my playing just yet, but I'm getting closer. For the time being, please enjoy the man himself playing this wonderful song:
I'm also working on Moondance by Van, as well as, Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now, Run To You, some Chris Isaak songs on guitar, some Elton John, as well as continuing to work on The Luckiest by Ben Folds, and attempting to learn some Kansas City rag style blues licks. Too much again, but I'm taking it slow this time... yeah, right!
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