Good points Jim. It does really help to learn covers of songs you like and to get them down very well. The less you have to focus on learning the lyrics or changing the chords, then the better you are with the timing.

I tend to get bored quickly with what I know and always my creativity is pushing me to the next exciting thing. I might do better to get the covers down perfectly (at least that's what my son tells me). But it's just not really in my nature.

I tend to see musicians generally in two big groups, although there are certainly variations. There are those with analytical, engineering types who are so into structure and perfection that it keeps them tightly bound into form.

Then there are those sort of like me who are more loose and hate limitations and are more abstract and innovative. They improvise on the fly and are not afraid of being offbeat or marching to a different drum.

The best place is somewhere in the middle, which I'm always try to get to.

But I tend to think I am still getting better overall, just staying with music in some way.

Last edited by Belladonna; 04/08/20 09:50 AM.