As of right now, the worst part is over. I'm moving away from the beginning of the solo to the second part of it. Don't get me wrong, it's an Eddie Van Halen solo. It's going to be challenging no matter what. At least for now, I am in a comfortable spot. Alas, I cannot let this get to my head, because if I do, then I will slow down with my work and then all of a sudden, I'll be behind. I think the hardest part about this project is not the solo itself, but being committed to it.
Remember last week when I said that I would finish all of my schoolwork on Monday night so that I would have more time to work on the solo? There was one problem with that. The Pre-ACT. My plan was to just stay up late on Monday night and do my work, but I wanted, heck I needed, a good night's sleep. So, that really screwed me over. Later this past week though, I was able to do some work at least. After the little whammy bar section, there's a small section that is filled with high-note bends and pull offs and hammer ons. This part was relatively easy for me, as I was fairly used to bending high notes farther up on the fretboard. But, it's Eddie Van Halen. There's always a catch with him. What I was not used to was the speed at which it was played. Again, using the same technique as the past couple of weeks, I was able to get it up to speed. Another thing that I was not prepared for was the rapid movement of the right hand rather than the left hand. The most active hand, usually, is the left hand because it is on the fretboard and moving all around it. Contrary to that, this section starts to use rapid movements of the left hand to put out more articulated notes. You can hear this at the 26 second mark of the song. I've done some work on it, but I don't think it should be too hard to get it under my fingers. Like last week, I'm having the same issue of getting too caught up in school and not having enough time to really sit down and practice this. Yes, I know. Wednesdays are the days to work on this project, but I still have other work for other classes that take up a large portion of my day. So, rather than staying up late on one night to finish all of my work, I'm going to start getting up earlier in the day to finish the schoolwork up in the mornings. I'm hoping this will help me spread out my time and be more responsible in general You know, I'm starting to think that this project is a little more than just learning a new skill. I think it's about learning how to properly manage your time and being responsible with your actions, as well as being able to balance different activities.
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