2010 was a year of consolidation as I had a lot of other stuff happening in my life and apart from theory I really didn't learn much new.
Despite that, I played at least a few times each week and often more and I am more confident in my playing than ever before. One area that has really come on is my ear and the ability to recognize different intervals. This has been partly through some structured aural training but also my fingers now just seem to know where to go to find that next note and I am finding it extremely satisfying.
The thing I let slide most last year was my electric guitar playing but I'm now making up for lost time :) I've revisited the 10 licks from Justins Blues Lead Guitar DVD and I've also recently picked up the 3rd position of the Minor Pentatonic. I was a bit disappointed at how much I'd lost in soloing skill so plenty to do there!
I've also been dabbling in jazz chords and have learned the basic grips for Dominant 7th, Major 7th, Minor 7th, Minor 7th b5, and Minor 7th bb5 - the last 2 being half diminished and full diminished respectively.
The big news is I've enrolled in an 8 week Community College course for Intermediate/Advanced players so finally breaking out of the bedroom - can't wait!
All good :)
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