So, as you know, I've been playing in various bands and duos once or twice a month for the last several years but now that I am blissfully retired, have decided to venture forth as a solo accordionist.
This leads me to make mistakes in front of people, rather than merely in the privacy of my own home. Therefore it occurs to me that I play some tunes from the left brain (you could say muscle memory) and some from the right brain (especially when playing from music, and I could have the brain sides reversed).
So, some tunes seem to be in front of me, like riding that horse which knows the way to the barn, while others are behind me, like needing direction at every fork. This doesn't mean that the left brain tunes are playing themselves, there are still variations, chords, different basses, etc.
Now, I don't have 100 songs in my left brain to break out, although I may over time. And it's most fun to play that new song that you just discovered on the accordion forum.
I know it's like that old joke about getting to Carnegie Hall, practice, practice, practice. But how to get the tune quicker from right to left brain is the ticket. For now I have downloaded a bunch of easy tunes as filler, but, hey, what do you think?
This leads me to make mistakes in front of people, rather than merely in the privacy of my own home. Therefore it occurs to me that I play some tunes from the left brain (you could say muscle memory) and some from the right brain (especially when playing from music, and I could have the brain sides reversed).
So, some tunes seem to be in front of me, like riding that horse which knows the way to the barn, while others are behind me, like needing direction at every fork. This doesn't mean that the left brain tunes are playing themselves, there are still variations, chords, different basses, etc.
Now, I don't have 100 songs in my left brain to break out, although I may over time. And it's most fun to play that new song that you just discovered on the accordion forum.
I know it's like that old joke about getting to Carnegie Hall, practice, practice, practice. But how to get the tune quicker from right to left brain is the ticket. For now I have downloaded a bunch of easy tunes as filler, but, hey, what do you think?