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  1. 2025-06-30 Start Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 2 .
    Watched the C Major Scales, Triads, Chords video.
    Twenty minutes practicing One Octave C Major Scale, C Major Position Scale with m, a alternation; One Octave C Major Arpeggio with p, i, m, a; C Major Triads with p, i, m and chords C, F and Am of the Chord Progression in C Major
    Watched the Menuet en Rondeau by Rameau video. Took about an hour off.
    C Major Scale a few times to warm up, followed by twenty minutes practicing Menuet en Rondeau p8, followed by several minutes of C, F, and Am arpeggio practice.
  2. 2025-06-26 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 100.
    Few minutes of chromatic scale practice.
    Focused practice on Sciliano by Carcassi p71 starting from a very slow tempo ~60. Start of familiarization with the piece by playing the melody alone before adding the bass.
    Few iterations of Farewall p72. Need to practice the melody, the arpeggio technique, and then bring them together.
    Watched video on the two pieces.
  3. 2025-06-25 Began practicing in the kitchen as the dining was dedicated to grandchild activities.
    Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96. Forgot to check previous tempo.
    A minute or two of practicing p, m alternation.
    Chased from the kitchen due to grandparent directed grandchild migration.
    Focused iterations of Layenda Theme with p, m alteration with metronome...gave up after a bit due to level of noise and disruption.
    Left to go racing.
  4. 2025-06-23 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 100.
    A minute or two of practicing p, m alternation.
    Focused iterations of Layenda Theme with p, m alteration with metronome set to 69.
    Focused iterations of Malaguenas with p, i alteration with metronome set to 69.
    Several minutes of the chromatic scale from E to g', using one finger per fret.
    For fun played Greensleeves and Minuet in G
    Getting the guitar well enough tuned that I can play an open string, mute that string, and hear the other strings and the guitar body continuing to sound.
  5. 2025-06-22 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96.
    Couple iterations of Layenda Theme with p, m alteration with metronome set to 66.
    Couple iterations of Malaguenas with p, i alteration with metronome set to 66.
    Focused practice of Minuet in G by Charles Petzold p70 at 66, as well. A very nice piece, quite a pleasant surprise to find it included.
  6. 2025-06-20 Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96.
    Several minutes practicing p, i alternation in prepration for Malaguenas.
    Focused practice of Malaguenas p69 at tempo of 60 for some twenty minutes. Not good. No flow today. Stumbling.
    Played several earlier pieces as a relief from stubling. Returned to Malaguenas for a couple run throughs.
  7. 2025-06-19 Watch the Malaguenas video.
    Five minutes of all natural notes in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96.
    Several minutes practicing p, i alternation in prepration for Malaguenas.
    Focused practice of Malaguenas p69 at tempo of 60 for some twenty minutes.
    Finished with a couple of iterations of Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f.
    About forty minutes of practice total.
  8. 2025-06-18: Pressed for time prior to driving to Annapolis to race.
    Ten minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63.
    Ten minutes of the chromatic scale from E to g', using one finger per fret.
    Some time spend exploring the first couple phrases of The Circle Game, last song in the Joni Mitchell Songbook -- Complete Vol 1 (1966-1970)
  9. 2025-06-17: Five minutes p, m eight-note alternation at 60.
    Five minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 45 (too slow), 60, 80, and 92;
    Practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 with p, m eight-note alternation at 60 for the first time.
    For fun at then end a bit of Greenselves p68, and a bit of Farewell p72.
  10. 2025-06-16: Several minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 45 (too slow), 60, 80, and 92;
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 92.
    At Hava and Avi's. Not focused practice...but better than skipping a day.
  11. 2025-06-13: Lesson on "Repetition in Music Practice". The piece is Allegro, No.6, Op.50 by Giuliani. Lesson on the same. 6 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 100;
    Couple minutes of p, m alteration between A and e' in preparation for incorporation into the Layenda Theme.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 100. Getting better. More musical. Developing some rhythm and drive.
    Been a bit lazy, allowing my fingers to rotate a bit away from the tips. Rotating back to the tips produces a much clearer, cleaner sound.
    Two run throughs of the accidentals, all notes, from g to g' Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p66.
  12. 2025-06-12: 8 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 96;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Still harder than one would expect, but getting a better.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 96. Getting better, more musical today. Now thinking of the bass line as triplets repeated several times in different order. More melodic today with emphasis on the first note in the bar and a secondary emphasis on the first note of the second triplet in the bar.
    Need to start practicing p, m alternation so that its solid and ready to injected into playing the bass line melody.
  13. 2025-06-11: 7 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Still harder than one would expect, but getting a bit better.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 bass line (melody) only at 92. Thinking once the bass line is solid at full tempo, I could drop back to a considerably slower tempo, add the repeated e' eighth-notes, and increase tempo.
  14. 2025-06-10: 9 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Harder than one would expect.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 at a slow tempo working to get the motion of the piece.
  15. 2025-06-09: 5 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Harder than one would expect.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 at a slow tempo working to get the motion of the piece.
  16. 2025-06-08: 5 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
    Sight read The Imitation Game p64 several times. Harder than one would expect. Watched the accompanying video.
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Layenda Theme p65 at a slow tempo working to get the motion of the piece. Watched the accompanying video.
  17. 2025-06-06: A bit pressed for time. 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 108;
    5 minutes of all natural notesgc in first position (E to g') on p63 with metronome set to 92;
  18. 2025-06-05: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 92;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 108;
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Birch Tree in the Field p58, followed by fewer repeats of The Skye Boat Song and the Fifth String Notes and Sixth String Notes.
  19. 2025-06-04: After Shavuot. 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 88;
    Couple minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 104;
    Focused practice of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Birch Tree in the Field p58.
  20. 2025-05-30: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 88;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 104;
    Focused on playing Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Minuet p 49 at 60, 72, 88, and 100. Practiced Birch Tree in the Field p58 repeatedly to improve the fingering and timing. Per the video (10:11), I should be playing the melody to fluency and then adding the bass notes, rather than starting with all the notes from the beginning.
  21. 2025-05-28: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 84;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 100;
    Focused on playing Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Birch Tree in the Field p58. Ended with Ode to Joy at 100 several times through. Seems far easier that it did a month or two ago. Also seems a bit bald or naked as a single line of melody without any bass accompaniment.
  22. 2025-05-27: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 80;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 96;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etudes No. 8, 9, 10, 11, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton, and intro to Little Birch Tree in the Field.
  23. 2025-05-26: Return after spending time with Devorah, Azriel, and children in Israel.
    5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 90;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 pages 44 through 56 inclusive.
  24. 2025-05-13: 6 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 4 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 80;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 104;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 various and scales from A to g'.
  25. 2025-05-11: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 100;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etude No. 8 at 120, Minuet p49, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f, Etudes No. 10, 11, The Skye Boat Song.
  26. 2025-05-09: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 120;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 100;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 The Skye Boat Song video.
  27. 2025-05-07: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etudes No. 8, 9, 10, 11 and Flow Gently, Sweet Afton video.
  28. 2025-05-06: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etudes No. 8, 9, 10, 11 and Flow Gently, Sweet Afton video.
  29. 2025-05-05: 5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Focused on Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f and added first attempts at Etude No. 10 p55.
  30. 2025-05-02: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f and various other pieces.
  31. 2025-04-30: 7 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 116;
    7 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 92;
  32. 2025-04-29: 7 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f.
  33. 2025-04-28: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 112;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 88;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Flow Gently, Sweet Afton p52f, video; tempi 115 and 75.
  34. 2025-04-27: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 108;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 Etude No. 6 (p40), page 43 (octave jumps), Etude No. 8 (p44), page 47, Minuet page 49, Etude No. 9 (p50), pages 51, 52, 53.
  35. 2025-04-24: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 108;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 pages 48 through 51 and 56
  36. 2025-04-23: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 104;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 page 48 Angeline the Baker and a few earlier pieces.
  37. 2025-04-22: Spent most of the day readying Constance for racing. Tired. 7 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 page 48 Angeline the Baker and a few earlier pieces.
  38. 2025-04-21: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 104;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 pages 46, 47 and 48 with emphasis on Angeline the Baker (see video at 5:25. Molly Tuttle's version.
  39. 2025-04-18: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 104;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 practicing eighth notes on page 47 Frers Jacques..
  40. 2025-04-17: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 100;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 practicing eighth notes on pages 46 and 47.
  41. 2025-04-15: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 96;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 particular practice on Note Review with jumps from f' to f; e' to e; d' to d; a to A; and e to E.
  42. 2025-04-11: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 96;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p40 - 47 introducing eighth notes.
  43. 2025-04-10: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 96;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 84;
    Back to start of the book and played each etude and song through page 37.
  44. 2025-04-08: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 92;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 80;
    C Major, Eighth Notes, Etude 9, Vsi so venci Vejli.
  45. 2025-04-07: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 88;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45 with metronome set to 76;
    Minuet p36, Morning p37, Etude No. 5, 6, 7 and 8 p39-44 at about 76; Sounding more lyrical. Starting to be music.
  46. 2025-04-06: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 84;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Etude No. 8 and concentration on New Notes p42...finding c, e, f with some facility still eludes me. Still better than last time. Likewise the octave jumps downward in Note Review p43 remain difficult.
  47. 2025-04-04: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 84;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Etudes No. 5, 6, 7, 8;
  48. 2025-04-03: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 80;
    5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45;
    Etudes No. 6, 7, 8; Paul Davids' Music Theory Playlist Episode 5.
  49. 2025-04-02: 5 minutes of right hand technique routine No. 1 Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p92 with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale (c to c') on p45. Note Review p43. Etude No. 8 p44. Focus today on learning and incorporating notes c, d, e, and, f with the existing set from g to g'.
  50. 2025-04-01: 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: {E,A,d}, b, g, e' with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p38-43.
  51. 2025-03-31: Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: {E,A,d}, b, g, e' with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p36-37 with particular emphasis on trying to play Morning by Diabelli lyrically.
  52. 2025-03-30: Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 76. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p35-41. Perhaps the most lyrical playing yet of Etude Nos. 6 & 7. About fifty minutes of practice total.
  53. 2025-03-29: Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 72. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p36-39.
  54. 2025-03-28: Review day. 6 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 72. 5 minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p38-40. Beginner Etudes No. 5, 6, 7, 8 using open bass notes.
  55. 2025-03-26: Review day. 7 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e' with metronome set to 72. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p23-29 with emphasis on "Note Review" p29..
  56. 2025-03-25: Bit tired. Review day. 7 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e with metronome set to 72. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p23-29.
  57. 2025-03-24: Tired. Review day. 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e'. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p1-29.
  58. 2025-03-23: 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e'. Couple minutes of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p26-37. Morning by Diabelli. At the end of the day, a second practice session consisting of 5 minutes of right-hand alternation: d, b, g, e only.
  59. 2025-03-21: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p26-35 Staccato Articulation
  60. 2025-03-19: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p26-34
  61. 2025-03-17: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p25-31 Twinkle Twinkle, Etude No. 4, Au clair de la lune, Oh Susanna
  62. 2025-03-16: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-29 and First Dynamics and Etude No.3
  63. 2025-03-15: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-26.
  64. 2025-03-14: Minute of right-hand i, m alternation. Minute of C Major scale. Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-25.
  65. 2025-03-13: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-25. Five Melodies.
  66. 2025-03-11: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p21-24. Bit tired from 90 minutes of longboarding this morning.
  67. 2025-03-10: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p23 only. Tired from being at the boatyard some five hours today.
  68. 2025-03-09: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p17-23 and First Left Hand Note
  69. 2025-03-07: Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p17-23. Using the 4th finger in first position and Matthew McAllister's Left Hand Technique with each finger climbing and descending a fret, finger pairs walking a pair of frets, barre from two strings to six and back with sucessively higher notes on the e' string. Practiced walking the first and second fingers, separately and as a pair. Demanding exercise. Practiced right hand fingerpicking from Etude No. 2 Arpeggios.
  70. 2025-03-06: first lesson of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p 12-15 and video, practice through page 19 and Left Hand Position Lesson.
  71. 2025-03-05: first lesson of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p 12-15 and Right Hand Position Lesson.
  72. 2025-02-28 -- 20250304: First lesson of Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book Vol. 1 and first lesson of Bradford Werner's Classical Guitar Method Vol 1 p 12-15 and Posture and Sitting Position Lesson.
  73. 2025-02-28: Unboxed guitar after waiting 20+ hours.
  74. 2025-02-27: Guitar arrived via FedEx. Box label strongly recommends (requires) waiting 24 hours before opening the box.