Returning to the Strings - A Summer Rehearsal Plan
Most of my music was born on an acoustic guitar - late nights, quiet mornings, beaches, and campfires. These songs have always been close to me, but yesterday I realized something odd - I couldn’t even remember the title of one of them, let alone the lyrics. It hit me harder than I expected.
Digging into the Past
So, I’ve decided to change that. I’m printing out the lyrics for my 10 best acoustic-minded songs - the ones I used to sing wherever I could find a moment and a bit of quiet space. I’ve already started rehearsing, but it’s more complicated than I thought. These songs were once second nature. Now, I have to rediscover them from scratch.
Voice and Memory
I used to sing a lot back in the day. My wife always said I had a great voice - maybe she was being kind, or maybe she heard something real in it. Either way, I want to find that voice again - not just technically, but emotionally too. I want to reconnect with these songs, with myself.
10 Songs, 2 Months
The plan is simple - pick just 10 songs and work on memorizing them. They’re not complex - just 3 or 4 chords mostly - but oddly, I’ve seen many people try to play them and struggle. Maybe the simplicity hides a certain nuance. I don’t know. What I do know is I need about a month or two. No rush, just steady steps.
Summer on the Beach
This summer, I’ll bring my acoustic to the beach and rehearse on my own. And if all goes well, I’ll meet up with my Swedish friends for two weeks and we’ll do our ‘Point Break’ routine - a little ritual of ours near the coast, not far from home. It’s part fun, part nostalgia, part soul medicine.
Looking Ahead
Let’s see where it all leads.