Becoming the Bass Monk
It is so unpredictable how events seem to unfold. I named this blog "Bass Monk" as just a sort of tongue-in-cheek descriptive title. However, I find myself drawn to that title, literally. Right now, I want nothing more then to succeed at becoming a competent musician whose instrument of choice is the bass guitar. In order to succeed on my own, I must become that monk.
I am literally alone. As stated before, I have books, DVDs, and the Internet, but no personal instructors (I know that there are people who will give lessons over Skype/Google Talk, but at $75 and up, that is about $4000 a year.). My only alternative,as I see it, is to become not only the student, but the teacher as well. This is dangerous ground. I must be very careful, or I will fail.
The monk will need to be focused, single minded, self critical, determined, yet flexible. I am both excited and intimidated, but it is what it is. This journal has just become a lot more important to me. I will need to be more diligent at chronicling my progress as well as reviewing it to monitor my progress and direction.
Guess I need to go robe shopping :-)
