Attending: Victor, Brad, Rick, Scott, Chris, Dev
A customary pause to open the meeting.
Brad leading calisthenics: first working with the 1st Primary. Working through 8 patterns up and down the neck, beginning at a slow tempo, moving two steps ahead, and then dropping back to the mean.
With a few minutes left, presenting an exercise related to Chris's from the week before: again using the finger pattern of the 1st Primary while applying this to lateral movement across the fretboard, with the addition of an additional open string following each pattern. The right hand does not break pattern (5-4-3-2). This is met with approval, and Victor takes the opportunity to mention that the real work in this is to see the simplest way to see a pattern, and the simplest way to describe a pattern.
Work on Eye of the Needle. A fair amount of work with the metronome, and nailing the first note of each transition. Chris's own work in bringing out the burbles is noticeable and well-executed. One run-through in the dark, with the appropriate scratched notes.
A short break with consumption of baked goods.
Back in the circle for Voices of Ancient Children. One run-through with the full team, and then Dev asks two different trios to play it (Victor-Scott-Brad, then Chris-Dev-Rick). Some different ideas about articulation and dynamics, while we try to arrive at this circle's interpretation. Victor notes that he's letting Dev take the lead on the bass melody, and is working to simply fill out that sound. Useful stuff.
Flying Home is next, and gets one playthrough at 76 bpm. It's intentionally slow, to see where it's at and what different parts need. Not great, but not bad for not having been played in months, and not having been really worked for a year or so.
A bit of discussion takes us up to the mark, and we all take our leave. Next meeting is later this week at Dev's house.
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