Chris's minutes:
In attendance: Brad, Chris, Rick, Dev
We arrive and are seated c. 9:15. Chris is asked to lead the opening calisthenics exercise; he returns to the First Primary Extension (playing First Primary figures v. continuous cross-picking permutations) for further exploration with the group. The theme is alternating between two figures: first, in one position, moving up and down strings; then, ascending and descending the entire neck, at about 50 BPM (eighth notes). Observations are offered regarding vacillation in time feel and loss of a sense of the pulse during execution (we wind up playing the '1' on the backbeat).
The main work of the night is Flying Home. Dev selects a tempo for reference at the beginning of the first take, but does not say what it is, nor does he leave the click on during the playthrough. Overall, the piece is more relaxed and confident than it was three nights ago--and at 84 BPM. The ease is lost on subsequent takes, however. Section work follows, including some extended looping, but the playing does not generally improve. Dev later suggests that this is due to our habits taking hold as we begin to work a little harder, and that we can be mindful of this influence in our practice and playing.
The meeting concludes with a little repertoire/future performance discussion.
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