Beginning my process of interpreting/naturalizing this portion of Debussy’s Arabesque No. 1 on the electric guitar. Hoping it will slowly but steadily merge with my own musical voice over time (I plan on letting it just become a warm-up or a healthier place of procrastination 😎). I learned it based on a version (also in the key of D btw 🤓) from a great go-to record of mine of Debussy interpretations on guitar by Anders Miolin. Trés gorgine. I didn’t grow up with any classical music training or even listening for that matter, but I did grow up pretty deep into electric blues guitar playing, and the parallels are interesting to me. To my ear and heart - as a player - both art forms find their transcendence in the presence and specificity of voice (tone included) and phrasing. It’s a beautiful challenge - though in this case, it definitely led to perfectionism for me in the “recording process.” It can be daunting to know that every note and certainly every phrase deserves such clarity of intention. I’m not entirely surprised that this happened 😂 but I DO wish, in retrospect, that I respected (myself)/the fact that I just began my process of internalization, and patience and imperfection would have been deserved and appropriate gifts. Anyway, I’m trying to share more of my various creative and craft-oriented observations from playing, writing, teaching, and coaching, here in 2024. Please share any thoughts of your own! I like to converse ☺️ Hope you enjoy. Cheers! ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️ #debussy #electricguitar #arabesque #learningguitar #perfectionism #winterscenesweatshirt?