Well, my harp learning started to come on apace a while ago, so of course, I went right out and bought a keyboard which practically killed it off right away.
But anyway, possessing as I do no musical knowledge (some say talent) whatsoever, I got a couple of beginners' books but never quite got comfortable with them - partly as I have no inclination to play the likes of Row Your Boat and assorted Abba crap.
So a month or two ago I got hold of that David Barret Cohen DVD - Improvising Blues Piano 1, I think its called - and it really blew me away. Starts you off with a typical 12 bar shuffle - with the right hand pretty much echoing what the left's doing - and I've more or less got two variations on that nailed down. Am absolutely delighted - never in my wildest dreams thought I would be able to play anything like that - I could die tomorrow a happy man.
But here, finally, is the question - I've tried to move on to the next right-hand riff, which is 'divorced' from the left hand rhythm, and I'm really having trouble keeping such a simple bass line (C&G, C&G, C&A, C&A, C&G, C&G etc) on track while I'm doing something totally different with the right hand. It's the old rubbing stomach/patting head conundrum, so has anyone got any tips on how to keep the rhythm going? Apart from practice, practice, practice?
I need a good sign-off line.