2022 Recap

Earlier in the year I posted this:
"Top 5 things I can do to grow as a musician in 2022

1. Listen only to recordings from the last 5 years
2. Practice my instruments daily
3. Compose more complex works
4. Start a group playing original music
5. Continue to take lessons, follow instructions, pay for feedback

​The goal is to update the sounds in my head for a more modern outlook, sound, and sensibilities."

How did it turn out? 

1. With so much crap competing for my attention online it was difficult listening to contemporary music but, listening to JazzFM in the car helped. 
2. I do practice daily. But it's mostly on percussion. In early fall I spent Saturday afternoons playing piano with a jazz group which was a tremendous help. This winter I will be playing piano in the Toronto Concert Band. Resuming my daily piano minutes is also worth considering in 2023. 
3. Composing took place with the group Fade/Dissolve and at improvised events. 
4. I tried putting a group playing original music together, but my old pieces sounded so dated and stale, aka 1990's, that I gave up on that project.
5. Drum lessons are roaring along. 

David