Freckles do a BAD

More on this later, but this past weekend I spent composing, playing, and recording a waltz on my Yamaha electronic keyboard. Dukesmom has always wanted me to write a waltz for her but she thinks I would do it on the guitar, an instrument I can actually play. I play by ear as I can't read music.
I also have never played the piano but I have plunked around. The Yamaha is actually a synthesizer so it can make any musical sound as well as preprogramed accompnament.
I selected the right waltz accompanament and recorded the melody and chorus. Then I added a left hand piano track, then a right hand piano track ( I am totally incapable of playing both hands at the same time), then a string track, and finally an organ track.
I started Friday night and went through Saturday before finishing my first "draft"
What took so long is trying to get through the whole four minutes without making a mistake on any track. If I did, and did so frequently, I would have to erase that track and re-record it.
I had three tracks complete and was working on the most difficult track, the organ.
Now enter Freckles. Take after take I could not make it all the way through without hitting a wrong note. Finally, I had made it to within ten seconds of a successful track when Freckles slipped up behind me and tried to push his tennis ball into my right hand. ARGGHHHHHHHHH.
:x :x :x
Needless to say he spent the rest of the recording session on the deck looking in.
I now plan to re-record three of the tracks because I know I can greatly improve them after listening to them separately without all of the other tracks added in.
I have a month left but finding the time to work when Dukesmom isn't around will be tough.
When Completed I will then post it on my web site so everyone can hear my "masterpiece".

BTW, Last weekend she and a friend were at an antiques fair and she came home with a 1927 Victor Victrola that was one of the first electric motor driven models. It came with four albums of old 78 records.

 

LOL. Freckles in the dog house! I usually end up with something liquid in my lap when that happens