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NaSoAlMo 2012 Update

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As November has ended, I thought I’d give an update on my attempt at NaSoAlMo 2012. While I managed to write plenty of music that would have fulfill the length requirement, getting it recorded or shaped into an album proved to be more difficult. That being said, I made good progress on completing my new psalter and I have ideas for at least four albums that I’d really like to do next year. I have recording sketches for several piano pieces for one disc, and ideas for several other pieces. I think my problem this year was a lack of focus on one project. I have too many good ideas! I even came up with a new idea for another Christmas disc today! While I didn’t complete an album for NaSoAlMo 2012, my plan is to produce three or four next year.

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NaSoAlMo 2012

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For years several years, my wife has participated in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Thanks to the DIY Musician podcast, I discovered that there is a musical equivalent: National Solo Album Month (NaSoAlMo). The goal of NaSoAlMo is to write and record a solo album of original compositions lasting at least 29 minutes during the month of November. While I’ve been kicking around a couple ideas for albums for a while, the challenge for me for NaSoAlMo is that it is a solo album and all the music must be written during that month. The other ideas I’ve been preparing require a chorus and/or other instrumentalists so will not fit the guidelines. Even so, I think I should be able to put together at least a half-hour of music and record it in one month. Check back for updates as the month progresses!