Well guys this time I am not going through a personal moniker identity crisis but rather a musical one.
I have been focused on developing my instrumental technical skills. It has not been a priority for me to add vocals to my tunes or learn lyrics to songs.
Recently I spent some time with a friend who suggested it was time for me to start considering adding vocals to my tunes, learning lyrics to songs and expanding my vocal range so that I may become more than just background music. He pointed out a song writers course that was being held this summer and suggested maybe I should consider it.
I have mixed feelings about this.
Part of me feels having just learned to juggle the components of instrumental skills I need more time to solidify all I have been learning. To throw in a vocal ball just seems like too much.
Part of me thinks I am not that interested in vocals as much as I am being a good instrumental player.
I plan to bring this question up with Rick at my next lesson but I thought I'd throw it out to you guys to see if you have ever experienced similar situations.
Rick has encouraged me to learn lyrics to songs, start a song book, work on my vocals, etc... Rick provide me with the tools I need to do this. I go home, focus on it for a while and then fall back into just being focused on the instrumentals. Kind of like the character Schroder from the Peanuts who didn't say much, but he sure loved to play the piano.
Has anyone else experienced this kind of thing?

Bonnie