Saturdays start early for me and I usually stay up too late the night before, so after my morning and afternoon lessons, I’m ready for a nap.
Last night, I took that nap during the World Series around 8:30pm. I set my timer for 10 minutes and let the words of Joe Buck lull me to sleep.
I was either drifting off or coming out of sleep when something on the TV starting interacting with my subconscious. Joe Buck was announcing the line-up for the St. Louis Cardinals, but behind it was some scary music (I assume because it’s close to Halloween). The music was stereotypical scary minor key organ music with lots of diminished chord runs. I didn’t realize it right away, but in my dream I believed that I was playing the organ’s left hand part on my guitar. I was having a good time “playing” the piece, but then it ended abruptly with a V to I major at the end. I was really upset that the tune was over and was confused on why I would end piece in such a way.
When I realized that I wasn’t playing guitar, and I was listening to organ music on the TV, I was kind of amazed. My ears are getting better. Not only did I know the harmonic movement, but I knew specifically what chords and what voicings the piano player was using. I’m happy that my ears are getting better. It’s funny way to see that I’m making progress.