I started this week figuring I would have to cancel the next two lessons because money is just too tight right now. I called Sal up on Monday to let him know and he insisted I come anyway. "Don't worry about the bread," he said. "It's more important to me that we keep this going."

That meant more to me than anything I could put on here. That definitely signaled to me that I wasn't just a half-hourly pay.

That coolness aside, we immediately dug into Beyond the Sea. That song really moves through the chords! The changes to me are a bit awkward but I am getting it slowly but surely.

I think what makes this one so much fun to learn is my familiarity with it. That presents its own obstacle for me since I tend to do what I want to hear as opposed to what I should be doing for the sake of learning. I have to pay attention to when I wander off and reign it in.

It still amazes me how fast he can make changes to a song. In utter awe of it. He often leaves me in the dust but quickly notices I am not with him anymore and comes back for me.

He won't be there next week so I will spend the next two weeks on All of Me, Beyond the Sea and Autumn Leaves.