Well, last weekend (the long weekend) saw the culmination of a few months worth of work after hours for me - in the form of music. Sunday night I played guitar with Greg and his students for the Monstar Music "Dining with the Stars" event. It was a really great experience - I loved playing live (it had been a very long time for me), and all the students did really well with their songs. I was personally worried about playing a couple of songs, but all went reasonably without a hitch (there were a few that I played a tad too fast, but wasn't too bad). So, what did I end up playing? Here's the set of songs (with original artists next to them);

• When There Was Me And You (High School Musical)
• Jessie (Joshua Kadison)
• Hey (Bic Runga)
• Light My Fire (The Doors)
• Hallelujah (Jeff Buckley)
• Because of You (Kelly Clarkson)
• One Crowded Hour (Augie March)
• Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
• With You (Jessica Simpson)
• Touch of Paradise (John Farnham)
• Hyperballad (Bjork)

So, as you can see, a reasonably diverse mix. All went really well though, and truth be told I'd very much like to do it again (but the preparation time for doing it has been a bit of a killer). I've really enjoyed playing guitar more and more (and have to try and keep up the habit now).

Labels: Guitar, Monstar, Music