I think what I enjoy the most from exercises like this is the opportunity to revisit everything I've learned on Guitargate over the last 3 years or so. Connecting chord shapes across the fretboard with simple melodies, working with inversions using dyads and triads to build on that melody, mixing major and minor (a little bit), incorporating a few double stops here and there. It also encouraged me to really think about the timing (which I'm learning is not as good as I thought it was) and feel of each note and or chord and being OK with leaving open space and some time to digest the story. That's what I appreciate as a listener and what I hope to achieve when I eventually release more original music (whenever that day might be). I perseverate on details far too much to be happy with most of my improvisational playing but I really had fun scripting this one. It's far from perfect but it's progress and a reminder of what I'm working toward. I really am trying to get better and I know I've got a long way to go so I'd sincerely love to hear critique from anyone who's willing to take the time.
"If you don't want the truth don't ask. Just make up your own like everybody else."
~Eddie and the Cruisers
Cheers.
(I realized that I posted this in the comments the first time because I wasn't paying attention and it didn't group with my student videos)
