Franco Now: 2017 1Q

January 2, 2017 Francis Luong

Key Projects
Project: #Uke50ByHeart: Learn 50 songs on Ukulele. Be able to play and sing each from memory.
- Perform at an NVUS Open Mic Night.
- Post videos to Youtube
- Perform for seniors in assisted living home - TENT
Race: Rock and Roll Half Marathon - 3/11/2017
Race: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler - 4/2/2017
Volunteer: Use up all 56-hours of Volunteer Time Off
Friends:
- Text/E-mail/Postcard one friend each day.
- Schedule calls: 1 friend/Week
- Board Game Days: 1/Quarter

Practices and Experiements

Exercise and Movement
- Run 4 days a week.
- Jiu-Jitsu one day a week
- Weight resistance 2 days/week
Ukulele
- The Ukulele Way - Finish all 6 Books
- Ukulele Aerobics by Chad Johnson - Practice daily
- Fingerstyle Ukulele by Fred Sokolow - Get started again and keep going
- Harmony and Theory - Keep working through workbook and finish it for the first time.
- Practice Chord progressions in different fretboard positions.
- Strumming Patterns
  - Dynamics
  - Rhythm
- Fingerstyle