Hi Earl:

Interesting and applicable suggestions for you. Is the "concentration" part caused by constant disturbances, "Honey-Do's" or is your KB located somewhere you are often distracted? I hope you have your own studio or room where you can close that door and flail away at the task at-hand. John C and Gary are great resources. Don't forget, standard KB styles can be re-arranged by swapping out instruments, tempo, switching to a minor key if the song needs it... and adjusting individual volumes to make the backing sound authentic. Don't forget to move the "Pan" knobs where needed.

I spend a great deal of time arranging the style, then recording until I'm blue in the face... and then, when it has been transported to the Recorder and Computer... making more minor volume edits, etc. Once you have it where you want it... don't forget to save it in a memory bank. If you plan to sing it often... assuming you are happy with song, vocal and recording (normalized eventually before saving) take the time to use a word processor and type out all your settings for later reference.

Are you continuing to have the goal of doing a gig or are you simply doing this to suit yourself? Either can be highly satisfying (depending upon your objectives) and both are worth tons of practice and experimentation.

Best of luck, ----Dave