TIPS FOR TODAY
Progress comes from momentum, not mastery.
If today’s challenge feels awkward or slow, that’s exactly how it’s supposed to feel. This isn’t a “nail it in one day” test — it’s your first pass at a new motion. Your hands will keep improving every time you come across a similar skill.
Even 10 focused minutes is enough to count today as a win. Our goal is NOT to perfect it. It’s to get exposure to a new skill.
Just get the motion under your fingers a few times at your own pace, and trust that next time you try a skill like this, it will feel a little smoother.
YOUR SAMPLE WEEK OF TONY'S ACOUSTIC CHALLENGE
5-Day "Stop Dabbling, Start Playing Guitar" Challenge
- MON: Technique
- TUE: Lick
- WED: Improv
- THU: Rhythm
- FRI: Transitions
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Love the lessons! I’m not used to picking so this is a challenge for me. I’ve been writing songs for over 30 years, but only strumming.
I’m a beginner/ intermediate player. I started playing a couple of years ago and bought your program. Then I became quite sick so I never persued the program. I have taken about 6 months of lessons and I practice everyday. Unfortunatly, I’m old so my fingers don’t always respond to my brain’s signals. I will take this 5 day challenge and see where it takes me.
I come from a musical family, the entire range, parents sang in the choir and played piano, my brother and I played instruments in a marching/concert band as kids and early teens. He went on to music school and is a career musician. Sister sang on stage, and I went off to my career not related to music. Always wanted to play guitar, and back in 1982, my wife bought me one. I had friends that played, and the next couple of years was spent learning from all of them! joyous times! I did progress well and learned subtly different techniques from each of them and formed them into what worked for me. Then life happened, some moved away, work was busier, you’ve heard all the reasons…practice became a thorn for my wife, so became less frequent. Still, I am blessed with great muscle memory, and even after long absences, I could pick it up and play the stuff I learned years before, much to the amazement of my buddies who helped me in the beginning. My wife is now very ill, and I will lose her soon. Music has always been there for me to provide comfort and support, and I need it now. Finding time to return is still difficult, and I do what I can. I need to rebuild my endurance so I can improve again. Playing brings me inner peace and joy that nothing else does. The vibrations of a well-tuned instrument playing a soul-felt song fills me with emotion. I am not a singer, and I don’t want to be, the emotion comes through my instrument and that is what satisfies me. I will do my best to follow this challenge with you this week. My wife is just home from a stretch in the hospital and requires a lot of attention. I’m glad you are not making this a webinar, as I cannot commit to a specific time every day, so thank you for this flexibility. I’ll let you know how it turns out
Restarting my journey! Again!
Tune sounds, wanted to learn – will try one of your other songs ‘Friend of the devil’ ???
No will wait for another challenge to play – ots just a song, but the message!
I wish you were doing this training series for UKULELE.
Wayne
I am excited Tony!
Hey Tony;
I am Paul from Superior, WI and I am one of those “stuck at beginner guitar players you mentioned. I joined TAC years ago, but I couldn’t quite keep up with it. At 58 years old, I am still very interested in playing, and hope I can get a few “AH-HA” moments under my belt to keep me going. Thanks for your tips and tricks on the videos. I hope to pick up a few more over time and hopefully become the guitar player I would love to be. Thanks.
I really liked your lesson, I think it’s exactly what I need.
I’m having trouble coming up with the cost.
Do you have discounts for Veterans?
Retired, virtually no music ear or talent, but decided I wanted to play guitar. I am a 3 year beginner.
Thank you for this lesson Tony.
I am a life long intermediate guitarist.
I let life get in the way with career and children and after the first 5 years of playing i put the guitar down for 30 years. Covid reingnited my passion and for the last 5 years I have played most days of those years,
without You tube tuition I would be lost. I live remotely and have noone to play with. So im very greatful to you, and as someone with no income and little resources you and others have kept me moving along.
Big thankyou. Andrew from Australia
Hi, I learned my first 3 chords, C, F and G on a D28 in 1959. Got started on fingerstyle with your lesson on Freight Train. Have around 15 now I can fingerstyle.