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T the 3rd and ahead of the herd
Albert D
3rd TACiversary- Celebrate
1. Where were you with guitar when you joined?
I could play chords, but no improvisation, no finger picking, no real flat picking. My playlist consisted of memorized chord progressions with a few bass runs, but no real understanding of theory and how the music was constructed or worked well. My TAC goal was not to play like a virtuoso, but like a lounge piano player. Someone pick a song and we will play and sing together.
2. What are three things you can do now that you couldn’t do before TAC?
1) I can finger pick new songs like Joy to the World and Silent Night and I can flat pick new songs like Auld Lang Syne. The Beaumont Rag, and Billy in the Lowground.
2) My finger strength, flexibility, and reach and my rhythm and timing (after yielding to that matronly metronome) and my chord transition up the neck and scale transition across the neck is much improved (and reaching comfortable) and I am a Fretboard Wizard.
3) My songs are becoming more enhanced with breaks, dynamics, and percussion. I can improvise a little without a lot of angst since I understand what the song is doing from a music theory viewpoint. Transposition to keys within my voice range come easily. I played an real open mic this past year and hosted a Christmas Carol Sing a Long and enjoyed it.
3. Complete this statement: It would be amazing if this time next year I have played another open Mic and have added 12 new cover songs (one a month) to my playlist from artists who are not dead and are still actively creating new music to include at least one flatpicking and one alternate tuning song.
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11 Replies
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@albert_d Congratulations on your 3rd TACiversary! I love reading the stories, and you have come so far in a short amount of time. Your performance was excellent. Great fingerpicking and vocals.
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Congratulations on your 3rd TACiversary. You have done great with all your training with your time at TAC. I loved the song and your singing. Thank you
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Happy 3rd TACiversary @albert_d Nice singing and playing! It only gets better from here! Thanks for sharing. 😊🎩🧙♂️😎
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Very inspirational to us a couple years behind you @albert_d – impressed with your relaxed playing – really demonstrates your joy of accomplishment. Wishing you many more years of enjoyment and success!
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As a fairly recent new TAC member I am very inspired by stories like this, Albert! From your description it sounds like I’m somewhere in the vicinity of where you started 3 years ago, and if I can make as much progress with Tony over the next 3 years as you have, I’ll be ecstatic! Congrats and happy playing as you head for #4.
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Excellent! AND well said!
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Albert–
Great stuff, there! Reading your post and watching the video is very inspiring.
Can’t help but notice you are very comfortable in your “guitar-shoes”, and seem really at-ease in your playing and singing.
That’s the stuff that I want to be able to do- (likely ALL of us want to do!).
Thanks for your post. Thanks for your video.
Again– Great stuff, there.
the old coach
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Hey and congratulations on your TACaversary too.
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Congratulations @albert_d ! Your retrospective on your journey is quite inspiring. 😀 Great goals for the coming year. 🍻🎉
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Thanks to all the gang for the encouraging words.
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