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@reachcast you pose a great question. And @ChuckS I love you phone playlist suggestion. (Also if you could post your spreadsheet to me that would be a wonderful resource. I’ve thought of doing so too but am too lazy.) in my WOGI each quarter I consider what songs can I actually play. I have little 5 song playlists (almost a medley) with a theme (like train songs or rain songs or love songs) that are in a similar key. I have no longer than 5 songs and sometimes only 3 because no one but me wants to hear that many songs. Since they are in the same key or I play them that way with a capo, they take some of the stage fright away. And since Fretboard Wizard (which I wholeheartedly endorse) the changing key thing has become much less a problem since I think more now with the Nashville number system. Anyway that is one approach.
And to wax on… I see TAC as practice. 10 minutes or they’re about and move on. I see learning songs as another world. If TAC teaches a song (which addition I am loving) I practice the song in the playlist world. I’ve added Brown Eyed Girl, and Hotel California and Landslide to that recently. As such that reduces any frustration with TAC retention since I partition them off. Every performer I know wishes they could recall all the songs they “know”. So this is a great thread. Thanks.