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@SherryH I truly appreciate the kind words and your critique and for noticing improvement in my playing. I put a lot of effort into it this past year. It was really wierd – last year I was going to meetup with a few other guitar geeks down in Florida for a 3 day jam. There was a list of songs submitted that others thought would be good songs to jame with or learn. I didn’t know how to play any of the songs, and they were above my play level, or so I thought. I immersed myself in only practicing those songs for a few weeks, and I was able to somewhat play during the jams.
The most miraculous thing happened though. All of a sudden, I was able to pick up songs rather quickly, and chord transitions became much smoother, my chord library grew, almost effortlessly, and I was able to put vocals to songs rather easily. I don’t know what made the difference, but I haven’t stopped since. I pick up a few new songs in a typical week, and I add the, to my growing arsenal of songs, and ai practice them over and over. As for vocals, I took a few vocal lessons and found I have a wide range of octaves and notes. I just had to relearn to use my vocal chords that had become atrophied over the last several years of being a virtual lock-in with my mother who had dementia and not really getting out and exercising my vocal chords through social interaction. I never even knew that was a possibility. I know my voice had become very monotone and low over the years. Now I know why.
Long story short, don’t sell yourself short before the miracle happens.