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Thank you for your kind and encouraging post.
I was feeling really pressured on speed at first, but I let that go. I just play the lessons at a speed that I can do — not necessarily any particular speed.
I have also been playing each string in chords — just to make sure I can getting clear tone, and I have to agree with you, that playing slower can really let you hear the tone from your instrument. I guess that’s one of the reasons I really like the lessons where you do lots of individual strings — so I can hear the tones and know that I am getting it right.
Just starting from scratch last fall — when I didn’t even know the names of the 6 strings, I am really happy that I can look at the tab sheet and recognize which string is which. It’s a really small “win,” but I will take every one that I can get! 😉