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2nd TACiversary!!
It is hard to believe that it has been two years since joining TAC! I am so thankful for Tony and his hard work to train and help so many people around the world on their guitar journey. My journey began as a strummer, which I found out by the way, is an ok place to be! Thanks to all the positive thoughts that saturate this community! Wherever you are is great so long as you are on this journey and are now going somewhere with it thanks to TAC. As I began, I did not know keys or how to use the capo correctly. Once I took the fretboard wizard course, I was able to change keys! I am now able to play in church any hymn that we choose, and can adjust my capo and chord shape accordingly. My finger style play has taken off and have now been able to accomplish one of my guitar dreams, which is play an instrumental solo before the church, melody and all! I have been able to do that a couple of times now. The greatest part about that though was the mindset I learned during the performance. When I hit a wrong note or string, Tony was in my head saying, “It’s ok. You are up here. You are doing it. That’s the win!” And with that I was able to smoothly get through the song, even when making a mistake. What a blessing! My goal for this year is to get progress in my improvisation skills as well as flatpicking skills. It has been an amazing 2 years and the most gratifying thing is when someone comes up to you and says they can tell you are getting better. We may not see it in the day to day, TAC fam, but the people around us will. And it is always cool to answer back to them, “10 minutes a day.” Thank you so much, Tony, for all that you do for us. Thank you for staying consistent in order to keep us consistent! GUITAR GEEKS UNITE!!!!
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Congratulations @msd2819 , I love the part about being able to just keep going. I struggled with that myself…no longer. I remember when I had to start over at the beginning when I made a mistake, I could not pick up where I was, had to wait till the sequence started at the beginning. Glad you found that skill.
Like with most things guitar the key to flatpicking is removing any and all tension. Wishing you fast progress toward your goals in the coming year!
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Congratulations on your 2nd TACiversary @msd2819 ! What an inspirational journey you’ve shared. If you were a strummer when you started, I’m jealous. Strumming is so difficult. Who woulda thunk! Really liked the fact that you continue to learn and progress, and I like that you don’t beat yourself up when you make a mistake. I’m trying to fight that demon of perfection and to just play through it when that happens.
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Happy 2nd TACiversary Matt D ( @msd2819 )🎂 I wish you a wonderful journey🤩 and many more TACiversaries😎 Keep on strummin’🎸
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Happy 2nd TACiversary @Matt D You’ve come a long ways in 2 years! 😊🍸😎
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This is so inspiring!!!! Thank you for sharing! 🙏🏼
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Well said Matt! I think the mindset that allows you to thoroughly enjoy the stage of the journey you are on at any given time, rather than feeling despondent that you’re not playing like your favourite guitar hero, is what permeates this forum. I hope that you get even further down the road this year and congrats on year 2.
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Congratulations on your 2nd TACiversary and the fun you are having on your journey! Having joined TSC only recently your story is inspirational for me! Thanks for sharing @msd2819
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Thank you so much, Matt @msd2819 , for posting your 2nd TACiversary. I love to hear how TAC has ignited someone’s guitar journey. It is so inspiring to hear about the path others are on and how things have developed. There are so many similarities, like Fretboard Wizard, but there are also differences. I love that you can play whatever comes up for church. That is the real world application that proves the effectiveness of TAC. But to hear about how you have been able to apply the mindset that Tony shares with us is both inspiring and enlightening for me.
Thanks again and I hope things continue to move forward like this for your 3rd year.
MG 😀
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