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  • First TAViversary

    Posted by Tom000-18 on May 9, 2021 at 3:29 pm

    I have/had been a wanna-be guitar player since I was 12. One-two-skip a few and fifty years later I picked up a guitar again and was stoked playing a few chords and blues riffs. I got off the ground with the help of lessons from Justin Sandercoe and a terrific local finger style instructor who had great patience to teach me basic finger picking patterns and “trained” my thumb. But, I still needed to learn many basic fundamentals like how to strum and flat pick. Along the wayI viewed hundreds of Youtube lessons on technique, theory and songs. After several years I became frustrated because I wasn’t focused and really not improving commensurate the practice time put in. Does this story sound familiar? I t’s the formula for the cure called TAC.

    So, a year ago I hooked onto the TAC Daily challenge. Tony’s structure of the weekly lessons is genius to learn associated fundamental skills and theory in a practical way. My TAC stats show I have completed about 220 playing sessions, completed several skills courses, which I feel are a big wins. The frustrations are now fading and I can feel and hear my guitar playing improving. Importantly, a BIG thank you to the TAC team and members who have supported me through the forums and daily challenge comments. Did I mention all of this has been a blast!

    Looking forward, my TAC goals over the next few months will be to continue to improve my flat picking, finger picking and strumming such that I can move between them at a variety of speeds (quarter-eighth-sixteenth notes) and sustain a 4/4 count working up to say five minutes. Next, is to practice intervals for pentatonic and major scales across the fret-board. Start and complete the fret-board wizard and few other skill courses. In addition, I hope to record and submit a song or two to the TAC forum for review and participate in a jam session. My TAC goals maybe a little ambitious but I thinks most of it is doable!

    On my guitar journey I have become humbled by and in awe of the magic of the guitar to express music from the heart. Cheers to the TAC community!

    Tom

    P.s. Happy Mother’s Day to all the TAC Community Moms

    ChuckS replied 3 years, 8 months ago 5 Members · 6 Replies
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  • Marty73

    Member
    May 9, 2021 at 5:00 pm

    Happy 1st TACiersary @Tom000-18 You may want to try one of the VOM Zoom’s. You don’t have to play, just watch and learn. 🧐🧙‍♂️😎

    • Tom000-18

      Member
      May 9, 2021 at 5:50 pm

      Will do, Thanks Marty69

  • Loraine

    Member
    May 10, 2021 at 11:39 am

    Happy 1st TACiversary @Tom000-18 and it sounds like you’ve come far in a short amount of time. I look forward to hearing your song once written. There is magic in the acoustic that’s for sure. Very inspirational story.

    • Tom000-18

      Member
      May 10, 2021 at 12:27 pm

      Hi Loraine, thanks for the encouragement!!

  • Fly

    Member
    May 10, 2021 at 12:16 pm

    Great post Tom nice day to hear your story and progression.

  • ChuckS

    Member
    June 3, 2021 at 6:00 am

    Congrats on completing your first year. Sounds like you are making great progress and having fun at the same time.

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