What happens now? What’s next?

[jumpinjeff]

Hi @LaurenceS , Have you had a chance to peruse the Skills section….It is rich with instruction on skills you will find very useful as you begin the daily Challenges! The Challenges will seem like too much at first (depending on what you bring from prior) but just focus on the first part for the presentation and not worry about the presentation in total for reproducing purposes. Getting familiar with one note can be a session and a productive one. Little bites are what made it better for me. If you are in the place of having to choose one or the other I would hit the skills first and then move to Daily Challenge… both can be done at the start simultaneously, time permitting.

[jumpinjeff]

I just looked and you are in the skills section. perfect! Check out strumming jumpstart, next six chords, foundations of fretboard. Fret wiz was very necessary for me but not everyone wants or needs that level of instruction. Check out “foundations of fretboard” and spend some time playing and then figure out if you want/need the theory. It is the cleverest explanation of how it all works on guitar that I have found. Then hit up the “techniques” section. Welcome and happy playing!

[LaurenceS]

Hi @JumpinJeff,

Thank you for the courtesy of such a quick reply! Yes, that’s exactly what I meant by “courses.” The ones in the Skills area. Just keep grabbing those and going through them?

Thanks again,

Laurence

[jumpinjeff]

Yes. Them’s the ones. I will ever be encouraging you to get into the Daily Challenges too. One of the best things about the Daily Challeges are the conversations in support. When you put your effort into decoding the challenge you begin to understand what is being said in a new way…I surmise this is how players are made.

[Loraine]

Hey, welcome back to playing! This is your journey. You build it however you want. The daily lessons will teach you all the foundational skills that are necessary to play songs. The skills section touches upon additional skills that will make playing easier. Fretboard Wizard teaches you the what and how of readings and using the fretboard to build songs, as well as how to play with others by knowing the keys and how the CAGED system works, and it helps you identify by ear the key of a song, the chords of each the song, the structure and you’ll learn basic theory. So each area teaches different skills and knowledge. It is best, if you can to balance it.

There is no set track, so grab a skills course that interests you, ask Ions and post small wins in the forums, and choose daily’s and FBW, or daily’s and a skill course, or just one of them. Have fun with it.

[albert_d]

Welcome back. I would also suggest you start an easy Christmas song on the side so you can impress loved ones over the Holidays. It makes life more fun.

[the-old-coach]

Laurence– Welcome!

Short and sweet from me. Re-read the responses from the three TAC-cers you have received already. Jeff, Loraine, and Albert d are three of THE best advisors (and humans) you will ever come across.

Hit those Skills Courses…….. and then……… go back thru them again in a month or so- (so you can grab what you missed).

Lastly……. really pay attention to every little detail while you are actually playing. Really listen and enjoy the sounds you are making.