About Me

First Name

Ted

Nickname

BlueJacket

Why I'm Here

Father, husband, painter, teacher, writer, outdoorsman, my Martin 00-15 leads me down wooded trails and across northern lakes, quickening my blood even as it takes me to a place of stillness.

My Guitar Goal

What I'm Focused On Now

Keep things simple. Hit my weekly goal of at least three sessions. And I’d like to put to memory one of those bluegrass songs I learned in the early years of TAC but have since forgotten. Hoping that the tab and lessons still live somewhere on this site.

My Guitar Routine

This is How I TAC

I signed up with TAC when they first got things going but 14 moves and a family later I could never stay consistent. So now that I’m 11 years down the road, I’m going to try something a little different. I’m going to shoot for five, but aim to play at least three times a week. In the evenings, so my kids can see me trying to do something hard (they both gave up the piano) and maybe pick up an instrument one day…and for 10 minutes minimum. I won’t try to perfect the challenges as I did in years past. I’ll do enough to get familiar with it and call it complete…and hope that this leads to some momentum.