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Thanks @Loraine , I have started doing this myself. I like getting a notification from someone who is answering one of my posts or a comment that I have made. Thanks again.

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@Brian2501 I think this is an awesome idea. Also puts a little fun into your guitar journey.

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@Duane58 , I never thought of such a thing. I looked up the apps you listed and ‘Train your ear’ and the ‘Ear Master’ had the most information. They both looked interesting. I would be lost reading music thou, I have gotten myself so used to using the tabs. I just went on my IPhone and there are quite a few apps for ear training. I think I’ll download one and then give my thoughts. As of right now, it sounds pretty dang cool and thanks for bringing it to my attention.

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Good for you @Brian2501 for taking the Daily Challenge a step forward. I think this added to your routine is going to really help you get further in your guitar journey.

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@Brian2501 ,I took your idea and applied it to the ‘jamming songs’ course. After getting the strum down, I backtracked and figured out the melody or the little riff Tony tosses in. Thanks for the idea. It’s now part of my routine. 😉

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Hopefully they do.

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@Warren C , I agree with these tips all the way. You’ll be surprised how much just changing your strings to nylon or to thin strings will make a world of difference on those fingers.

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Thanks Duane58 , When you start going shopping try out as many guitars as you can. I went on-line a lot and googled guitars good for finger pickers. googled guitars for light strummer. Googled that were all wood. Watch the ‘all wood’ thing if that is important to you. I found the site had to say ‘solid wood’ to not be a laminate. Then make a list of which ones could be a candidate for a new guitar for you.

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I wouldn’t have been able to purchase the Taylor 816ce if I didn’t use the Martin D28 as a trade. It would have been too much money for me to justify. I rarely used the Martin because it was a bear to play. I really like the Taylor. It was a good trade for me, even thou, I did lose money on the Martin. I now have a guitar that fits me. It a good life 🙂

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I have made a list of songs that I want to play without sheet music. I want a few strummed songs in the mix. Right now I’m working on Johnny Cash’s I walk the line. A little strumming, a little picking. So far so good.

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I had a hissy fit with the format change in March. I think that was a burr in my side too. There are a lot of nice changes with the update and a lot of courses that he has that I haven’t taken advantage of. One big change that I like is Tony is incorporating one of the challenges into his Acoustic Tuesday show. It really opened my eyes to….. Oh gee…. I see what he’s doing, i can do that.

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If I use it, it will be money well spent. I think it’s a good fit for me, so I’ll use it. I just watched Tonys Acoustic Tuesday where he was talking about breaking in a guitar. I have heard that before and actually thought it was a bunch of bull, but he seems to think you should play as much as possible to break it in. I usually use my nylon string for practice, but I’ll start using the Taylor in it’s place. 🙂

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Thank you @Cherie , now I don’t have any excuses for not playing 🙂

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I think it was helpful in explaining the timing of strums. I just need a lot of practice yet.

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Thanks @Cherie , I did like the course. Very basic but still helps. I think I hold back on strumming because its so much louder. If you hit the strings wrong in a strum it super loud mistake (THanGGGGG…..) whereas if I make a mistake picking, it’s not as noticeable (ping).