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Moose408

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October 27, 2023 at 12:04 pm in reply to: Trying to Get Old Lessons

The fact that you are saying that clicking on a day does nothing makes me think that you are on the wrong page. Here is a thread with a walkthrough that shows how to look at all of the lessons for the month.

https://tonypolecastro.com/family-forums/topic/replay-daily-challenge/

Note that these all reset this weekend.

Moose408

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October 25, 2023 at 9:18 pm in reply to: Moonrise Improv. scales.

That’s great. I started using a metronome about 5 weeks ago and while it was a struggle to get used to I’m seeing tremendous progress as a result. Stick with it.

Moose408

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October 19, 2023 at 1:23 pm in reply to: Recommended pick mm?

I use different picks depending on whether I’m strumming or picking out individual strings.

I would recommend getting a Dunlap Sample Pack and try them all and see what feels good to you.

Moose408

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October 9, 2023 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Can’t go back to September?

Sept 18 Blues Jitter Bass

Sept 19 Triple Threat

Sept 20 Kodachromatic

Sept 21 Shape Shifter

Sept 22 Funkified Blues

This reply was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by Moose408.

Moose408

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October 6, 2023 at 12:54 pm in reply to: Fretboard Wizard

@Gavin F @campfire is also correct in that one of the challenges Tony mentioned is to determine the chord progression on Wednesdays and get the answer on Thursdays

Moose408

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October 6, 2023 at 8:15 am in reply to: Last weeek’s lessons

I shared them in this thread.

https://tonypolecastro.com/family-forums/topic/can-i-go-back-and-see-previous-daily-challenges/

Moose408

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October 3, 2023 at 9:37 pm in reply to: Hammer On Issue

I’m about 3.5 months ahead of you and I struggled with hammer-ons as well.

I ended up coming up with my own practice routine where I just hit any open string with my index finger. I repeated until I was able to make a sound. Then repeated with my other fingers.

This taught me how much force was needed and the correct finger position.

I still struggle with it depending upon the chord shape my fingers are holding, but it’s getting better every week.

Moose408

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September 30, 2023 at 12:50 pm in reply to: This week’s solo lesson: “Can’t Find My Way Home” theme: Somebody Holds the Key

Very nice.

I keep thinking I’m pretty good with my improv and then I see yours and see there is lots of opportunity for improvement. 😀

Moose408

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September 30, 2023 at 12:28 pm in reply to: Dunno what next

I would say to just stick with it, reading tabs will come. For me many of the daily challenges are challenging, so I just give it a good try and then move on. Over time I improve and they get less challenging. It’s a different learning style than I’m used to it but it seems to work.

As for the why, perhaps taking the Fretboard Wizard course would answer those questions for you. I’ve just started it and already some concepts are clicking into place that help me understand how everything ties together.

Moose408

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September 30, 2023 at 11:51 am in reply to: Can I go back and see previous daily challenges?

I just realized that it is still September so all of this month’s challenges are still available. Here is a forum thread on how to see the list of challenges for the month.

https://tonypolecastro.com/family-forums/topic/replay-daily-challenge/

Moose408

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October 26, 2023 at 12:57 pm in reply to: Moonrise Improv. scales.

Yes, the foot goes down on the beat and is going up for the ‘ands’

I actually spend a portion of every practice session just tapping my foot to the metronome. I will then add counting as well. This helped me a lot when I started because I would often mid song think about my foot tapping instead of what I should be playing.

Still not 100% there but getting better every day.