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Good job. A habit I myself appreciate.

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I’m envious.

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I used these three books during my extended vacation this summer and they have been helpful. I’m on #3 now.

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I printed it out and played it. Aren’t you just the cat’s meow? … Connecting the dots and all. And it’s movable since it’s all closed position!

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My effective goal has been to build and add to a bucket of memorized back pocket songs that can be played impromptu. After I had about 5 songs of different genres (crying song, folk song, train song, love song [can also be crying song🎭], rock), then I challenged myself to add songs of people who aren’t dead! I also have a couple of flat picking songs. Just ideas!

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Tony said in the Quarterly Workshop 7/6/22 that FBW 2.0 has now completed shooting and is in editing. FYI.

I love FBW too. Completed lots of loose connections for me.

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This thread has a lot of great comments and food for thought. I think a missing piece is theory. I dabbled around for decades learning new songs and techniques specific to the “interesting” parts of those songs and had fun. But each time I became inconsistent I lost the Song. As I’ve aged and my voice range narrowed, I lost the Song because it was not in a key or range I could now sing. Then I discovered, through TAC, Theory and how it relates to Technique and finally to the Song. Now the songs are easier to learn and make sense, so less memory is required, and the technique fits into whole plan. The song construct and writing songs opened up. (Of course another big part of the equation is that consistent playing and exercises give the strength and flexibility to perform the technique.). So I think the Song is definitely a part of one’s guitar life. It is the application. And the Song leads to the social aspect of a Guitar Experience.

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Now, now. You are tempting me to part with some of my wife’s inheritance. Bad boy.

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@Kman-Sr time flys fast when the strings are humming and buzzing. Two TACs and climbing fast. You’ll be 8 miles high soon. Congratulations.

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I too am late to the dance in congratulating you mid term toward a second taciversary. I really appreciated your earlier posting. I think your decision to stay with TAC is being rewarded. @Cadgirl you have the right stuff to spread a little musical joy to the world.

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I read all the nice comments before I listened to your piece so I heard it the first time with high expectations. And those expectations were exceeded. Really pretty work and well executed. A few more listens confirmed my first impression. Nice work. Keep it up. A song a month will be a treat for us Guitar Geeks on line. @Cadgirl

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Appropriate coming into a July 4th celebration. Rock on.

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Heartfelt! I know some like the idea of living in “Paradise” with 70 degree days and 60 degree nights but I’ve always loved the variety of seasonal changes so that each is unique and joyful. Thanks for sharing @MikeGaurnier

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I am finding there is a difference in playing guitar and performing a song. There is a place for both but one seems more focused on the instrument and proper execution and technique and the other in reaching out to a real or imaginary audience with the instrument in the background as accompaniment.

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I call those “Anthem” songs. They aren’t necessarily my favorites but like you said some everyone knows. Songs like Sweet Caroline, Margaritaville, etc.