[BrandonK]

Thanks Old Coach.

[BrandonK]

Thanks makes sense. I just wish the learning was not as advance so I could practice it

[BrandonK]

I would agree I am learning now this is going to take at least a year or so to just get the basics.

[BrandonK]

That is the Challenge John, to me it’s not fun when I am not able to keep up and not seeing progress. Even small progress would even be a win for me. I did see progress when I started doing the 30 Day Challenge and 5 Day Challenge, which was great.

Once I started into the Daily Challenge it was like going from playing as a beginner to working with professional guitar play who was only giving you quick minutes to download a technique. I need to try to keep up and I do not get it, to bad time is up. Then move on to the next technique and if you don’t get that to bad…etc.

I know I need to practice the technique to get good at it, but to not even be able to perform the basics of it to build off of is where I find it challenging.

For example say I learn the G – Chord the teach says put you fingers on these strings and these frets

G Chord

Fret 2, First Finger= A Chord,

Fret 2, Middle Finger= E Chord, Ring Finger = B Chord, Pinky finger= High E Chord

Then they show me how to do it, make sure I have the position. Then get me to strum the guitar and make sure I got it. They make me practice that with them for 10 reps to make sure I got it. Now they tell me to go practice taking my hand off the fret board and putting back on while strumming each time until I can get it 10 out of 10 times.

Versus what I feel the TAC tack training is.

I am going to teach you G Chord, E Chord, A Chord, and C Chord. In 5 second I am going to show you the chord positions, you just need to watch me to it. Ok you have it, let’s move on because I want you to play them in this order while strumming Down, Down/Up, Down/Down, Up/Up. This is how it looks like. Ok you got it. go practice exactly what I taught you.

The second teaching is how I feel TAC is right now for me. I am still a beginner and feel I need more of the first style of training until I can get the basics to be able to keep up to the second training.

[BrandonK]

Thank you Skyman for sharing you experience and journey.

I have trained in martial arts for over 15 years. Going through the repetition of basics, kata’s…etc doing the 1,000 repetitions to master the skills. It doesn’t bother me to not be perfect right from the start. I do feel disappointed that some of the TAC teachings appear to be more advanced than a beginner like myself could even attempt.

I do agree I need to push myself and stretch my limits to help me progress. It currently feels like the difference of learning how to drive versus me on the track at the Indy 500 trying to race against other professional race car drivers and trying to keep up (Tony would be the one I am trying to keep up with in this analogy)

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[BrandonK]

you are right, the 30 day challenge I did learn a lot. The 1:1 lessons with a guitar instructor helped me improve on those skills.

I just found with the Daily challenge there is very little practical progress. I am learning the theory which I take to my guitar instructor to teach me how to do it.

[BrandonK]

I am going to try having the tab open while watching the video to see if that will help.

[BrandonK]

Thank you for your response John, when did you start seeing the progress between when you started and the 4 years?

[BrandonK]

Hey Moose,

I think we talked about this before. Yeah the 60 minutes is stoping and stoping the video to see what Toni just did, where did he say he put his finger, what is he doing again with that finger. Oh there is another finger, what is doing…etc. oh there is picking or strumming what is that.

By the time I have watch his 10 minute video I have spent 60 minutes stoping and starting the video just trying to understand.

I have even started to try to do another method which is

1. Do not have my guitar and just watch the video start to finish to see if I can understand what he is teaching – 10 minutes there

2. Then get my guitar and try to do what he is teaching. – 40 to 50 minutes depending on the stoping and starting.

To be clear I am not asking to master the lesson and be able to play on stage. I am just wanting to be able to apply what TAC is teaching so that I can see progress, which is disappointing.

WOW that is great in 5 months you can play a few couple of songs and do everything you were mentioning.

Where are you know with a year in?

[BrandonK]

Thank you Loraine for your response.

I will take your advice and find Happy Birthday to try to learn that.

When you mention TAC is teaching fundamentals. I feel TAC is teaching someone who has never done math before. TAC is teaching algebra right from the start in 10 minute downloads. Versus teaching addition, subtraction, then multiplication and division…etc.

I do have an instruction and there are things I can tell I heard of then he teaches me over several lesson on how to do it. For example hammer-ons. I saw it from TAC and understood the principal. My guitar instructor actually helped me learn how to apply.

[BrandonK]

I understand Beatrice. I have taken a couple of months of 1:1 private guitar lessons now and I understand that I need to be consistent and repetitive until you can master one small skill and then build on that.

What I am finding is TAC moves so quickly with the Daily Challenges that I feel there isn’t time to implement the skill let alone master it.

[BrandonK]

Thanks Skyman for sharing your story. It sounds like the 1-1/2 lessons really help get you the foundation to play. Then when you came back to TAC it sounds like you saw more value is that true?

I am trying to figure out how to have fun while struggling?

[BrandonK]

Thanks John, it sounds like you have learned a lot since you started?

[BrandonK]

Thanks Albert,

I feel the challenge is currently I am not playing as of yet. I am struggling along trying to figure out what I am supposed to do per lesson. Which is not fun as of yet.

[BrandonK]

Thanks Moose, I might try that. I was doing most of my lessons off my iPad, I will switch over to a computer with multiple screens.