Guitargeezer
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Welcome @Powelly – Be sure to review the “TAC Quick Start” for more details about navigating TAC Land. Provides a good introduction for those just getting started. Have fun!
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Awesome! That got my day started on the right, hum, note.😁
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Like your basement “studio” @Marisa – natural echo effect. Your rendition hauntingly beautiful. Goes to show consistent practice of the guitar (and vocal talent) makes for a dynamic duo even with basic recording capabilities. Thank you Marisa for another excellent Play for Us.
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Great win Mike! That lick is a great one. Thank you for the inspiration as I am entering into year two of my TAC experience.
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@KevinZ, you pulled my Irish heartstrings 🇮🇪! Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to everyone with or without a wee bit of Ireland ☘️
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Made me smile @BethL – Enjoyed your wonderful rendition. Thank you very much! Cherish your mom while you have her. It’s great you share your love of music’s “King” together!
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That’s awesome @Moonhare! Knew you would do well at your premiere performance. Keep them coming my TAC friend.
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Wow @Beagler, you certainly have a story to tell. I suspect “guitar therapy” is a big part for your recovery from that cardiac event. What great “medicine” to get that beautiful Taylor!!
Keep swimming in our guitar geek pool!
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Hello @Kitsman – Welcome to the TAC Community! Both Loraine and Cadgirl provided sound advice about Daily Challenges. Let me offer several suggestions about getting the most out of your first months with TAC. I am just 11 months in with 322 playing sessions but still think of myself as a newbie.
If you have not viewed “TAC Quick Start” (find it in page 2 of Skills Course section) do so. Tony tells you how to navigate within TAC and set your own goals (intentions).
Second, I found these other skill courses very helpful prior to focusing primarily on Daily Challenges:
After completing “30 Days to Play” go to the skill course”5 Day Guitar Routine Challenge”. Tony instructs you HOW TO DO the Daily Challenges. This was added to TAC some months after I joined. I watched it recently and realized if I had done it early on, it would have helped doing my initial Daily Challenges!
Other skill courses to consider early on are the “Daily Stretch for Guitar”, “Fretting Hand Toolbox” and “Your Next Six Chords”.
Don’t go for perfection with any of these and especially Daily Challenges. If you are a guitar novice it takes time and consistency to build up the physical endurance and muscle memory as well as exposure to guitar techniques and the magic of the fretboard (“Fretboard Wizard” is a must once you go through the initial skill courses – I’ve done it twice and likely will do it again). Tony indicated FW 2.0 is to be released this year.
Lastly, I encourage you to attend the next 90 Day Progress Party on April 6. It is really fun to interact with Tony live and have a small group discussion with fellow TAC members. It allows you to reflect on what you have already accomplished and set personal goals for the next 90 days.
I congratulate you @Kitsman for reaching out for advice from those of us sharing the TAC experience, each at our own pace and in our own unique way.
Play on!
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Ditto, my guitar friend!
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The 360 days surprises me. The missed 5 days was when the Wi-Fi didn’t work during my vacation at the Outer Banks last summer . . . although, still had a guitar with me. Play on @albert_d !
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I find my Taylor 414ce-R fantastic plugged in or out. Wishing you many hours of beautiful music praising our Lord 😇.
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@Desmoteque – Tony mentioned at a recent 90 Day Progress Party that for those of us with Fretboard Wizard (1.0), when they issue Fretboard Wizard (2.0), our initial payment will cover it too. Nice!
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Something to consider @Beagler –
If you plan to stick around for the long haul in TAC, the lifetime membership option is well worth considering. If you currently have the annual membership with auto-renewal you would need to select the lifetime option prior to the time of renewal. Here’s the cool part, TAC (if you contact Victoria at TAC Support after you pay for it) will adjust your initial payment to reduce the one-time life membership payment. Huge win, win!
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Yes, @Cadgirl, it’s like the GPS to find your bearings in the Daily Challenges. Although that course would have really helped me back eleven months ago when I started TAC, I found completing it recently fun to do.
@Kitsman – One other thing that has keep me on track is filling out a “Weekly Progress Tracker” for all the 48 weeks since my start in TAC. As weekly Daily Challenges repeat, I am able to compare my initial attempts with my present ability with the lessons. Provides a benchmark. (The form is part of the “Guitar Journal” link for download.)