Guitargeezer
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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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I agree. Strum technique suits the classic song very well @Marty69
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Congratulations @stevieblues ! Tony says consistency is the key to guitar playing success. Maybe you haven’t done (I didn’t know it existed) the skill course “5 day guitar routine challenge” that is designed to bridge the “30 days to play” course before crossing into the weekly daily challenges. I am fairly certain the course was recently added but maybe I overlooked it a year ago when I started TAC.
I decided to go through that course this weekend. Glad I did as it has made me feel better about the struggles I have had with certain daily challenges as a novice guitarist.
You and I are doing great by just by picking up our guitars on a consistent basis! Call it a 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.)
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Thanks for your encouraging words. It’s actually difficult to sing through a KN95 mask! 😩 As you say, it’s PRACTICE for playing and singing. This time a much more up tempo tune than I have done before.
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😁 Me too (under my mask) @Loraine!
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🖐😉 👌
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Sounds right ✅
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@MikeGaurnier and others – I can “C” clearer now about chord substitutions. I still struggle with transitioning true F and B chords cleanly but using them in songs I enjoy has improved them overall.
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@Loraine I found it to be a refreshing review for the basics of Daily Challenges. I suspect you will too.
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Very well stated Mentor Mike.
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@Marty69 Always nice to hear from another of my “M” TAC friends that I so enjoy listening to your play for us videos. I am working toward gaining more guitar proficiency so to further improve my vocals. Been singing in choirs for over 50 years, playing guitar about one year so got some ground to cover. I really do appreciate the encouragement from TAC members!
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Thank you @Jonathandavid – Chapin had a number of great albums but the Verities and Balderdash is one of my favorites in the LP collection.