Marquita
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Merle Haggard would be proud to hear your cover.
You’re like him… an amazing songwriter. Thanks for presenting this. -
That was awesome! It’s nice seeing what other geeks do with the lessons learned!!! Thanks!
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Marissa, Wonderful performance! I haven’t seen you in awhile, but will try to keep up. There is so much to learn by watching your performances! Thanks you!
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Hi Georganne S, As a lifetime student, I’m looking forward to hearing Silent Night to get the nerve to try it myself. Please make it available when you’re ready.
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@Dean-Staff I hear you but want to encourage you to watch these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJKYjXe6ACE
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pl6f_XwMhMMThey changed my mind about what small fingers can do… best to you!
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Tom, great picking!!! What a great song to play!!! Thank you for the inspiration!!!
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Nice, Marisa!!! Love seeing and hearing your performances…
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Great storyline. I agree, buildup tension before introducing the harmonica, (although I loved that you added it). It sounds great on the chorus. You are a good songwriter, musician and humble human. That’s all there is to it. Great that you shared this.
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Awesome lyrics and music… You’ve created quite a visual!!!
Merry Christmas!
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That’s a great win!!! You’ll do well with that determination! Keep on Pickin’!
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I listened to this again and appreciate the depth of the meaning of the words. I read again how Pete Townsend controlled the urge to do wrong. God is good like that.
Our conscience gets nudged back on track. Yet, due to free will, we still have to attend to right or wrong… knowing there’s a consequence for our actions. We’ve all been there I am sure. So, that’s what it all meant to me… Bless you for presenting this! -
I enjoyed this, @Guitargeezer-Jack. Thanks for sharing it.
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She and the little children from Korea from the other link truly changed my thinking.
Now I just need to get the posture/positioning of my arms and hands, and I think I can progress even more.😉 -
@Geordie I have read this entire thread. There is a problem with humans. None of us are perfect. And there’s a positive attribute to humans. Each of us has a different approach to solutions. I’ve read the others’ ideas and will give you mine. It may not be to your liking, but I thought it would be worth a try as you are having such a difficult time.
When I open the lesson, the first thing I do is print out the TABS page and look over it to see if I can understand what is going on. Then I keep the TABS page in front of me and as Tony explains, I make notes on the page. For instance, sometimes the key is not written and I’ll write it in. I stop the video and replay any part that seems confusing to me. The other solution I try is slowing the video down and watching his fingers, backing it up as many times as I need to in order to finally “get it”. Learning new things is not easy for any of us. not one of us whizzes through a lesson without studying. If I could do that, maybe I could just buy a book and teach myself. But that’s not the situation nor a solution.
In college, the professors would expect students to use critical thinking as it engages more of our brain than him just telling us every aspect of a problem was. A chemistry teacher once told the class, “My job isn’t to just teach you chemistry, it’s to teach you to find solutions to problems.” He told us that we need to use more than our ears to really learn. It took a bit, but I finally understood.
Patience is a huge aspect to learning. I wouldn’t trade those lessons for anything. I learned from those years and now, if I don’t understand something (In any part of life), I try to look, listen and attempt to put the lesson into practice again and again. After a period of time, it sinks in. The good thing is that on these lessons, we have opportunity to mark the lesson and return to it anytime we want. Good luck in your guitar journey, no matter where it leads you. It has given me back the joy that had been stolen during these last couple of years. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.🙂 -