N-lightMike
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Wow, I’m sorry to hear about her passing, but I’m very happy to learn about her. My first thought was “Nanci who?”. But after checking out the video, I realize that it would be hard not to be familiar with her work. I love her songs and her voice. She certainly had a gift. Thank you for posting @Brian_P .
MG 😌
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I’m sorry for your loss @Loraine . It is a big thing to get through, but you are strong and your commitment to returning to your guitar routine just shows that. I’m sure it will help immensely. There will be a lot of different emotions, and music will help with all of them. You have been a great help to a lot of others here on the forum and that will continue to help you also. ☺😊
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Congratulations @Michelle-PSL . I certainly enjoyed watching your progress on this first year. I still haven’t done my 2nd TACiversary. I just don’t spend as much time participating in the forum as I used to. I certainly can’t blame it on the new platform. This new site works great and I really like it. I just found a new “rhythm” during the transition.
Anyway, I’m certainly glad your fears were unfounded. I didn’t realize how strongly the whole covid fiasco affected people. I should have guessed because you really did jump in like there was no tomorrow. And you became a wonderful asset to the community. You made a very positive impact and I thank you for that.
I agree that your 100 day challenge was a great way to make remarkable progress on your guitar journey. I can’t seem to record anything anymore and I am struggling to learn new songs. But your example is so inspiring.
Finally, I want to mention the guitarsenal. I think 10 guitars is a good number. Some of your guitars are very fine ones and no need to “upgrade”. But if you are allowed to upgrade some of them, you could end up with a stellar guitarsenal. I would suggest you giv e yourself more time to see where your personal style is going before you commit to any more specific guitars. What I like has changed as I have made advancement.
I look forward to seeing where your journey leads you during the next year.
MG 😀
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Congratulations on winning a guitar, and one one you love at that, @Ron-N . I hope you have many happy hours playing her.
MG 😀
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Hello @riverjordan_61 , I assume you read the original post which describes 2 different exercises in detail. These exercises use the guitar. There is another exercise that I started with. You put your hand(s) flat on a table and lift each finger one at a time. Index, middle, ring, then pinky. Do them in different orders. Try doing them in pairs, especially the index-ring and middle-pinky. This is the best exercise I have heard of to start developing finger independence. It helped me a lot at the beginning. I did it every day for quite a while.
MG 😀
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“seems like it should be less complicated than that…” Wow, that statement could apply to an awful lot of things in life and the world around us. 😁
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Now that a very interesting work around, @jumpinjeff . I don’t know how you managed to figure that one out, but thanks for sharing the tip. I will remember that one. Of course, it won’t be that long and we’ll be back around. 😄
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Hey Mark, @mkjohnsons
So playing and singing, or just playing, or just singing, our ego is involved on a big level. To play in front of others, you either have to think you are hot shit, or you have to be willing to make a fool of yourself. It makes no difference how good you actually are, it only matters how good you THINK you are.
I hope this helps. By the way, sometimes I STILL get upset while trying to play in front of others because I’m not in the right mood to be willing to make a fool of myself. So thanks for reminding me that is what it takes.
MG 😀
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It’s not a dumb question Mark @mkjohnsons No question is dumb. It simply means you don’t know something. We all don’t know lots of things.
Anyway, yes, you can go to the YouTube channel “Acoustic Life” and see all the videos available. At the bottom left of the video above, you will notice “Watch on (icon)YouTube”. Click on that and it will open the video up in another window and you will be on YouTube. Then, hover over the profile pic above the title “Acoustic Life” below and to the left of the video’s screen, and click on it. That will take you to the home page of Acoustic Life’s “channel”.
I hope this helps.
MG 😀
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First, I’m glad that you, also, have benefitted, @MarkD66 . Second, I think your idea of singing the chord names is a great way to get familiar with the chords and the melody. It’s a way of breaking the task down into a smaller bite.
MG 😀
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@mkjohnsons ,Mark, you are so welcome. The time I spend reading someone’s post and then responding is SO worth it when I hear that the person benefited. But to hear your guitar-excitement level went up motivates me to spend more time contributing to this marvelous community. So thank you for that.
I did my best to explain the process of learning a cover song. But please don’t hesitate to ask additional, more specific questions. I would be very happy to explain any aspect in greater detail.
MG 😀