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Right with you there, hoping to achieve the same. I have this on my 90 day goal list but alas, my Wednesday’s always seem to be busier than normal and the effort tends to be a bit lacking.
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Yes, the next step is to go into the daily challenges. Don’t worry if you can’t play through the whole thing. These are designed for players at all levels so when you come in as a newbie it’s natural to be overwhelmed. That’s okay, just do what small part of it you can do in about 10 minutes and MARK IT COMPLETE! That doesn’t mean you finished, it just means you tried your hardest for at least 10 minutes. If you don’t get far, that’s okay, thousands of others, myself included, could not get through many of the challenges at first.
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Too funny! You’ve even responded to people posting in the TACiversary forum, but just didn’t know it! But it all get’s blended into one.
From time to time I’ll click into the various forums, this can take you way back!
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Appreciate all the suggestions! “Armageddon It” slowly!
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I just started singing with the church choir, we’re preparing for a 5 minute long Christmas special song that is really challenging my singing chops. I have a recording of the tenor track, that I will be singing and another of the combined performance. Singing along with the single track is going ok, but I am having to stretch to reach some of those upper notes.
All the parts are unique though, so when I’m singing with the full track it’s a bear to stay with my role and not let the sopranos and altos take me off track. I’m really enjoying this and it is certainly helping me to learn how to breath and become a better singer.
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Welcome Kevin! @focusforwardkevingmail-com
Many TAC members are people in the golden years taking up guitar for the first time. I count myself in this group, having started almost 2 years ago and approaching the 17 month mark with TAC. I’ve tried a bunch of other learning methods, nothing compares to this one. But there are quite a few very accomplished players on here. That’s one of the more unique features is that there is something for everyone here, even though we all see the same daily challenge, the way you approach the content of said challenge will vary greatly depending on your skill and experience level.The songs that are themed in the challenges are really example songs, and a player like you will probably be able to quickly take some of what Tony shows you and apply them to a number of songs you already know, turning them into entirely new arrangements.
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@Moose408 @Skyman911 thanks guys for your input. I actually am doing exactly what Moose suggested. Every day I’ve been transitioning from C major to G to A minor then back to C ( the chords to Simple Man. I spend more time on G to A because that’s the harder transition. A minor to C is a simple change, C to G is not too hard. I think I have doing these chord changes for at least a month, maybe 6 weeks. I’ve gotten faster but still not fast enough to play the song yet. It gets really frustrating because the fingers just won’t do it, I’ll get 4 or 5 good transitions and then just totally blow the next with my fingers flopping all over the place.
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This is one of the more difficult weeks but it’s a benchmark which means it comes back around in 4 months. Knowing what I know about this challenge (this is my 4th time through) I would do either:
days 2 and 4 this will give you almost the entire weeks content because day 2 is a continuation of what was done on day 1 and day 5 almost always just puts a twist on day 4 in any given week.
or:
If you just did days 4 and 5, that’s a cohesive unit and you might get the most out of it that way.
I’m just curious, how much time are you devoting to a challenge? Is there any way you could do an extra session or 2 at least occasionally?
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It’s not about the songs really, although maybe I’m ready to dive into songs more. They claim to actually evaluate you at the beginning, deliver a custom lesson plan “designed specifically for you” and then there’s the so called boot camps that sounded interesting. But I’m probably just experiencing “Shiny Object Syndrome”.
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Nicely done, @Moose408
This is a classic, that so many greats have performed, so that adds even more pressure. I think I almost prefer playing a song that hardly anybody knows, LOL! But you did it well and at quite a tempo, impressive! 🙂
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No worries, that’s perfectly normal first time through! It’s my 4th time and while it’s a lot better than the first, I still have a ways to go: it takes a bit too long to move between shapes, I’m not quite sure where to slide from and to, but it’s coming along. I have video from my second attempt and I’m well past that. Stick with it and you will grow as a player!
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When click into the forums, all posts appear in chronological order from newest to oldest It all goes into the general area without classifications. But if you click on one of the themes then it filters the conversations into topical categories:
Small Wins………….. Play for Us……..Community Support…….TACiversary and so on
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@CasperC & @pulpfrau58yahoo-com
This still doesn’t matter, you pick a small portion of the challenge that you can manage and give it your best, mark complete and move on! This concept is contrary to our entire life’s teachings – I know. But it’s best for you to reframe your brain this way. I have to do it all the time, because I too would like to do it better and then still even better because what I’m doing is flawed.
Don’t worry, the same skill will be required in just a few days or weeks, you can improve then. For now, just try to have fun trying! It’s always about keeping it fun! Perfecting is too much like work!
Remember to just do 10 or 15 minutes and mark complete, even if it’s only 5% of the lesson. You can continue if you want at your leisure but the button should really say “I played for 10 minutes” and not “COMPLETED!”
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And Paul Rodgers! Oh My Goodness, I was today years old when I learned he’s a Canadian! I love Paul Rodgers, so many great memories from my youth.
Edit: I see that he married a Canadian beauty queen in ’97 and later became one himself, glad that I wasn’t completely crazy thinking he’s british!https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/bc-singer-only-canadian-inducted-2025-rock-roll-hall-of-fame
vancouversun.com
B.C. singer the only Canadian inducted into the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Singer Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company fame is the only Canadian citizen to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2025
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Thanks for your input @Moose408 . I believe that I need some help to improve my chord transitions. I know more chords than I need to play some music but it’s moving between them that is holding me back. I have to make those changes automatic.