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@the-old-coach @Kristin1 @jorgemac
About the “No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists”. Do you think a Kindle version would be helpful? I have a nice reader (Kindle Scribe). I know real printed books are always preferable as resources, but $26.99 vs $48 for paperback or $58 for spiral-bound.
On second thought, I don’t even know which volume to get, I think this is pricing for the full series (3 volumes), might be overload for me.
Ugh…on third thought there are a lot more books than I thought, I just ordered 2 of them, hope they’re helpful:
No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists: Master the Essential Knowledge all Guitarists Need to Know (with downloadable audio lessons)
Music Theory for Guitarists, Volume 3: Guitar Theory and Fretboard Concepts to Help Intermediate to Advanced Players Master Scales, Modes and Chord Progressions
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@bryanmcnultygmail-com
I’ve been playing since March ’24 and in TAC for about 16 months. I still have to move my hand a bit to reach on some of these scales. My reach has improved but it’s a process that will take years, there isn’t an immediate workaround. For some exercises, other than scales where you really have to do them in the right key, you can use a capo to move the activity up the neck where the fret spacing is more friendly.
Like all things here in TAC, just do the best you can and move on. Next time it will be slightly better, sometimes you will see rapid improvement that will surprise you.
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and the Vidami pedal:
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There’s always a way to access them. I got the links from @Moose408 ‘s googlesheet master list.
https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/cash-it-in-2/
https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/jail-break-2/
https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/walkin-the-line-2/
https://tonypolecastro.com/lessons/maximum-security-2/
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I’m a new player myself but I started with the pick as that was recommended to me. I think it’s helpful to learn using picks, but I also appreciate and enjoy finger picking. Mark Knopfler is perhaps the most famous guitarist to have completely abandoned using the pick, but he also has used picks extensively in his career. I like that Tony teaches us both styles but it’s understood that you may develop a preference for one of them.
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That was 2 weeks ago. It will come back around in February.
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Common problem, I too have this issue, on some of the scales I just have to move my hand a little to make the reach and I am approaching 20 months since starting to play and over 15 months in the TAC program at 95% (which means I am 5% short of playing 365 days a year). Most days I play 3-5 sessions, I am sure that I average 3 daily which makes up for those few occasions where I only play 1 or 0 times.
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Perhaps this link will help:
https://www.bjfogg.com/tiny-habits
bjfogg.com
Tiny Habits — BJ Fogg, PhD - Behavior Scientist & Author of Tiny Habits
Learn the Fogg Behavior Model in depth with Tiny Habits - the only authoritative source by BJ Fogg. Discover science-backed strategies for behaviour change rooted in motivation, ability, and prompts.
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I am not sure what the number might be that would induce TAC to engage their IT Team. It’s not in house, they are supported by a 3rd party so things of this nature involve a cost, so it has to be worth it for them. I have brought this pedal issue and some other issues to Support but nothing was done. Here is an example from when I reached out due to not being able to post more than once under a Daily Challenge. It was deemed not significant enough:
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Thanks @Moose408
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Yes, but I had a part time job up until June this year. Since moving I have not been working.
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And @Moose408 has a googlesheet that provides links to all the challenges for the past couple of years.
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Oh that is great insight @Kristin1 , thanks for chiming in!
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Well said @SCGobbler ! TAC is a wonderfully designed program, just show up as often as you can and always play at least for 10 minutes! If you still have time after that and it’s still fun, keep going! Always focus on having fun, that’s why we’re here! Lean on the TAC community to get your questions answered!
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Thanks for your input on this. I have held off buying FW feeling I wanted to be a mechanically more sound player and like you say, not be struggling to transition between chords. I also thought it might be a distraction at this point in my journey, like I would have to divide my available guitar time between Challenges and FW. I didn’t see the point in doing this, even though it’s a one time purchase and good forever. I have been getting better mechanically speaking, might pull the lever for FW the next time it goes on special if at that time I believe I am technically a sound enough player. I have been getting some pointers from my son in law, who has a masters degree in music and leads the music team at our church. Hoping to turn that into a regular occurrence, i.e.: private guitar lessons.