About Me

First Name	Loraine
Last Name	Smith
Nickname	Loraine
Why I'm Here	My stepfather gave me a 1973 Guild F30 that he purchased back in the 70/80’s at a garage sale for $100, and I had it about 20 years but never knew how to play it. I love the acoustic guitar, and I figured that since I was locked away in my home due to Covid19, why not take a look at what I could find on the internet. As I was searching YouTube, one of Tony’s advertisements popped up, and it intrigued me enough to click on it. I needed something that was simple but effective, because I worked full time and I was the sole caregiver for my 88 year old mother who has dementia. I initially signed up for a year subscription thinking that would give me plenty of time to see if the program was all hype or for real. I quickly fell into the 30 Days to Play Challenge and I was shocked at what I learned in such a short time. Who woulda thunk that someone could learn some pretty cool things in such short order? I was sold. After the 30 Days to Play course and the Next 6 Barre Chords, I began on the daily lessons and began taking the Fingerpicking Jumpstart. I haven’t looked back since, and just a few short months into TAC, I was sold and I bought into the Lifetime Membership. It’s been 8 months (at the time of this writing), and I own 5 guitars, and I’ve played in the virtual open mics, posted videos online, and become a true guitar geek.
City	Lansdale
State	Pennsylvania
Country	United States

My Guitar Goal

My Guitar Routine

This is How I TAC

In a perfect week

1. How many times will you play? In a perfect week, I’ll play daily (7xweek)

2. When will you play? I do my daily lessons every weekday at 11:30 a.m. I typically practice scales, finger exercises while sitting on my couch in the evenings (during commercials on t.v.). I practice a fingerpicking or flatpicking song that I’m working on around 12:00 p.m. every weekday, and several times throughout the day when I pick up the guitar for 10-15 minute stretches. I’m also working on a few songs, and I’ll practice them right after practice during the lunch hour and throughout the day/evening during 10-15 minute stretches. I spend more time on these songs on the weekends.

3. Where will you play? I always practice on my lunch hour during the week in my bedroom (that’s where my laptop typically is). I practice during the 10-15 minute breaks typically in my livingroom. I’m in the process of converting a space in an upstairs vacant bedroom to a music room, but I have guitars in several rooms of the house and I can reach for one wherever I am.

Loraine