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@BrandonK Comgrats on the NGD. I have a GS Mini Koa. I’m not familiar with the Plus aspect. What is that? We guitar geeks love pictures, so if you can post a pic off the new guitar. Koa has a beautiful sound. Hope you enjoy it.
As for the 10 minutes that Carol refers to, I believe she is simply referring to the playing for 10 minutes per day, so when taking your lesson in the 30 days to play, give it your best shot for a minimum of 10 minutes and then mark it complete. You can continue to work on it, bit just don’t get caught up on it. Continue to move forward to t(e next lesson on the next day.
If you commit to at least 10 minutes per day, you will get better and progress in your playing.
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Welcome back @Greebosolo !
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@brandonkWelcome to the TAC community and congratulations on your leap of faith and starting the 30 days to play.
It seems like just yesterday that I was right where you’re at. I had never played the guitar before. I was given a used guitar 20 years earlier with the promise to my step father that I was going to learn to play it. It took COVID for me to pick it up and start researching how to learn to play it, and I came across one of Tony’s ads and was intrigued. I thought why not and jumped in. Well, screech to a halt. I couldn’t jump in, because that guitar that I basically ignored for 20 years needed some medical attention from lack of humidity control, and it needed a good set up, and the frets sanded down. So for 2 weeks, I simply bugged the hell out of the forum asking questions until I got the guitar back from the luthier.
I started with the 30 days to play, then the next 6 chords, and then the daily lessons and some of the skills courses. I don’t think I’ll ever be a great player, but that’s okay with me. I’m having fun. I began playing songs rather quickly. Maybe within 6 months playing 2 chord songs. Some are better than others or faster than others.
I’ve been playing now for 3 1/2 years. It was only about a year ago that things started falling into place for me, and I started picking up on songs faster. I still and not a great player, but I have a large number of songs under my belt.
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@Rob503 Welcome to the TAC Community! I think it’s great that you’ve dusted off the ol’ guitar that was sitting in the corner collecting cobwebs to give it a go at playing.
I’d like to start by saying, be kind to yourself. You’re only in the first 30 days. If it were “easy” everyone would simply pick up an instrument or foreign language and begin playing or speaking fluently. It would be nice, but that isn’t the case. It takes time, work, practice, and more practice to develop a skill. You will develop the skill if you keep at it. Give it a true go for a minimum of 10 minutes per day. Most people go longer than that, but as long as you commit to 10:minutes each day, you will improve. After the 10 minutes, mark a lesson complete. You can keep working on it, but don’t let perfection hold you up fro progression. We strive for progression over perfection here, and you will get better as time goes on. The guitar is not an easy instrument to learn, but it is so fulfilling once you’ve mastered it. The acoustic guitar, in general, is such a beautiful instrument. Remind yourself often why you wanted to play.
Hang in there, and try and have some fun with it, and you will have so,e aha moments and surprise moments as you continue to move along.
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@BarbaraM I’m sure your post had helped many others. You are not the first, nor the last that will take longer than 30 days to take the 30 days to play challenge. I can understand how it could frustrate someone whose tendency is to be a perfectionist to try to keep moving forward before having mastered the lesson. Boy, if that were the case, for me, aid still be on the 2nd week of the 30 days to play, even after 3 1/2 years – lol. Just kidding. But to put your mind at ease as to whether the TAC program works, I had never played the guitar before joining TAC. I definitely did not master anything in the 30 days to play and many lessons after that. But, the amazing thing is that I actually learned how to play the guitar, read tabs and chord sheets, improvise, play songs, sing, play with others, perform at open mics, etc.,
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Congrats on your 5 year TACiversary @AttyTJ ! It’s been a fun journey with you. I enjoy your posts. They’re like reading riddles. Lol.
I think watching you grow and become more confident in your playing has been the most enjoyable aspect, with your retirement and it’s obvious affect on you and your playing’. You’ve worked especially hard on your vocals, and it’s made a great difference.
Keep up the great work, and just think of where you’ll be in another 5 years. :)”
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@brandonkhave no doubt that if you have a friend to play with and you have the desire, will, and ability, you will be playing faster and better and more complicated songs than that . Playing with others whether one on one, in a group jam setting, or going to open mics is where you really begin to grow.
In some circles, I’m considered a very slow learner, and in other circles, I’m light years ahead of them. Just goes to show that each of us is on our own journey, and we get out of it what we put into it.
I was too cautious and a perfectionist at the beginning. I began supplementing TAC, nearing my second year, with private guitar lessons, and the two complemented each other so well. The guitar teacher was not threatened by TAC and did not interfere. He odpften showed interest and we worked hand in hand on the same topic as TAC to supplement the material taught here. That is when my playing really began to blossom. I laugh, because, some would say I still have a long way to go, which is true, but you have to look at how far I’ve come.
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Thanks @Philb . Actually, the capo was just to make the vocals easier for me, but it would also help make the notes tinnier I guess to,sound more like a piano.
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Hey @BarbaraM My apologies if you thought I was saying you were being critical. That was not my intention, whatsoever? I’m so sorry if you felt like that. I have a very bad habit or actually a personality of being direct and often times saying things too harshly without meaning to. I thought your post was great.
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@rwwgreene Thanks so much! Had a lot of fun with this.
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Now that’s a true compliment! Thank you! 🙂
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My apologies for calling you Ken. Of course I know your name is Kevin. I’m not sure how that happened.
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Ya got that that right Ken! Thanks @KevinZ
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Thanks @Philb . This was the 1st time I ever really experienced that with my picking where it literally felt like it took off on its own. It was very surreal feeling.
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@al.e Thanks for the listen Al.