Loraine
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Great win @Charlie_Fog1974 ! Rhythm/strumming/percussion are difficult to master they can take years, @nd some people go straight to fingerpicking, because rhythm is too difficult in their eyes. My suggestion to anyone is to take your example to heart. It is achievable with a little bit of effort and practice. It is not impossible, and it actually comes easier and faster as you move forward in your journey. It is rather fun and fulfilling when your able to play the rhythm aspect of a song. That is the backbone of the song.
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That’s a great win @KarraBooM ! That was such a fun course. Glad you’re enjoying it!
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@SD213 All the small wins grow into big wins. Keep up the enthusiasm!
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@jazzfun20 You bring up a really good point. Not only for the 10 minutes, because as you know most of us spend a little more time on lessons.
The more you “own” your effort, the more you will learn and progress!
All Tony can do is provide the material and instruction, and maybe some background or types of application, but the actual learning is on us. That does mean that you need to understand why you’re doing something and the mechanics of it, but then it takes application and practice. Practice leads to muscle memory and understanding of the principals of the lesson. A lot of this comes from repetition, studying the fretboard (hence, Fretboard Wizard), studying other theory and tools, taking other courses, reading books, watching videos, and the list goes on. Thank God we don’t have to do all this at once. We add it to our journey when the time is right.
Being able to apply the material outside of the lesson is critical, but it is typically a slow process for many of us. But the more agile we become on the guitar, and not being afraid to try your hand at improvising and using what was learned are the key to being able to play better. This is where I struggle, but where I’ve seen so many really grow and thrive in their journey.
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@barger54 I typically save them all. Hopefully that was one of them. If not in mine, there are several people that save most of them. You can look on any members profile and favorites.. Go to my profile, My Favorites, and find the lesson saved.
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@aseniczgmail-com Welcome to the TAC community. Go through the lesson for at least 10 minutes, and then mark it complete. That doesn’t mean you cant still work on it. The philosophy of TAC is to keep moving and progressing – progression rather than perfection. Don’t get hung up on a lesson. Keep moving. If you want, you can hit the favorite icon ❤️ & it will be readily available to you in your favorites under your profile.Lessons typically rotate back around every 8-9 months. You’ll really be able to gage your improvement then.
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@BobMallord & @avandewater1gmail-com Well, it is possible, and your agility will get better as you progress. My first suggestion is to not over stretch to where you cause tendon damage. I did just that and got tendinitis and tennis elbow from over stretching. I was waylaid for nearly 6 months while I went through physical therapy, acupuncture and injections. So, how to avoid you ask?
1, Stretch before and after playing. If you haven’t taken the stretching course in the Skills section, please do so. Always make sure you’re stretch and your muscles and tendons are warm.
2. Do finger agility exercises. A good one that I do is to start at the 7th or 8th fret. Keep the pinky planted on a fret (do not lift it). Then take the index finger and start at the fret next to the pinky, press down and lift up, go to the next fret and same thing – press and lift, then the next. Do this as far as you comfortably can. Do this for each finger while the pinky stays planted. As it gets easier, move the pinky up a fret and do it from there.
Your ability to stretch will get easier as you move on, but sometimes it is what it is and the stretches are just too much, and if that is truly the case, then you’ll need to find alternate ways of playing certain chords. You can always capo on 5 to practice. You would then just treat the 6th fret as your 1st fret. I often do this when doing scales, or because the stretches for some of the lessons are just too much for my small hands. The frets are narrower further up the neck, so it’s easier to do many chords and stretches.
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Congratulations on the 2 milestones @Moose ! Everyone’s journey is there own, and who’s to say that the numbers are small. They may not have even been attainable before. They’re a great win if you’ve progressed, and especially if you can see your own improvement. Awesome that you attend and participate in jams. You will become a much better player by doing so.
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Fantastic win @KarraBooM & welcome to the TAC community! I never played before starting with TAC 3 years ago, and I can attest to the deface that I can play a large number of songs now, and they’re becoming easier to learn. Have fun in the 30 days to play.
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@Moonhare He’s back!! So good to hear you again Darren! Fantastic rendition of a great classic, with a few spins. Loved the slides, the triads, the fingerpicking. Keep ‘em coming! I have such a difficult time taking what ai learn in the lessons and applying it to an original or a rendition of another song. All I know is I’ve gotten better, but I can’t pretend to be at the same level as you.
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@the-old-coach I love your songs, because they speak to me so often about my own life and journey to where I’m at. Wonderful chord progression and lyrics.
How do you determine the chords and tun you want for a song? The music always matches up to the lyrics so well.
Keep ‘em coming!
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@MMMURRAY Congrats on the new guitar. I’ve heard good things about the Zagers. As for Poeer Chirds, Tony teaches the 3 nite version if Poeer Chirds. I’ve always used thr 2 note version, e hich consists of the 2 lowest strings. Its okay to simply do the 2 finger way
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@the-old-coach I really appreciate the detailed answer. You’ve actually detailed exactly what Tony tries to drill into us about improv. I have a difficult time with improv, because I don’t think outside the box. You’ve obviously succeeded in making it to the outside of the box. I’m very impressed, and I’m sure most artists start just as you have. Keep at it!
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@MMMURRAY Just reread my post and had to laugh at all the typos. When I use my phone, all bets are off on what gets typed in or not typed in. Anyway, meant to say Power Chords, not Poeer Chirds; that Tony teaches the 3-chord version of power chords, not the 3 nite version; and the last 2-3 mistakes are easily read. Sorry about that.
Btw, to answer a post and to make sure the person receives notification of a response, either click the backwards arrow within their post; to the right of their name; or to doubly make sure they receive notification, address the post to them by typing in an ampersand @ and their screen name, such as @Loraine. Wait for the window to drop down after typing this in and click on the correct name. Somtimes you have to do a space and then backspace in order for the dropdown menu to appear (not sure why). Anyway, welcome back. 🙂
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@Booker So glad you learned something new , and you definitely did it correctly. I received the notification that someone responded and I was able to click on the notification and it took me right to your message.