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Hey Cheryl, that is a good question.

The chord variations are definitely for more advanced levels, and wouldn’t really apply at the beginner stage. And it was a thought of mine that it might end up being too confusing to have all of that information up.

One thing I was thinking of doing was only putting up chords and variations that I actually use in songs, and only put up new…Read More

Hey Cheryl, that’s a great question, and it is a common problem to miss that first note on the 1st beat of each measure. In general, it’s a good rule of thumb to keep your strumming hand relatively still, and just move the wrist and fingers to make your strumming and plucking. This allows you to memorize what angle of the wrist will allow you to pluck which string. If your whole arm is…Read More

Cheryl,

Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging words. I really appreciate you taking the time to do that.

We are in this together, pulling for each other to do well.

God bless you and your family! Ann

Hello Pam,

I think you have found a great place to start!  Your dancing ability will come in handy keeping a toe tapping to the beat!

Happy strumming to you!

Cheryl

Hey Jonathan,

The new format looks to be jam-packed with information.  I realize your hard work and moves to perfect your curriculum and strategies to share about guitar; playing, picking, strumming, chords, rhythms, song progression, etc., etc.  At the development stage of guitar playing I am currently in, I say that these changes would explain more than the previous examples I have u…Read More

Hello Ann,

I just wanted to give you a confidence boost!  You send such wonderful messages, and definitely show your love of music and the Lord God throughout.  I believe you can meet your goals and surpass them.  Learning doesn’t stop because you retire, and you are proving a whole bunch of nay-sayers how wrong they are!

Keep on pickin’

Cheryl

Here’s the replay from this week’s live class:

Hey Adela, I’m working on getting the audio up for all the chords. It’ll take a little bit of time, but just know that it is coming:)

And I’ll add that song suggestion into my list. I’ll see if I can get to it on this week’s live class.

Hi Jonathan, I am working on I hope You Dance by Lee Ann Womack . Is there any way you can add an audio of F/C to the new chord library. I know I’m not getting it right but id like to know what i’m shooting for lol

Also, I don’t know if it’s possible but I would love it if you could put Walk Forever by My Side by The Alarm in the song library.

Thanks!!

Adela

Hey Ann!

Welcome to the forums! You’ve made such amazing progress in the past year, it’s very encouraging to see. You’ve definitely reached that first goal, and it’s only a matter of time until you fulfill the 2nd one.

Welcome Pam
You are a busy lady! You have come to the right place to begin to learn how to play the guitar. This is an incredibly supportive group and you couldn’t ask for a more approachable and helpful teacher than Jonathan.
All the best to you. Ann

Here’s the replay for the live class:

Here’s the link to the website I referred to that teaches the major scale patterns: