Jonathan

Glad you’re here James!
You are correct about Jonathan. He is a man of faith and a family man. He is conscientious in trying to always give us the best tools to make us better guitar players.
Looks like you’ve had a bit of a gap in your guitar playing experience but the important thing is that you have returned to it.
All the best to you James.

Thank you both for the helps. I’ve getting back in to the guitar after spending time in Guatemala with Faith in Practice. Please pray for the people of Guatemala in the aftermath of the volcanic eruption from Mt. Fuego. I was actually in Antigua with Fuego providing a backdrop daily.

Jonathan

I went through the replay of the foundations of strumming and i’d like to say that you’ve done an excellent job.But just to make sure that I understood the content of this course  may I resume it in saying that as long as you are following the measure of a song you can strum one,two, four, eight or sixteen strokes depending how you feel it.Am I right?

Regards

Cheryl, you have wonderful and inspirational goals along with a firm purpose.

You also have the mind set to attain them all. It will be a joy to hear how you are progressing.

May God bless you on your journey.

My current purpose and plan is multifaceted like you Ann.

Purpose:

1. I love music.  It is a universal language.  You can transmit emotion and energy through it, and connect with people soul to soul.  I have always wanted to share like that.  I still want to get to the skill level (like I described in my Introduction) to play favorite songs, and maybe even write my own.
2. I recently fou…

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Update:  I have a small list of things I have noticed:

1. My posture affects the guitar position.  (not sure how drastic this can affect play)
2. My posture is affected by the type of chair I sit in when playing.
3. My right forearm rests on the guitar body, and my arm pivots on that point.
4. When strumming:  My hand/wrist do not pivot in a consistent arc pattern like yours does in the pr…

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Part 2:

If I click on the “message box” icon, I get a new box, that constantly has the updating wheel.  It doesn’t progress any.

Hope this helps.

Hello Mr. Mathers,

I share your finger issues, and your frustration with them.  I did get a little better with practice.

As for the sound, I am not sure how to help.   I have seen little tests to see if the guitar needs adjusted, like measuring tune on the 12 fret, string height, or harmonics.  I am not a luthier, but I have watched and asked them questions.

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Hello Mr. Mathers,

I am glad you are back practicing.   I admit I have days when I had so many tasks, I could not even get near my guitar.  I recently had family visiting for an extended stay, and I just couldn’t stop to practice because of all of the hostess demands on me.   I did miss “me and my guitar” time.

I am not sure your previous teacher really was “teaching” you.   Inst…Read More

I have been playing off and on a song by LANCO, its called “Greatest Love Story”

I would love to see how you do the strumming pattern. I think I focus too much on the strumming pattern and should just try to play the song.

Hey Jonathan,

I think I may try playing in front of a mirror to try and “see” what I am doing.  If that doesn’t work, I may try recording myself with a camera.  With what you are describing, I may not know how to fix my problem if I can’t “see” what I am doing when I mess up.

Until class-time,

Cheryl

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