Lois Olayemi

Welcome Joy! You have come to the right place to learn how to strum and change chords so that you can play along when you sing. It takes dedicated practice. You will get great instruction from Jonathan and support from the group. Success is right around the corner. All the best to you!

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Welcome Aida!  It’s now Aida! You have come to the right place to be successful in your goal. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

All the best to you!

Welcome Elina, You have wonderful goals and have come to the right place to achieve them. Jonathan is a wonderful teacher and  this is a very supportive group.

I’ll be looking forward to seeing your progress in worshiping the Lord through your playing.

All the best to you Elina!

Welcome Joe! You are in exactly the right place! Your goals in playing the guitar are very similar to what mine were. Mostly playing hymns for myself. Here, you can go at your own pace and still get the instructional support you need from Jonathan. If you can even eke out 15-20 minutes a day…every two days, you will meet your goals. As you progress I’m betting you will find even more…Read More

just kidding about the bleeding 🙂

Thanks for including the  7-day link for Ric. That was a big help! It also helps to turn the volume down when I practice with you in recordings. I agree, to start there is a lot going on to keep track of during those recordings

I’m pleased with my practice progress but it’s all theory. Ouch! I have so many different (I won’t say bad) habits to break from the old days when I  play the s…Read More

Sorry about the typo. You will NOT regret it after your epiphany occurs.

Hi Margaret,

know that you are in my prayers for your struggles. Have you done any research on plasticity of the brain? Dr. Daniel Siegel is renowned in his work in this area. You might find it helpful to you in other areas besides playing guitar.It’s weird when I clicked on your photo space I get a site called Gravatar. I’ve never seen that before. Keep practicing you will regret it…Read More

Hi Charles,

What have you been up to since this Nov post. Do your fingertips have calluses yet? I’m in Indiana. We are not too far away from each other.Practice makes perfect! 🙂

Tom

Hi Ben,

You might still be a member since your in the forum. What you been up to since your seven day trial? Love to hear from you.

Tom

Hi Marshall,

Isn’t amazing to learn information that we didn’t even know we were missing?! I’m having the same experience that you describe in your intro. I’m looking forward to continuing our posts.

Tom

Hi Dee,

I enjoyed reading your story. It is so obvious how much emotional spirit you have within you. Soon you’ll be writing your own songs I’m sure of it. Stay in touch!

Tom

Hi Tony,

I’m 66. We will struggle through this together. I hope you stay in touch on the posting. 🙂

Tom

Hi Steve,

Sounds like you might be self-taught as well. Maybe took lessons in early school? I love the name of your city. I’ll bet there’s a story behind that 🙂

Tom

Hi Richard,

I’m 66 year’s-old. The only thing better than retirement is being a Grandfather. I hope you are able to take that 2nd leap soon. As a barber you can take your guitar to work and practice while waiting for patients customers. lol.

Stay in touch in the forum. I’ll do the same.

Tom

Hi Bruce,

I played for a while a long time ago, self taught. I can tell you the key is practice because the more you practice the more callous you form in your fingertip and the more enjoyable practice becomes in comparison. You wrote this in February so you have  probably made tremendous progress since then. I’ll try to catch up on your other posts soon.

Tom

Hi Denis,

My prayers are turned toward your accomplishments!

Tom