Andrew Thomas

Hey Wayne, that’s a great goal to have for sure!

I’ll go over it in this week’s live class. (Friday Oct 2nd, 12pm central)

Hey Robert, yes those other chords will come in time. As you try learning your favorite songs, you will meet some new chords, and that’s the perfect time to learn them, when trying to learn your favorite songs.
I took a listen to Morning Has Broken, and yes, you are right. It’s a waltz timing, which is 3/4 time (3 beats per measure). You could use the swing pattern from lesson 8, or the…Read More

Hello Raleigh, I’m glad you’re enjoying the lessons so far.
I don’t have any recommendations for singing lessons, as I haven’t looked into it before.
My advice is to sing and play and record yourself, then go back and listen to your recording, and be your own critic. You can hear mistakes you make when you listen back to yourself that you don’t hear when you are in the process of singing.…Read More

Welcome to the SG family, Gee!
That is a wonderful motivator to keep you going when practices get rough. Stick with it and you will get there!
All the best!

–Jonathan

Hey Linda, that is quite the coincidence you ask for this song. I’m actually coming out with a tutorial for it tomorrow. Check the YouTube channel after 12pm central time, Friday

These are some great motivations and goals guys! I’m enjoying reading them. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Kristy, I don’t have a particular lesson on the sway pattern. But it’s just like the swing pattern (3 beats per measure), except you strum full and hard on beat 1, that’s where your emphasis will be. Then softer on beats 2 and 3. And add an upstrum after beat 2 and 3.
If you watch my song tutorial on the song “I Still Believe” I explain the Sway pattern at the end of the…Read More