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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 7-3-18 | How To Play & Sing in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey everyone, here’s the replay to the live class:

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Jonathan replied to the topic Shaker egg to train for strumming consistency? in the forum Questions & Struggles 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey Cheryl, that’s a really cool idea. I’ve never heard of it, but it makes total sense. Anything to help keep the timing and your beats evenly spaced is a good thing!

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Jonathan started the topic Live Class 7-3-18 | How To Play & Sing in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 4 months ago

Hello everyone, this week’s live class will be on Tuesday @ 12pm CST.

We will be discussing how to play and sing at the same time. This is a question I have received often, most recently from student Kristy Verver. Hope to see you there!

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 6-29-18 | Finger Picking Techniques in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 4 months ago

Hello everyone, here is the replay from this live class:

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Jonathan replied to the topic Trying to practice with distracting noise in the forum Questions & Struggles 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey Cheryl,

That’s gotta be frustrating. Nothing like going camping for some peace and quiet and people are blasting their radios all around you.

Sorry you had that experience. You can always try to play and sing louder. Because you’re in close proximity to yourself, you can play and sing loud enough to drown out any noise, unless it’s a crazy circus going on, in which case just pack…Read More

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Jonathan and Scott Barber are now friends 6 years, 4 months ago

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Jonathan replied to the topic Hi All from Perth Australia in the forum Introductions 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey Bill!

So great to have you here! I’m looking forward to seeing you progress. I hope I get to meet you in a live class soon. Take care for now!

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Jonathan started the topic Live Class 6-29-18 | Finger Picking Techniques in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 4 months ago

This week’s live class will be on Friday the 29th @ 9am CST.

We will be discussing the topic of finger picking. Hope to see you there!

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Jonathan commented on the post, Beautiful In White 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey, I would always start with a song you want to learn, and dive into learning that song’s chords, transitions, and strum pattern. Narrow your focus to just that song, and practice every day, at least 15 minutes […]

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 6-22-18 | Strumming Improvisation in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey everyone, here is the replay from our live class. Hope you enjoy!

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Jonathan started the topic Live Class 6-22-18 | Strumming Improvisation in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 4 months ago

In this live class, we’ll be discussing strumming improvisation: how to strum along to any song you want to play on your own. I’ll also be answering any questions you may have. Hope to see you there!

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Jonathan replied to the topic HI ! in the forum Introductions 6 years, 4 months ago

Hey Brad! Great to have you here.

I hope the course and all the material here will help give you a track to run on and make better progress. Best of luck to you!

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Jonathan commented on the post, Big Rock Candy Mountain 6 years, 5 months ago

Hey Mike, thanks for the kind words, and your suggestion. I’ll add it to my list of songs to draw from for future lessons. Take care!

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Jonathan commented on the post, Beautiful In White 6 years, 5 months ago

Thanks Mergie! I appreciate that. I’m glad you’re learning a lot from my material. God bless you too!

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 6-5-18 | Strumming Dynamics in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 5 months ago

Here’s the replay!

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Jonathan started the topic Live Class 6-5-18 | Strumming Dynamics in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 5 months ago

This week’s live class will be Tuesday, June 5th @ 2pm CST.

We will be discussing how to add different types of dynamics to your strumming to really add more interest to the songs you play. Hope you can make it.

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 5-31-18 | Foundations Of Strumming in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 5 months ago

Yes, that’s the idea. Obviously, some will sound better than others, but it can work with many of these different options. As you said, the most important factor is the length of the measures. Is the song in 4/4 time, 3/4 time, or 6/8 time? Once you have that determined, then you can fill in those measures with whole note strumming, half note, quarter, 8th, or 16th note strumming.

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