Rich Mathers

Welcome, Elina! So glad to have you here! You’ve got some great goals to keep you motivated. Make sure to let us know if you ever have specific questions or struggles along the way.

Welcome Aida! So glad to have you on board!! Best of luck to you!

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!

Hey Tucker, what strum pattern are you having trouble with? Is it the driving pattern? First off, make sure you watch the “how to practice” video in the 7 day song Challenge section. That will give you some great tips on practicing successfully, and on breaking down your practice so you can focus on a problem area, in your case, the strumming.

If you want, you can send a recording of…Read More

Hey Walter, great motivator! Involving others in your learning always helps. I hope it works out!

Hey Joe, it’s great to have you on board!
I know the frustration. As Ann said, if you can commit to just 15 minutes a day, it’ll get you progress. Persistence is important. The unclean chords will work out in time as you build callouses. Don’t beat yourself up with frustration. Enjoy the process, knowing that the chords won’t sound perfect in the beginning. Give yourself a month and then…Read More

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

Hey Miriam, sorry for the delay in response. I’m just seeing your post.
Any song you want to play from the song library will have a link to the chord chart for that song. The chord chart gives you the chords as well as the lyrics. You will find an orange button below the video of the song, that says “Chord Chart”. If you click that, it will redirect you to the chord chart, which is…Read More

Hey Michael,

I wouldn’t use a metronome along with the video. As you said, it will be very hard to match the timing perfectly. If you are playing along with the video, then that will act as your metronome, as I am playing to a metronome myself. However, when you are practicing alone, you can set a metronome, and that will help you stay in rhythm. For Amazing Grace, 120 BPM is pretty…Read More

Hey Michael! Great to hear you are picking the guitar back up.

You can go at your own pace. As long as you don’t give up, you are moving forward.

Best of luck to you!