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@andrewvh – have you tried playing with a metronome? Or the on-screen tab viewer?

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@willymac – My pleasure!

Ohh, Arrpegio strumming is the topic for tomorrow’s new lesson. It won’t be on the November Challenge.

Check out our eBook course on songwriting. It coves all 3 parts of music (harmony, melody, rhythm) and breaks each down in separate detail using an example piece.

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Here is everyone of page 15.

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willymac – Well done! Here are my thoughts for you 🙂

andracass – Great job, MT! When I listen, I hear sections that are very fluid, followed by sections that lose that pace. So I’d suggest taking 4 or 8 bars at a time and just playing that. Your focus should be on keeping it fluid and in-time. In essence, your building the song section by section.

Keep up the good work, this was another solid month for you!

smudge – Bravo! You have such a beautiful tone to your playing. I really dig the change you threw in at 38 seconds. Fits the vibe of the tune perfectly! I’m sorry to hear about the issues, but it hasn’t stopped you from creating beautiful music. Keep up the great work!

dubrova – Well done! Here is the feedback on right hand form I referenced. And her follow up on fixing it, and my response.

Here is another area to work on:

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@cauer2 – my pleasure! Nov challenge will be released tomorrow 🙂

@jinajupiter – When you practice at a slower tempo, really focus on hammering or pulling off with enough strength to make those notes ring at the same volume as plucked notes. But I’d focus mostly on sustaining the phrases.

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@brenna – my pleasure!

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@gstriph – lol 🙂

@johanna2509 – much better! Here’s what I think is happening.

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@rpina61 – my pleasure!

@isabelm – you’re off to an awesome start and I love the video! I set up your account with premium for the next month. If you have time, please post a video by tomorrow performing the entire arrangement. That way you’ll get an entry for the giveaway uke 🙂

@turkgoose – sorry we missed you! Stephens leaving feedback for page 14, which will be posted today 🙂

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Here is everyone on page 13.

jazzitup – Very tasteful changes, I really dig how it sounds on low G. Your playing is great! The only suggestion I have is to slow down the parts that are tricky, mostly the ones up the neck, and work towards cleaning them up. But overall, fantastic! I’m going to share this in our newsletter this week 🙂

brenna – Well done, Gianluca! Here are my thoughts for you.

suesbarn – Great job! When performing, we generally want our playing to match the interpretation of the original. And originally, this is a slow, melodic piece. Therefore, I’d recommend slowing the tempo down. Check out this lesson, as it talks in-detail about why this concept is important.

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Here is everyone on page 12.

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jinajupiter – Way to go Jina! Here is my feedback for you 🙂

karenj – Great job! I’ve got 2 tips for you 🙂

becky7777 – Amazing progress for one year! You should be super proud. Here’s a video with what I’ve got for you 🙂

rpina61 – Wicked cool ending! We’re actually gonna talk about something different. 😉

ealtman – Great job! Here is the lesson I referenced and the video feedback I left for Johanna, which will be helpful for you too. 🙂

gstriph – Well done, Jerry! Here are some unique thoughts on the click.

kanae926 – So good! Here’s a tip for you to experiment with.

cauer2 – Aced it! I thought it would be fun to listen back and review your playing. 🙂

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Here are the two folks on page 11.

surfnrz – Bravo, Ray! Great feel, use of rubato, and killer job on the higher melody section. You nailed all the important aspects of this song. Keep up the great work!

fred21 – Beautiful playing! Yes, I can hear some of the nerves, but you know what, in the second half they disappear. If you compare the “B Melody” in the first half to the second, it feels more relaxed in the latter. And that’s what I would focus your practice on. See if you can make the first time match the second’s feel. But overall, you did a really great job!

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That sounds really cool, Lisa! Your songwriting is improving 🙂

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Welcome back, Frédérica! I look forward to listening to your performance in this month’s challenge 🙂

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My pleasure!

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rickeymike – Here is my feedback for you 🙂

lisadmh – Here is my feedback for you 🙂

ripley – Beautiful playing! I think you’ve got it down really well 🙂

One thing I’d start thinking about, is adding a little bit of dynamics to your playing. For example, playing some parts softer and others louder. Check out Matt’s live lesson from a few months ago. It provides a really good introduction to this concept.

And I dig the shirt, but it has to be a costume 🙂

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cyukug – Great playing! I think you have it down very well, but here is the one thing that I would be working on: Dynamics.

When I listen back, your playing stays even throughout. Try to experiment a little bit with playing softer and louder. Did you see this video feedback I left for Robin earlier this month in this post? It’ll give you a few ideas on how to work on this and structure it.

Last tip, keep finger pressure held down when doing the barre chord slide up to the 7th fret. Gives it a really cool sound!

@laurasil – Def, nice improvement! Very pretty tone overall. 🙂

nerdjenni – Great job for only a few days! First time through sounds great. Keep working on the second time through. And as you continue to practice, work towards memorizing it, that way you can start thinking about the subtleties in your playing; which for those of you who are reading this feedback, is the big takeaway of this lesson.

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Welcome, Snehit! Glad to have you on-board. I just answered your questions in the other post, which will give you a lot to work on 🙂

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