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Joe, great job! You’re doing well on memorizing. It gets easier to memorize with time. Such a pretty song.
@Andrew, thanks! I’m doing better, but I stopped playing for so long that I mostly lost my caluses. My fingers hurt!I have no idea what key my song is in. I want to make it longer but I have no clue how. Hmmm….
Great songs guys. I love the originals. You inspire me and humble me with my little ditties.
I’m working on a new original. It’s not much, and I’m late getting going because I’ve had the worst flu like thing going on for far too long now, but I’m committed to getting something up by the end of the month.
I can’t wait to hear more of your originals!
This is a great list of goals, folks. Lots of learning ahead.
I see lots of people have trouble maintaining songs after they learn them. Hey Matt, a good live lesson topic??
I like the goal about increasing views on RC101 posts. I wish the world appreciated this stuff more thanall the e-junk out there.
Let’s check in on our goals from time to time so we don’t forget.
Happy plucking in 2020!
deadbuggy, amazing! Thank you for sharing. Lovely song. Inspiring!
I’m debating between an original and the lullaby. I love writing originals, as simple as they are, but I’m not sure if I have one in me this month. The lullaby is so pretty.
Hi Kath. Welcome! Here’s a good place to start. It’s a page all about… where to start! ☺ Have fun and see ya around!
Hi Andrew. Thanks for a great 2019! So much great content and learning. I’m looking forward to all you’ll bring us in 2020.
A few suggestions:
1. Give names to the Etudes. Outta really hard to remember I can play 1, 3, 7, 14, but wasn’t to learn 15, have started 17, and love 19, and haven’t gotten to 23 yet. And of what about 12? Etc. Song names world be great. They deserve it. ☺
2. Feature more Etudes in challenges. These are some of my favorite pieces but they never get picked.
3. Ease up on the holiday themed challenges. Diversity is your strength here. RC101 wouldn’t be nearly the big group it is if it weren’t for the diverse group of people from all around the world. The world doesn’t all celebrate American traditional holidays like Christmas and Halloween. I’d suggest offering one holiday theme song in the challenge for those who wish to celebrate that specific holiday, but the rest of the songs could be non specific so everyone in this big diverse wonderful group can take part.
4. Someone mentioned before a voting app thing for each song where members could rate the difficulty of each song. I love this suggestion. It could add to your level ranking by letting us rate too. Levels are subjective sometimes based on the skills we have our don’t have and sometimes I find a 3 easier than a 1. This rating would give us another guide.
5. More of the same! I love the standard way you do things. I love the variety of songs. I love the Etudes. I love low G as well as high g. I love the voting for songs. I don’t need the singing, but I understand some people like that.
6. A vague dream. Some alt rock please? Not a specific song request, but some alt rock would be great.
7. Any ideas on how to make the forums more busy? I hold my random chatter here because it’s so quiet, but I’d love to see more chatter among us.
Thank you for all you do, Andrew and team!
Ah, I struggling with this one. I hate Christmas songs. Despise them really. But how do you sit out of the biggest giveaway of the year? I wish there were a more genetic song in the mix.
Finger picking 21 is what I think I’ll work on. That’s such a pretty tune. Have fun, folks.
You did a great job!
I hear what you’re saying though. I find the same thing with my recordings. They sound harsh and over recorded, not as smooth as they sound live, or at least in my head. I bought a cheap Mic for my phone and it didn’t help. I’d love to hear cheap recording ideas.
Very cool. I’ve gotten to the point that I can do this on easier songs, but I still alwaysgo to the lesson after working them out. Andrew always seems to habe sponge good tricks for us that I don’t think of!