So here it is about 8 months later, and I'm still working on this S17.
(really? ok, ok....excuse time; I didnt play much at all from Feb to now...that's business you know)
I do have the patterns down pretty well in Key of F, and moving to Key of D and Bb does not seems to be that difficult. I'm trying to focus on saying and playing the notes to get the most out of the exercises, and I'm a lot more familiar with the fret positions above the 5th - 17 th position. This really hammers the major scale into your brain, and visually you tend to recall the note for a given fret much quicker. I didnt realise until last night there is a playalong jam track for this so I'll have to get into this ... man, Steve's hammer on pull of advanced version is quick!
I find that I really just LISTEN to the intervals, (this must be what they mean by " Ear Training" ... I thought that was playing with your ear... wouldnt that be painful ? lol) In most cases, my fingers just "go there" to the appropriate fret by repetition. It is a lot of repetitious work, but like most things that it does pay off. Those artists you hear playing effortlessly didnt get that way by just watching it on video!
Another fretboard knowledge test is to name a key and find and name all the notes in that key in succession as quickly as possible.Then find all the A's, Ab's, B's Bb's, C's etc. on the fretboard say and play them. Betcha cant do it the first time!
Meanwhile I've drifted into S18 also, and basically finished the workbook session there, although not the bonus S18 yet.
And in addition, I'm working on a Sandra Shermans ("Greeetings from Austria!" )"Easy" Chord Melody arrangement of "Autumn Leaves" which I found on YT.
I'm hoping to have "Autumn Leaves " in playable shape to record in the near future. (I have a way to go to match anything that @Wim VD1 or @mark_h is putting out lately... WELL DONE GUYS!)
I must say that learning Steve K's "Fretboard Workout - Jazz Chords " and the "Major Scales" has made this possible. For those approaching S18, I highly recommend you do this course first. It will all make a lot more sense.