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I remember well how I struggled with Canon in D when I was in Session 10 of the main LMG course some years ago. Now I came across the same song in Session 5 of the fingerstyle course and finally enjoyed relearning and recording it. https://soundcloud.com/wim-van-damme-401299565/canon-in-d Wim.

I laid down a few tracks using Audacity and decided to play "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" by Van Morrison. Here is the Youtube post and you can see it here: Please give it a good critique. There were four tracks - bass, acoustic rhythm, electric rhythm and lead on the Gibson ES-150D. I recorded the video using Powerdirector 16. I hope you enjoy it and hopefully we can all learn too. ~Ron Service.

@ak0693 String muting is a skill that you will have to develop over time. In this case, you would mute the adjacent string (the D) by just touching it with the end /tip of your finger that is playing the G String. It's not being sloppy, but deliberate. Other string muting methods will vary with the application, such as using the palm / heel of your strumming hand. This is usually done to mute all or most of the strings from ringing out with a type of strumming pattern. With the Triads, you can also practice controling your strumming so that it does not cover all the strings, but just the strings being played. Hope that helps you.. Neil Ps Steve K has addressed this matter several times in Live Lessons and elsewhere, so you may find it there or searching this site.

I tried to think of actual exercises but found myself stumped. Playing only 2 or 3 strings is something I just do by rote anymore but a couple of thoughts. When playing strings 1-3., try to mute the D string with your G string fingering, that is let it slightly touch the D while fingering the G. Concentrate on strumming only the the treble strings. If you strike the D, it is muted. When playing the internal triads, you must also mute the adjacent unplayed strings with your fretting fingers and release the strum early to avoid the E . You can play triads on A, D and G also but that is not something a Steve taught in his series. Practice very slowly until you have a feel for fretting and strumming control to strike only the fretted and muting the unwanted. Maybe consider using only one triad form at a time up and down the fretboard without changing shapes, then try one change only until the strumming movement becomes more natural and the accuracy improves Good luck. Greg

In Europe, Eastman guitars have really gotten popular as Gibson alternatives. From what I've heard you're getting custom shop quality for around $2500. https://guitar.com/review/eastman-antique-varnish-sb59v/

For this month’s recording challenge, emotions, I am submitting “Ashokan Farewell”. This song written by Jay Unger is from the Soundtrack of the PBS series “The Civil War”, a film by Ken Burns. The tempo marks for this song say to play Slowly, with expression, so I think it qualifies for this month’s theme. I decided to try recording my acoustic guitar with a condenser microphone, not my usual recording practice. Probably could use some more EQ’ing, perhaps for another version.