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@Wim VD1 Hi Wim, thank you for taking over the Monthly Recording Challenge, I know it will be in good hands🙂

@Nutty1 or @Nutty 2, Hi Mandy, a big THANK YOU for all that you have done in running the Monthly Challenge. I hope you will post more songs, as I really enjoy your posts with their dash of Nutty humour!

@Wim VD1, @rockinrickard and @NeilES335 Beautiful playing by you all and great singing by rockinrickard. Thank you for sharing🙂🙂🙂

@NeilES335 That was really great Neil, thanks for sharing🙂

Dear Mandy, my heartfelt and sincere condolences. Grief is a hard and lonely road to travel, my thoughts and prayers are with you.

@Wim VD1 and @3rdwaverider Congratulations to both of you, fantastic playing😊

@Mike Hoodenpyle Hi Mike that was a lovely arrangement and beautifully played😊

@matonanjin The Learn and Master website does sell a 'home school version' which is basically Steve's course but with teacher resources. So Steve's course could be suitable. You can always try teaching lessons, 1-9 and keep the theory simple in the beginning and see how he goes. Incorporate more songs to keep up the interest. Hal Leonard easy pop melody series is good. Both Hal Leonard, Mel Bay and Alfred's have guitar teaching books for children too. 😊

@Wim VD1 Congratulations Wim, your dedication is admirable and has shown through the songs you share with us. Look forward to hearing some Travis Picking from you soon😊

@Wim VD1, Well done Wim, that was great. Very impressed at how you made your own arrangement!😊

@Nutty 1 Well done Mandy that was Purr-fect. You did a great job, I really enjoyed it, your fab sense of fun shined through too!😊

@rockinrickard, Sounded great even though you say the record quality wasn't the best. Great accompaniment, it seemed effortless and your voice is pretty good too, thank you for sharing😊

@Skip Russell, Well done, Fly Me to The Moon (In other words) is one of my most favourite songs. Thank you for sharing😊

@Fretless, Great playing Fretless, sounds lovely on a 12 string😊

@Wim VD1 Lovely Wim, both versions sound great. Thank you for the link to the tabs 😊

Hi @RockVox, On the DM Etude Steve is playing the last measure as a Rolling Strum, instead of plucking the notes at the same time, he is plucking them one by one in quick succession, T,1,2,3. A rolling strum is normally indicated by a squiggly vertical line next the the notes, although in this case the notation is showing it to be played at the same time. Hope this helps😊

Hi @Triple-o, Sorry to read that your relative has tested positive to COVID-19, as well as being in the midst of a hurricane, wishing her a full recovery and that your relatives are safe. Things are really tough in the US at the moment with the Wildfires, Hurricanes and COVID.

Hi @Wim VD1, Another fab recording, you never cease to amaze me, you really are becoming an accomplished allround player. I'm familiar with Yoni, he is one of those jaw dropping players who seem to be able to play all instrument parts at once! I've noticed that now he also gives tabs and lessons. He only posted himself performing his arrangements before.😊

Hi @Colkat, You did a fabulous rendition, I remember watching a video of John Knowles being interviewed by Steve and he played this song. You played it wonderfully, well done!😊

Hi @ RockVox, yes Session 10 is a stumbling block to many, as fingerstyle is a whole new ball game. Canon in D is what you may call a 'Work In Progress' which many of us, myself included have carried forward to other sessions. Remember up until now you have been forming chord shapes and using a pick, now you have to train your fingers further for left hand independance and right hand picking co-ordination. Remember sessions 1 to 9 are your foundation and all the sessions after that are a taster of different genres. Don't get hung up on having to 'master' the difficult songs just carry them forward to practice in other sessions. If you are interested in pursuing fingerstyle further I do recommend Steve's fingerstyle course😊

Congratulations. Music Theory is a beast to many of us, well done in furthering your knowledge to the extent that you can compose for an instrument you can't even play! Thanks for sharing😊

@Nutty 1 Fantastic Mandy, you have made wonderful progress on your fingerstyle. Keep it up, hope to hear more from you!😊

Hi @rockinrickard I had a problem listening to your file, but I gave you a like anyway to say thanks for sharing your music with us. 😊

@gotto Great work Greg, you did a fantastic job. This song is also one of my favourites and I found myself joining in with the chorus!😊

@Amy Greenblatt Very nicely played Amy. Well done and thank you for sharing😊