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@Eracer_Team-DougH But can that critic in the crowd play guitar?

I'm no expert, but I think finding the right strings will help. I can't recommend any strings as I play nylon, but I'm sure your local friendly music store will help. Another tip to try would be to practice some classical guitar techniques ( if you haven't already) because I haven't heard many "squeaks" from classical players 😊

Fantastic Wim. Thank you so much for sharing 😊

Thank you for posting. Reading the article I found I already do some of the steps. Its nice to know I'm on the right track. All I have to do now is apply the rest of steps!😊

Thank you for posting, I found the video really interesting and his philosophy really resonated with me 🙏😊

That was great. Thank you for Sharing😊

@Wim VD1 Thankyou 🙏for your lovely comments. I really enjoy reading and listening to your many contributions too. Please keep us upto date on your fingerstyle journey, as I am on a similar journey, albeit not as dedicated as you as I haven't finished the LMG course yet...... or the Song Hits......or the Blues course....or ........!!!!! 😳🤣

OMG - that is exactly what I was going to suggest. Will try my hardest to present a recording this month😲😃

@Freewill Hi fellow Newbie to the challenge. Congrats, that was very beautiful, I really enjoyed listening. Hope to hear more recordings from you in the future 😊👏

@Nutty 1, @matonanjin and @IanD, Thank you so much for your kind words. This recording malarky is very new to me and I find I have a love/hate relationship with my recording gadget, its very unforgiving. I do hope to contribute again to the challenge. I have really enjoyed listening to your recordings too! Thanks again!😊

@dan0725 Hi Dan regarding your misfiring problems. This happens all the time, its just your brain rewiring itself to set the muscle memory. Just think of it as going offline while its updating. You will find after a little break you will be be playing it better than before. This is why its so important to use the right focus and be mindful of your finger placements etc while practising, as the brain will set any habit whether good or bad. Thank you so much for sharing your guitar journey with us, I really enjoy reading your posts and well done on your recordings. 😊

Hi all, this is my first foray into uploading a recording it may or may not work (any tips please for the best way to upload from SoundCloud much appreciated). This is a bluesy sounding tune from my son's classical guitar preliminary grade book called Tirando Blues. Again this is also my first foray into actually recording a song, so I'm learning on the way. This was recorded, according to my limited budget, via Behringer Guitar Link plugged into my laptop and recorded into Audacity software😀 https://soundcloud.com/user-460436639/tirando-blues/s-bGzJy

Hi to all the wonderful guitar gathering family. I think it is about time after being a lurker on this forum and the old Legacy forum to introduce myself. I have been a L&M student for about 7 years and like many of you have had numerous stops and starts for many reasons. Some breaks lasted weeks, others lasted months, but I never lost the ambition to play guitar only the motivation. During my journey I found both Forums a tremendous help whenever I had a question or read of someone else experiencing the same difficulties. It was comforting to know that I wasn’t alone or that I was not the only one not being able to ring out that pesky Barre Chord. Very early on my journey, we’re talking sessions 1-4, I realised that when I referred to ‘playing a guitar’ I really meant ‘playing fingerstyle guitar’ so I ordered Steve’s Fingerstyle course. I took one look at the lesson book, gulped and hastily put it back on the shelf realising I had a long way to go before I could attempt it. I had also realised that Sessions 1-9 on L&M Guitar were essential, and were the foundations of guitar playing, i.e. learning notes, chords, basic music theory, scales etc., as well as building muscle memory and finger dexterity and strength. About 2 years I go I realised unless I really knuckled down, I wasn’t going to reach my finger style goal. I think part of my problem was being a perfectionist. I couldn’t move onto to the next session until I could play everything perfectly, which looking back was unrealistic. I made a conscious decision to work through the sessions 1-10 again (again) but not to be hung up on perfection, but to understand the concepts and play them adequately and then utilise them playing songs! So, I did just that, and moved onto the Steve’s fingerstyle course. I admit that I am not religiously following every practice lesson, but have learnt and understood the concepts and applied them to songs and will sometimes dip into Steve’s lessons as a refresher or to further my knowledge, the 3rds, 6ths and 10ths is my next goal. I also have been studying some Classical Guitar techniques which have helped a lot, especially with finger independence and also picked up a lot of tips from YouTube too! A big thank you to Steve and all the guitar family for being so supportive I have really enjoyed seeing where many people’s guitar journey has taken them; from performing live solo, in bands, at weddings and in church to song collaborations and music production. All your paths have been as varied as there are types of guitars and genres of music. To think most of you all started on Session 1 of Steve’s L&M guitar and look where you are now! And to those just starting out on their guitar journey, you will experience sore fingers, you will become despondent, you will think you will never reach that chord, but as Mr John Wells always advised Practice, Patience and Perseverance, and you will be able to it one day and everyone here is with you every step of the way.