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    Interesting phenomenon about re learning !!

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    I have been teaching adults how to speak English through a state funded program for the last 5 plus years and  until about two years ago it was only two nights a week but then I got offered 4 days on top of that and since it’s not a full day as I get home by 2ish I can still get to my other job in plenty of time.  in the past until my dad died in April it afforded me the opportunity to spend time with him and even take him here or there etc 

    now I’m trying to fill the time with positive things:   sure I am catching up on laundry and the house but I also decided some or most of the time between my jobs will be devoted to Music since I never had that time before and also since I’m still very much in mourning over the loss of both of my parents within the last 5 years  

    anyway I always tell my students who have had to repeat my class that when they get to a part in their workbook that has already been filled out by them the prior year that they should re do the work in their notebook because they are not the same person or student they were from the year before.  That whether they realize it or not they have grown and they probably have learned a little more than they thought they did and most of the time they’re going to answer the questions in a different way and most likely get them right where they may have gotten them wrong in the past.

    So I’ve decided that advice is perfect for me as I re approach these lessons.  I know that it’s going to be hard getting back to where I was but I also know there is something to be said for muscle memory and also that I’ve been doing music with other instruments and those instruments (like the dulcimer ) have helped me in my musical ability and journey !!

    just thought I would share that and also something funny I’ve noticed : I don’t  remember struggling with this way back in 2011-15 when I was still working through the lesson book but darn the font is really small In almost  2020 !! 🤪lol 

    ha ha I am going to work tomorrow and enlarge this particular page for sure lol
     

    Maria 

     

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    Gibson Guitar Lessons

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    On 12/11/2018 at 8:29 AM, Dave White said:

    I really miss Steve's lessons on the old Gibson site. I bet I watched the 'Canon in D' lesson 100 times!

    i know i wish i could see that one again!! I remember how i played that song so much i think i drove my family crazy,....but I did learn it....so now hoping to relearn it as I come back to the guitar!
    Maria

    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    14 minutes ago, matonanjin said:

    Maria,

     

    It is absolutely great to have you here with us. You always contribute value to the conversations and I'm looking forward to that continuing.  And......as somewhat official here😉 I will tell you there is no limit to the times you can restart.  That is fortunate for many of us, myself included!  Any of us that have been around here any length at all are familiar with the some of the setbacks you have had.  But you have always dusted yourself off and went back at it.  That says a lot about your character and determination

     

    Keep us appraised of you progress.  It's taken a while but I'll be joining you soon in 17.  We will compare notes!

     

    Ron

     

     

     

    It's so great to be back!

    Thanks for the warm welcome. I know that I'm not "truly" at session 17 anymore as I have forgotten a lot but I am going to plow through and then go back to the beginning!!

    Take care and thanks so much for all your kind words!!

    Maria

    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    10 hours ago, Dan Brown said:

    Definitely glad you are back at it !  We all go through phases of inactivity with the guitar playing. I'm in a slow period right now where I am not picking it up every day, but do still run through the pentatonic scales a few times during the week to keep them fresh. I get together and play with a friend every couple of weeks. I have over 18 guitars laying around the house, how can I forget to pick one up??? LOL

    Its good seeing you out here again!  Take care of yourself and Vince!!

    Dan Brown  

     

    ah Dan!!
    I'm so glad to hear from you! I was wondering and hoping your were still in this group! and I'm glad that you are playing,  And It's good that you are doing the scales..THAT is something I need to re visit ~~

    Yes and you say hi to your lovely wife for me!

    Maria

    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    On 11/18/2019 at 10:38 PM, Jusca said:

    Good to see you back and playing guitar again.  I don't think we've ever personally communicated with each other but I do remember seeing your name a lot and I remember you made an album and I was impressed.  :) Take your time getting back in the sessions and I hope you have fun again on the journey.  You will pick up quickly where you left off, I am sure. 

    awe that is so nice of you to remember me,. And thanks it sure is a journey and one I'm glad I'm back on!!

     

    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    5 hours ago, K9kaos said:

    Welcome back Maria!! It is wonderful that you got to spend time with your Dad the past few years. 

    Now that your hand is healed up, take care not to over exert! I haven't had much time to play my dulcimer between work, guitar, bass, and banjo, but I will get back to it! 

    I've gotten sidetracked from the L&M course myself and need to get back to it. I'll probably backtrack a few sessions to 12 or 13 and review.  

    Glad to see you back!! :)

    And HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!🎁 

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    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    4 hours ago, K9kaos said:

    Welcome back Maria!! It is wonderful that you got to spend time with your Dad the past few years. 

    Now that your hand is healed up, take care not to over exert! I haven't had much time to play my dulcimer between work, guitar, bass, and banjo, but I will get back to it! 

    I've gotten sidetracked from the L&M course myself and need to get back to it. I'll probably backtrack a few sessions to 12 or 13 and review.  

    Glad to see you back!! :)

    Hi Barbara (you have the distinction of being one of the first people that I got to join my Dulcimer group and it’s really crazy that we have like 2500 people there now.)

    so nice to hear from you and thanks for the welcome back!!

    and I will most likely start from the earlier chapters or even the beginning once I work through the last 3 and I’m sure there will be much flipping back to wale or units as I try to remember what I’ve forgotten!!

    thanks again for the nice welcome back. It’s great to see so many familiar faces. 
    Maria 

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    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    23 hours ago, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

    There is really no graduation at the end of LMG. Start stop retaking the sessions as needed.

    That's the wonderful part of what Steve and Legacy gave us, 

    At Session 17, it's a significant playing skill level and as you found out the more you play better the more you realize how much more there is to learn

    I don't think I've come near master of any of the sessions before moving on, and I'm nowhere near session 17, as you know life seems to interfere and stop our progress. 

    It was good you could spend time with your dad and he was so close to your place.

    Maybe theres something he liked you could keep close by while you play.

    My mom liked lighthouses had many decorations in her house. She never got to see my playing at even this level, but I always have a lighthouse near by while I play. I even bring one to chuch and sit it on the windowsill next to me as we play at Mass

    Thanks for the encroachment and also the nice advice. I do have a few things that remind me of him. He was  always wore caps not baseball but the old fashioned type and I have one right near my piano and of course he made me a few things out of wood as he was an excellent woodworker. So I use some of those or see them all the time. ; everything from a tissue and recipe holder to a 10 Native American Flute holder and even a selfie stick holder that I use ad a little tripod. So yes God is good and I have many reminders of his love for me. 
    I know what you mean about the master part. I think for my sanity I am going to try and work through the last three that I simply just didn’t do and then fo back and start again. Im only doing some of the three note per string scales very slowly to get back into it. Glad my portable DVD player still works as it will be utilized for this endeavor. 
    glad to be back 

    Maria 

    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    6 hours ago, Nutty 1 said:

    @sleepingangel It is great to hear from you again Maria, I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. My thoughts are with you.

    I had to give up the course myself because of my osteoarthritis and I also now have trigger finger (one on each hand). Although I have a surgeon who agreed to operate on them the operations have had to be postponed due to another ongoing health problem. This means that I can only play guitar with the middle finger of my fretting hand locked but luckily I can strum chords in the key of G as long as I substitute B7 for Bm. 

    I really admire your true grit Maria, and how your strong determination has pulled you through the bad times. You are an wonderful musician and you have a beautiful voice. I am so very glad that you are back playing again. 

    I hope that your music will help you through this sad time and that your hands will soon become pain free.

    Sending you lots of love 

    Mandy xxx

    Thank you so much for your kind words and well wishes. It’s great to be back amongst people like you 

    good luck with your own hand probs 

    Maria 

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    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    7 hours ago, NeilES335 said:

    Welcome back @sleepingangel Maria! Very nice to hear from you.. 

    My sincere condolences on your fathers passing... 

    Music is great therapy at these times..so getting back to learning and playing is great idea👍

    I hope we'll continue to read of your progress. Don' t forget to join us on Live Lessons too.

    All the Best; Neil

    Thank you so much for the condolences and the welcome back. Hope you have been well!

    Maria 

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    how many times can I start again? !! Session 17 here I come!

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    hey everyone,

    been a long time. Lots of stuff has happened....the good the bad and the ugly as they say...

    well to jump right in I've had some setbacks with my guitar playing over the last 4 years. BUT right now I'm playing guitar again. I'm not gonna say without pain but that's just the way I think it's gonna be BUT the ruptured ligament surgery a year and a half a go was successful and now with time and a smaller bodies acoustic guitar I AM playing almost everyday again. 

    I decided today that I am going to try in earnest (little by little) to finish the course that I began almost 9 years ago!! Yikes..I got all the way to session 17. IN fact it's still in the portable dvd player that I was using to learn !!

    Other sad news is that my almost 94 year old dad passed away in April and it was kind of a surprise when he first wound up in the hospital but after 10 days the doctors had to give up and right before that he did as well. It was a lot of work cleaning out his house and it's in the process now of being sold. I miss him terribly. ( my mom passed almost 5 years ago so we got even closer)

    I am working much more than when I first started this course. In fact I started the course when I was laid off....

    Now I'm working 4 days and 2 nights teaching ESL. I've had the day job now for almost 2 years and the night job for 5. 

    With my dad gone (he lived a few feet from me in another condo right across the path) I have some extra time that I didn't before. 

    I've been trying to use it for positive things. Like music etc. 

    I hope that i can continue to get better at the guitar ( i feel like I am and in a strange way due to playing different instruments when I couldn't play the guitar..... I have been playing the dulcimer when I am able and the ukulele. They were a little easier on my hand then the guitar. Now that I've picked up the guitar again I feel like my playing is better. My fingers still may miss some of the notes because of the closeness of them to each other but the other stuff is better. Like my musicality or something) 

    so that's my story..... 

    Thanks for not giving up on me. I know some of you from the live lessons which I try to attend when time permits. 
    Take care 

    Maria

     

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    desperate to play guitar~! so I wrote a song one handed on a mini harp

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    Hey everyone,

    As most of you know I haven't been able to play the guitar since I was diagnosed with a hand injury on Feb 19th after injuring myself on Jan 29th but being misdiagnosed.

    After an MRI and surgery it was revealed that I had a complete and total separation of one of my ligaments in my left hand. I had surgery on April 3rd but still can't use my hand. 

    5 days after my surgery I wrote a song on a mini Kinnor Harp using one hand. I tried to use it like a guitar lol. I tuned it to D major. I was sitting on my couch resting with my dog when this song fell out of me. I hope you like it. It's called "His Light" . I recorded a couple of weeks ago!

    thanks so much for watching!

    Maria

     

     

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