Bravo @Burnspot on your first AVOYP. re: Last Kiss
All good and steady and consistent. You have had good encouragement and useful advice already. I would add to keep an eye on your 3rd finger,it is slower then the others at joining the chord formations. There are exercises you can do for that. Keep at it and keep working on those basics.
Cheers, Richard 
@Jenndye429 re: I Dig A Pony
Congratulations on sharing your first recording.
Step back a mo - congratulations on letting your husband record for the first time.
These are big obstacles to get over.
What an ambitious song to go for after only 10 months. I’d be interested to know what your practice schedule has been like to get you where you are - that song requires a lot of skills beyond basic beginner stuff.
Well done.
Cheers, Richard
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@Jenndye429 again re@ A Hard Day’s Night
Go, go, go.
Solid and rocking on this one.
And how great to have a banging husband to set down a solid groove.
One tip not guitar related.
The dynamic mic is specific in the directionality of sound it picks up from. When you lower your head to look at your fretting hand your mouth moves out of the necessary path for the mic to pick you up optimally.
Either lower the mic a little or raise your neck angle a little.
I would recommend the second of these overall for better playing and because it does not compress your neck and chest for singing. You really want to try to be upright, not squashing down.
Good stuff.
Richard
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Hi @artax_2 and well done re: I Remember You
C and G chords are so commonly sed in millions of acoustic strumming songs that nailing them as you are aiming to do here is a great way to spend some practice time.
You have lots of good going on so no critique from me, just encouragement to keep on doing what you’re doing.
Richard
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Thanks Richard, appreciate your feedback. I have since posted another HOTRS take, another couple weeks later than these two, House of the Rising Sun, take 3
As you predicted, I was able to hold the chords for longer and get set up on the F more comfortably by putting in work on the changes.
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@Sylosia re: 505
All good and good to move on. Two beginner chords with the catch of going from a 6-string to a 4-string chord and you negotiated the strumming well.
Move on fella! Cheers Richard
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Thank you. I know when I’m miles past these early stages I’ll miss this process of discovery. I can’t think of another scenario where being a novice is as much fun.
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No matter how long you play guitar you will never get past the process of discovery. 
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Hi Richard,
Thank you so much for all the great feedback!
Re: Dig a Pony: I play about an hour a day (sometimes more) roughly 6 days/week. Some of my practice time is focused play and some is just having fun learning songs. I have family members that are musicians. I take a 1 hour lesson 1-2x per week via zoom with a family member that lives long distance. I think supplementing my online learning with Justin with the zoom instruction with a pro has really helped me progress. I have been learning Dig a Pony during my Zoom lessons where I can get help with some of the trickier techniques in the song, such as the bends in the solo.
Re: Hard Day’s Night: Thank you for the feedback on mic placement! I am trying to work on not needing to be looking at my hands so much while I play. It’s tough, but I know I’ll get there! I ultimately want to be able to proficiently play and sing at the same time.
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Wow, that’s a brilliant situation to learn in - lots of dedicated time, plus musicians in the family plus weekly 1-to-1 lessons. No wondering you’re powering ahead.
RE: the mic and looking.
If you watch pro singer / players they will mainly have a quick look with their eyes while maintaining their head and mouth in a front on position so as not to move away from the mic with their mouth. A slight tilting / turning of the head and a further move of the eyes. Only when you know you really need to look. It will come!
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@NicoleKKB re: Three Little Birds
Sweet music, I’m saying to you don’t worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be alright.
That was really well done.
The finger strum on the & means you are catching a little flavour of the reggae vibe - which is all about the off-beats.
Bravo. Richard
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@direvus Brendan - fantastic to see the three recordings one after the other and chart the progress you have made.
Bravo!
That was lovely Nicole. Fingerpicking is always a good option and your pattern choice fits very well. Your dexterity with the bass notes is very good and overall it sounds nicely smooth. Also loved your singing! 
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Thank you for the great tip! A good thing to work on
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Thanks a lot David for your kind words. I’m happy that you liked my little song .
I’ll definitely try alternating the other strings as well. Thanks for the tipp .
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Thank you Richard for your feedback. Although Reggae isn’t my preferred music, I enjoyed playing this song. Singing it was like a real mantra to me .
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Thanks a lot, Silvia. I’m really happy, that you like my little song. I’m still at the beginning of finger picking, but I really love its sound and the feeling that it is able to transport .
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That’s the wonderful thing about the course and community, being exposed to music genres that you wouldn’t generally listen to. Going in with a positive attitude and trying other genre and songs you don’t know is a great outlook as you can learn so much from playing them and may even enjoy playing a few of them.
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That was beautiful Nicole. You have a lovely sweet sounding singing voice! I have a lot of trouble fingerpicking and singing at the same time but you nailed it. I think fingerstyle really suits your voice. Great job and I hope to hear more songs from you in the future! 
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Ok, here’s my video. I’m a month or two away from finishing Module 2. Some new songs came out on the Justinguitar app. I thought what would it be like to record myself playing a song i have never attempted. Well, now i know.
Certainly there are some fumbles, but I could definitely get it down with more practice. Have a few laughs on me.
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