There were times when you didn’t, so you can play without looking. Maybe it’s just a habit you need to get out of.
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I’ve got a couple of AVOYPs I did on Sunday ready to upload soon so we’ll see if I’m doing the same thing. Cheers
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Hi everyone 
This is the first time I share one of my videos in the community. I started learning from square one 8 months ago with Justin’s tutorials and I’m still having lot of fun. learning a lot and sometimes getting frustrated as well. I practice basically everyday (no time to rest) for 1 to 2 hours.
The first video is me playing “bad moon rising” about 5-6 weeks after I got my first guitar. It is an epiphone SG special, really good guitar and easy to play for a beginner like me. Here’s the video:
And this is me again playing “bad moon rising” 7 months later with my new acoustic guitar. I got this guitar a couple months ago and it took me a while to get used to it just for the size and it made it more difficult to play the songs I’d been playing for a long time.
Thanks for watching!!!
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It’s easy to see that you are practicing a lot. The first version wasn’t bad at all, but the version you recorded today sounds more dynamic and yet more smooth - in my ears at least. Looking forward to your next recording 
On a side note: I hope the dog from the first video is fine. Missed him or her in the second one 
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Thanks JokuMuu! My dog is fine lol she’s normally around while I’m practicing. Poor thing has to put up with hours and hours of chord changes and scales and nonsense. She doesn’t seem to be bothered nor impressed either 
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Isn’t recording yourself a great tool?
Congratulations on your first AVOYP posting.
It was great to see them both together Carlos. Your first was a decent effort for the amount of time you had been playing but the second one was great. Full of confidence, nice dynamics and no looking at your fretting hand.
Well done.
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Congratulations on posting your first AVOYP. Its a relief isnt it?
I can see definite improvement between the 2 videos. Much smoother in the latter, and much more confident. This is one of the great things about regularly recording yourself.
Keep doing what your doing Carlos. Sounds like you’re on a good path. All the best.
Cheers, Shane.
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Thank you so much! I really appreciate your comments! It’s a relief to post the first video indeed. I will try and make better recordings in the future. I got good advice here in the community and I will work on that soon.
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@CarlosAP Firstly congrats on the maiden post, Carlos. I know how nervy that can be.
I had a quick listen through to the first chorus on the first recording. You were making good progress.
And excellent progress ever since. The second really felt good. Smoother, more fluent, better feel. Just great. I anticipated just listening through to the first chorus again and happily enjoyed your playing for the full song.
Keep on keeping on and post the next in the main sub-category, a new topic. You’ll get more views and helpful comments that way.
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Congrats on your first AVOYP Carlos! Well done. Your regular practice is clearly paying off. Good idea to post two videos of the same song so you can see how much you’ve progressed over time. Keep up the great work! 
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Much better flow in the acoustic version! Great progress 
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Hey guys! Tried recording a video playing and singing for the first time. I picked up a few tutorials of Wasted Years by Iron Maiden and played the first half. It’s still pretty tricky to remember the lyrics, chord changes and keep the rhythym on top of all that, but it feels more feasible than when I was in grade 1 for sure. I don’t think it’s fleshed out enought to post in a topic of its own but hopefully I’ll make it better in the future!
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A good effort there João. It’s not easy when you first start off playing and singing but keep at it and it all starts to come together. Nice vocals though and apart from a few pauses your playing as good too.
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Good job on this song. This is a great song ,and keep practicing your cord transitions will get much smoother. Also it’s a song you can grow with when you get to more difficult cords that the band uses.
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That’s an all around solid effort Joao, nice one. Yes some pauses with some of the changes as your brain’s processing strumming, chord changes and singing, it ain’t easy!! But this is a good foundation to build on for sure and well done for posting it. Keep at it!
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Good job João! It seems you are improving a lot in different areas. I’m sure you will nail this song very soon 
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Hi William,
Great I say. Really nice vocal mate 
and lovely relaxed and pleasant strum and chord changes. I really liked it and if I walked past you playing I’d have happily stopped to listed for sure, if that helps. Great work mate. 
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Thanks buddy, I appreciate your kind words!
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OK, so, ehm, I kinda did it? I recorded myself for the first time, and I’m sweating buckets posting it, but as folks say on tumblr: ‘Do it scared if you have to’, and I think that is excellent advice. It was a journey and a half to find an app to record with on my tablet, and get the mic to pick up at least some of my playing, and it’s not the best quality, but I hope it works regardless.
I hope you don’t mind that it’s a German song; it’s what I’m most comfortable with atm. There are also a few moments where I’m squabbling with the chords, and I could have recorded other tries until I got it right, but I believe firmly that mistakes are part of learning, and therefore I’m leaving it as is.
I appreciate encouragement and honest feedback, especially if you notice problems in my posture or pick manipulation, or any of the other myriad things that are difficult to notice when you’re learning by yourself. I also appreciate tips to figure out breathing while singing, because I noticed while recording that it is difficult for me. I’m thinking maybe get a strap and practice standing up might help? Anyway, here it is:
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Hi Eva,
Your first video 
Congratulations that’s a big thing…as you’ve noticed in your mind 
Nicely done and there is a lot to like, and for singing in German you get extra points for it as far as I’m concerned
Greetings,Rogier
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