Hello to all. Just want to introduce myself. I’m Jim, from beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
I’ve been studying the JustinGuitar Beginner’s course for a while now without significant interruptions, as well as the Practical Music Theory course, and must say I’m enjoying both tremendously. I believe Justin’s structured and thoughtful approach to teaching guitar, specifically, and music in general, is without parallel to anything else I have found, and I can’t commend his efforts highly enough. In the Beginner’s Course, I’ve worked my way up to the end of Grade 2, Module 9, and in the Practical Course I’m finishing Module 4.3.
For both of these courses, I am taking a rather leisurely approach. I’m in no hurry, and that’s just what feels right to me. I try to practice daily, and split my time between drills of one sort or another, and just playing through random songs that I have in my repertoire for the fun of it, while alternating between flat-picking and fingerstyle. My preferences in playing and listening gravitate toward folk, folk-rock, rock and blues, with a smattering of country thrown in for good measure.
I’ve been hanging around and reading a lot of posts in the Community in my areas of interest for a while now, and feel like I’m already quite familiar with a number of regular contributors. I’m impressed by the level of support and encouragement that is apparent here, and by how willing people are to try to help out with possible solutions to problems or difficulties that members may express. And I want to recognize and extend a big thanks to the moderators who give selflessly of their time to make this all work as well as it does. Because of all this, I am keen to be a participant in the Community, and look forward to being able to contribute to the process.
Have fun learning guitar.
