I’m so glad to be back! I had thought I would like to try my hand at Classical guitar so I’ve been trying that for the past year. I love how it sounds when others play it but I just couldn’t get beyond those dratted Giuilliani arpeggios. Maybe if I had 40 years to get better I’d improve but I’m closer to 70 than 60 so it’s time I don’t have.
I’ve started back at beginner level and I know I’ll progress quickly but I need the reminders about chord shapes and strumming.
JustinGuitar has brought the fun back to learning guitar for me!
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Welcome back Maxine, a great wine improves with age, … and occasionally picks up the spirits after a testing day at the fretboard .
Keep having fun … 
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Hi Maxine,
Welcome (back) to guitar ,and I wish you a lot of fun
Greetings,Rogier
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Welcome (back), Maxine! 
It’s never too late to (re-)start something and getting your basics fluent again is also a good idea.
Here are also some folks learning classical guitar in addition, they might have some advice to share in case you want to try that route again in the future. 
In any case, I wish you loads of fun on your guitar journey!
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Welcome back Maxine, you may not be alone !
Good decision start at the beginning again. You get through the familiar material quick, see what you may have missed and find your natural level. Enjoy the ride.
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Welcome back Maxine,
Glad you’ve returned.
Much more fun here anyway with us pleb guitarists than hangin around with all those classical ‘toffs’ 
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Cheers Shane
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Welcome back Maxine
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@MaxineL Hi Maxine, welcome to the community forum. I only had a classical guitar to play all types of music in my first few years of learning guitar back in 1974. I also spent a year learning classical guitar in the first position, but was also inspired by classic guitar in prog rock like Yes’ Steve Howe’s Mood for a Day. I started back learning classical again back in April of this year, inspired by @Silvia80 and her learning log Also I learned that Justin also learned to play classical guitar when studying at the Conservatory level. You can hear him talk about this and demonstrate a little classical in Grade 3, module 16 : Flexing Time - The Falling Leaf dynamics and tempo. I find classical guitar is great to use for chord melody arrangements, finger strumming and finger picking accompaniment and it also sounds good with finger picked acoustic blues. Have a lot of fun learning to play great music on your guitar.
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Welcome back Maxine
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A very warm welcome, Maxine, from a 71-year-old guitar aficionado 
Indeed, as the time passes we tend to value each day even more. I have a similar impression that whatever I want to do, as far as the guitar playing is concerned, I have to do now, and there are no excuses… But since I love it, there’s no sacrifice of any kind involved.
I myself started learning the classical guitar years ago, but now I’m entirely devoted to playing my electrics (a rather strange turn, wouldn’t you say? )
Anyway, all the best in your learning process.
Regards
Tomasz
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Welcome back to the community Maxine!
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Let me add to the welcomes, Maxine. One of the bennies of being closer to 70 than 60 (I am no longer close, I am 70) is that it is easier to jettison the things that give little or no joy and concentrate on the things that bring us joy.
Achieving some sort of proficiency with guitar brings max joy.
Enjoy the journey and the fun that comes your way! 
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Welcome back Maxine
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Welcome back Maxine! I myself was away for good long while too. You’ve made the right choince in returning here as, although classical is a wonderful way to diversify your skills, my impression is that the classical journey isn’t nearly as diverting as playing a three chord rock-pop calssic that gets some toes tapping and voices chiming. And, as for your Guiliani fingerstyle efforts, don’t worry as it’s ALL grist for the mill.
Hope you enjoy the journey gogin forward and the fabulous community of folks here as well. If you enjoy the whole process half as much as I am at the moment then you’re in for a real treat!!
Surely we’ll see you around these threads!
J
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Welcome back. Look forward to hearing more from you
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Hi Maxine & nice to meet you!
I hope to see you around here in the Community!
Have fun!
Tod from next door in New Mexico
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Welcome back Maxine! I also love the Classical Guitar and I’m learning it since July 2022…fun thing I haven’t played any Giuliani insofar…maybe later on he’ll be introduced as well in the Method I’m following. Don’t bother about age…I find that I’m enjoying very much the process, even if a lifetime won’t be enough to play Tarrega’s masterpieces…which …yes…it’s actually a very sad matter of fact 
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@Silvia80 Silvia, I looked ahead to the back of your method book 2 and saw some Giuliani exercises on pages 65-66. I only mention because they are actually like the acoustic guitar finger picking exercises in Justin’s later lessons. If you look at the 4:4 finger picking exercises from Grade 3 module 19, exercises 1 and 2 use the same finger picking pattern as Giuliani Op.1 exercises 87 and 88. I noticed though that Giuliani like Bach is a musical shredder (speed playing enthusiast - presto or prestissimo tempo ). Justin uses two 4 note patterns per bar with 8th notes and Giuliani uses four 4 note patterns per bar with 16th notes, so you have to play twice as fast. The fretting hand is easy in the Giuliani with just C and G, but the 16th note patterns with alternating bass is a pretty challenging finger picking workout. So I would say to @MaxineL that you will do the arpeggiated chords with finger style but at a more leisurely pace in Justin’s lessons, so you can relax. Have fun.
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Thanks for the encouragement! I may take another shot at it one day. Maybe the website that I joined just wasn’t for me. I still have my old classical guitar books from the 90s and they actually seemed better but right now I’m just going to have a little more fun and then see if I settle back down. Targa is wonderful! I’m glad you’re enjoying it. It’s such beautiful music.
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