Stacy, I’m at a similar stage in the course - not quite at the end of Grade2 - and I understand your frustrations.
I too have a lack of time on guitar and have moved very slowly through this grade.
Am I a good guitar player? Heck no, far from it !
Do I think I’m as good as I should be at this stage? Heck no, lack of practice means I often go backwards not forwards!
I think you’re right in that the “been there done thats” make it sound oh so easy, “give it time”!
They are, of course, right with the advice they give and we thank them for giving it….But…have they actually told us anything that we don’t already know? Most of what they’ve said is standard JG stuff and they are really just reminding us of it.I think you would probably welcome - and I would too - a space in this community where students of the same level could get together to chat about their learning without those at a higher level peering over our shoulders.
That isn’t to decry the advice they give, because we could still ask for that elsewhere, but I think we could learn just as much from chatting with our same level guitar learners. Comparing notes! A Grade2 chat group, say.You are frustrated with your playing standard and progress and so you start a thread about it and you are immediately bombarded by those at a higher level. Of course, they mean well but you end up just agreeing with them and it probably hasn’t eased the frustration.
It hasn’t really given you the chance to chat about your frustrations whereas a grade chat group would.
And this thread hasn’t drawn out your fellow grade 2ers who am sure will share your frustrations.Your ball.
Mod Edit: I have started a new Topic with that quoted text and will try to move the replies specific to this and the subsequent conversation over to Just Chatting ... about Community membership and participation