Hi Andrea,
I think I mentioned somewhere else that I own a banjo and gave it a try a while back, but probably more as a side note? 
So I can’t play it, yet, but am keen to give it another go in the future. 
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Still hot but I managed to practice today ( and I sweat like a horse while practicing )
Day 172 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up and a little stretching exercise and the pinky exercise:
Played on Yousician for 73 minutes
33 weeks streak
I play standing up with the backing track :
New challenge of the week : a song level 3 called tail feather / basic riff / A5 D5 E5
Played a song level 2 called cat on the loose , basic melody , no strumming
just for funa song level 5 called Gettin’ along ( old challenge )
Played La paloma basic melody level 5
Trying to play at 80 % speed and 90%Played a basic melody called Party with yousician ( old challenge )
Practice Bm on Whats up by the 4 non blondes at 60% speed
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
none
grade 2 in JG :
module 10
Practiced the F chord on the chord trainer and without the chord trainer ( F C G Am )
I do pop quizz between songs : hop ! do an F !
I wanted to try to introduce the F barre chord into a song so I played Losing my religion by REM but … I used the Fm7/C instead cause i forgot to do the barre chord
My mind went blank and i played what im used to
I trained on the Alternate Picking C Major scale
I practiced the rythm push
Songs
Musopia app : Practiced Have ever seen the rain by CCR
Played also Jambala on the bayou
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I bought a webcam … it doesnt work 
return product … let s go !
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Oh I hate it when that happens!
I bought myself a rack, one of these https://herculesstands.com/products/fretted-and-bowed-instrument/guitar/racks/gs525b?q=guitar
It means all of my guitars are on display and reminds me of how much money I’ve spent on them so really must get learning to play them!!! It’s a sturdy thing, comes as a complete unit, no assembly but can be folded flat. Probably takes a little less space than a bunch of A-frames and looks much nicer
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nice rack
I found one made out of wood , a bit expensive but good looking in a room
Ill buy it later when I ll get my third guitar
for now 2 guitars can stand on a A frame
Ill take pictures once I ll get all my new toys
so far only the webcam doesnt work , sending it back will be almost as expensive as buying a new one 
so true !!!
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If you re rich there’s this
I need to win the lotery first …
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I don’t think the stand / rack / cabinet should cost more than the guitars on / in it 
I’ve spent some money on guitars but all combined they’re well short of that
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Good grief! Some people really do have more money than sense. The best way to maintain your instrument is to play it.
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Day 173 :
I didnt really practice today I just had some fun playing on yousician for 22 minutes
been busy all day installing devices on my computer
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The weather was fine so I played quite a lot today
Day 174 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up and a little stretching exercise and the pinky exercise:
Played on Yousician for 104 minutes
33 weeks streak
I play standing up with the backing track :
New challenge of the week : a song level 3 called tail feather / basic riff / A5 D5 E5
Almost nailed it … one mistakePlayed a song level 2 called cat on the loose , basic melody , no strumming
a song level 5 called Gettin’ along ( old challenge )
Played La paloma basic melody level 5
Trying to play 90%
spend a lot of time on it … my pinky was getting stuck so it wasnt helpingPlayed a basic melody called Party with yousician ( old challenge )
spent even more time on this one
9 parts makes a long song and I always get lost after the fourth part …I found 3 old songs that I left with only silver stars so I played them to get gold
a song level 2 called walk and talk / cow boy chords E Em C G
a simplified version of Knocking on heavens door by Bob Dylan level 2 / basic melody
a simplified version of simple man by Lynyrd Skynyrd level 3 / cow boy chords C G Am
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
none
grade 2 in JG :
module 10
Practiced the F chord on the chord trainer and without the chord trainer ( F C G Am )
I do pop quizz between songs : hop ! do an F !I trained on the Alternate Picking C Major scale
I watched the video Beginner Hammer-Ons
Songs
Musopia app : Practiced Have ever seen the rain by CCR
Played also Jambala on the bayou
Played Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
I remember that when I was level 3 on Yousician, playing Simple man or knocking on heavens door was impossible , thats why I left them with only silver stars
many months after, i can play them easily
It shows the progress I ve made 
Its good to go back and play old songs some times to times to see how much we progress in our journey !
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Great stuff. I think it’s important to recognise when you’ve got as far as you can get with a song at the time. It’s tempting to keep hammering away but that can lead to frustration setting in. I’ve definitely noticed the same thing with some of the songs I’ve tried and needed to put down
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I left Kiss from a rose by Seal aside for that reason
at the moment , la paloma and party with yousician are frustrating but my ego wants to nail them
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I put Everlong by the Foo Fighters down for similar reasons. I can more or less play it but not up to speed. That said I know when I last tried it recently I’d definitely got faster even having not played it for weeks - i guess just playing anything is all building the dexterity and coordination that’s needed
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Day 175 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up and a little stretching exercise, did the pinky exercise and the hammers on exercice
Played on Yousician for 60 minutes
34 weeks streak
I play standing up with the backing track :
New challenge of the week : a song level 3 called tail feather / basic riff / A5 D5 E5
Got it without mistales ! I can remove itPlayed a song level 2 called cat on the loose , basic melody , no strumming
Played everybody hurts and Losing my religion by REM for the fun
a song level 5 called Gettin’ along ( old challenge )
Practice Bm on Whats up by the 4 non blondes at full speed
got gold on all parts but my BM still need practice
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
none
grade 2 in JG :
module 10
Practiced the F chord on the chord trainer and without the chord trainer ( F C G Am )
I do pop quizz between songs : hop ! do an F !I already practiced the hammers on on YS a few months ago so I guess i can directly go to the next lesson
nevertheless i will practice the little exercice as a warm up
Songs
Musopia app : Practiced Have ever seen the rain by CCR
Played also Jambala on the bayou
Played Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
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Day 176 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up and a little stretching exercise, did the pinky exercise and the hammers on exercice
Played on Yousician for 42 minutes
34 weeks streak
I play standing up with the backing track :
Played a song level 2 called cat on the loose , basic melody , no strumming
Played everybody hurts and Losing my religion by REM for the fun
a song level 5 called Gettin’ along ( old challenge )
Practice Bm on Whats up by the 4 non blondes at full speed
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
none
grade 2 in JG :
module 10
Practiced the F chord on the chord trainer and without the chord trainer ( F C G Am )
I do pop quizz between songs : hop ! do an F !Started practicing the La bamba riff
Songs
Musopia app : Practiced Have ever seen the rain by CCR
Played also Jambala on the bayou
Played Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
2 of the items I bought must be returned so I ll take pictures later
I hate it when I pay to get an item faster ( like in 24 h ) to found out that I have to return it and wait weeks to get it back 
Day 177 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up and a little stretching exercise, did the pinky exercise and the hammers on exercice
Played also a Johnny cash melody
Played on Yousician for 52 minutes
34 weeks streak
I play standing up with the backing track :
Played a song level 2 called cat on the loose , basic melody , no strumming
Played everybody hurts and Losing my religion by REM for the fun
a song level 5 called Gettin’ along ( old challenge )
Played La paloma basic melody level 5
Trying to play 90%Played a basic melody called Party with yousician ( old challenge )
Almost had it … 8 parts right on 9 I always mess up in the 5th part , so i worked a bit only on this partPractice Bm on Whats up by the 4 non blondes at full speed
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
none
grade 2 in JG :
module 10
Practiced the F chord on the chord trainer and without the chord trainer ( F C G Am )
I do pop quizz between songs : hop ! do an F !Started practicing the La bamba riff
Songs
Musopia app : Practiced Have ever seen the rain by CCR
Played also Jambala on the bayou
Played Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
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Day 178 :
Trained on finger stretches and crawling as a warm up and a little stretching exercise, did the pinky exercise and the hammers on exercice
Played on Yousician for 53 minutes
34 weeks streak
I play standing up with the backing track :
Played everybody hurts and Losing my religion by REM for the fun
Played Losing my religion too for the fun
a song level 5 called Gettin’ along ( old challenge )
nailed it !!! I can remove this one
Thats the first level 5 that I completePlayed La paloma basic melody level 5
Trying to play 90%Played a basic melody called Party with yousician ( old challenge )
Messed up around the 4th 5th part again …Practice Bm on Whats up by the 4 non blondes at 80%
I play standing up and each songs are played once with the metronome , once with the backing track :
none
grade 2 in JG :
module 10
Practiced the F chord on the chord trainer and without the chord trainer ( F C G Am )
I do pop quizz between songs : hop ! do an F !Practiced the La bamba riff
Songs
Musopia app : Practiced Have ever seen the rain by CCR
Played also Jambala on the bayou
Played Dreams by Fleetwood Mac
I had to sit for playing dreams cause my sciatica would not let me stand up any longer
I will not play for the next 3 days because the heat is coming back with a vengeance
My yousician activity for last week :
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Ooof that’s hot, we have the dizzy heights of 18 degrees to look forward to over the next 5 days (which I much prefer to 33 even if it is disappointing for summer)
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Im so jealous
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