Deborah, congratulations on getting the scholarship for the BLIM4 class. You have put in a lot of work so I know that you will do well and learn a lot in that class. I have put my name on the waiting list for next year so I will follow your progress.
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@SteveL_G99 thanks a lot and congrats for participating in the next BLIM class !
I dont post much BLIM related stuff here since I have another log on the dedicated forum
If I record something Ill post it here too but so far I havent recorded anything yet
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Hi Deborah, I understand. I knew that the BLIM is kept separate so as not to confuse the newer members of the community. I should have said that I look forward to seeing and hearing the playing that results from all of your BLIM studies. Have fun.
Also I wanted to share a recent discovery of mine. I had injured my right shoulder recently and was finding it uncomfortable to play my guitar (Strat.) on my right knee playing blues rhythms with palm muting. I switched to holding the Strat on my left knee (Classical style as I am right handed) and found that I could lower the body of the guitar which also lowered my right shoulder and resulted in a lot less pain. That may not help you, but I wanted to mention if there was a small chance it might be helpful.
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Deborah, the is a nice before BLIM solo. You have already absorbed a lot of good blues skills already, especially playing in rhythm with the backing track. I think that you will do well and learn a lot in the BLIM class.
Also, congratulations on the new guitar, amp and pedal. I’m sure they will add to the fun of playing and learning blues.
I hope that the medical procedure goes well this week.
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I switched to holding the Strat on my left knee
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I do that when I use my Red special , I put it on my left knee
I havent tried to play the strat in that position though
Im used to stand up when playing now , its very comfortable
When I use my little acoustic I use it in the classical position with the neck high
its a great position to play though Its true that I still feel some pain in the right shoulder when I play this way
the accoustic guitar is really the one killing my right shoulder
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Deborah, the is a nice before BLIM solo. You have already absorbed a lot of good blues skills already, especially playing in rhythm with the backing track.
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thank you ^^
I think the work I ve done with my teacher on Wonderful Tonight helped a lot too
and I often ask for advices from him
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I had an easy day and I just worked on transcribing my teacher’s melody + worked on Wonderful tonight
I transcribed half the melody ( minus the part I dont understand XD )
Now its time to watch the Open mic
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Blues transcribing exercise : Finished transcribing the melody
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I had my guitar lesson with my teacher today thats why the practice is light today
We kept on working on Wonderful tonight
There’s a ghost bend to do , Its not easy so I need to practice it otherwise the second part he taught me today is not too hard
I dont know if Ill be able to play tomorrow , I have a appointment at the hospital with a surgeon in the afternoon regarding my 2 thrombosis in my left leg
Im scared 
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I’m sure it will all go smoothly, although going under anaesthesia is always scary. I’ve only done it once myself and I wasn’t a fan…
I’ve got my fingers crossed for you and I’m putting out good vibes. You will have an easy surgery and a swift recovery! You are strong! 
(It’s from playing all that guitar.)
today should only be a meeting but I am already afraid of whats to come after
thanks for your sweet words 
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surgery is scheduled for mid and end of march … 2 surgeries … one for each legs …. 
the doc told me to avoid standing up playing for hours after so since I really cant play sitting down Im trying to change my practice routine and try to play one hour only but 3 times a day
Tuesday was my guitar lesson with my teacher
He gave me 2 more verses to work on
I need to listen a lot to the song to get the tempo to stick in my memory
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I think my neighbour right in front of my house is dead
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I was right my neighbour is indeed dead !
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Im trying audacity at the moment and I like it
I just hope its not a 7 days trial 
it has more options than slow downer so its better when practicing
I dont have the right timing on a slide in Wonderful tonight so I decided to mute the sound on my guitar and play without sound over the backing track until I get the right timing
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It shouldn’t it’s an open source program. I have it sitting here on my PC for ages, they never asked for a penny ^^
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thanks @Lisa_S ^^
its a very convenient app to practice
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Sweet Home Chicago
In unit 1 of BLIM there was a song by Robert Johnson
I found another version of the song on Youtube and I’d really like to learn to play it this way
I am starting with the intro , its a bit difficult but with patience maybe Ill get it right ^^
Ive never played a song on my Sonoran so its kinda new and different from my electric guitar
here is the link toward the lesson on YT:
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Sweet Home Chicago
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Today I just worked on creating a Blues melody using the Licks I’ve learned so far
I enjoy creating melodies , its really fun
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