4th Guitar’versary
This week marks the end of another year of this guitar adventure. It’s been an exhilarating year full of enlightenment and enjoyment. I’ve moved from predominantly playing acoustic guitar to electric guitar.
Blues Guitar
The first half of the year was solely focused on the BLIM course with a few squirrels on the side. The BLIM course was a great learning experience and laid down some solid foundations to build upon.
I continued my blues adventure through enrolling in a Blues Bootcamp with some fellow BBPers. The bootcamp was another great learning experience, a bit like a mini BLIM course with lessons dropped every week.
Since then to further elevate my guitar skills and knowledge of the blues I have enrolled in another extensive blues course which includes personal feedback from the instructor. So far the guidance received has been very positive and constructive.
For the next 12 months the blues guitar course will be the main focus of my learning. Who would have thought that I would end up being a bluesman, it never crossed my mind when I started out learning to play guitar.
CAGED
Following the completion of the BLIM, I decided to deep dive into the CAGED system and have been working my way through a CAGED course. I have gained a lot from the course from being able to visualise the shapes, the root notes, chord tones and scales etc. Over the next 12 months I plan on completing the courses and incorporating what I have learned into my playing.
Triads
For the past few months I have also been working my way slowly through a series of triad courses covering rhythm and soloing which I’m enjoying very much and learning a lot. Over the next 12 months I plan on completing these courses and recording the musical performances for each of the example pieces taught as a reminder of my progress working through them.
Intermediate (General)
BLIM covered a vast majority of the Grade 4 to 6 lessons. Over the next 12 months I plan on using other resources and songs to consolidate and develop further in bite size chunks everything that I have learned so far. I will also review Justin’s lessons that I’ve not done but have covered in my deep dives for completeness and to see things from a different perspective.
Acoustic Guitar
As mentioned the past year I’ve went from mainly playing acoustic guitar to mainly playing electric guitar. I have decided to set some time aside this year to work on taking my acoustic guitar playing up a level. I plan on working slowly through some intermediate acoustic guitar material over the next 12 months and apply what I’ve learned to both covers and originals (if the inspiration comes to me)
Recordings
I’ve not really recorded much over the last 12 months. I think the last recording I posted was about 7 months ago. I have shared a couple of work in progress recordings recently with a few folk to get some initial feedback as I continue to develop them. Hopefully, that will give me the motivation again for recording AVoYPs.
Below is an updated list of everything I’ve recorded since starting out on this guitar adventure 4 years ago:
Covers:
Bad Moon Rising Cover
Sweet Home Alabama Beginner Cover
Three Little Birds Cover
The Circle - OCS Cover
Don’t Look Back in Anger - Oasis Cover
Lost - Anouk Cover
Writing to Reach You - Travis Cover
The Humpty Dumpty Love Song - Travis Cover
I Should Have Known Better
Why Does It Always Rain on Me?
Perfect Day
Blues Studies:
JustinGuitar Acoustic Solo Blues
Beginner Fingerstyle Blues Piece No. 1
Beginner Fingerstyle Blues Piece No. 2
Beginner Fingerstyle Blues Piece No. 3
Beginner Blues Rhythm Piece No. 1
Beginner Fingerstyle Blues Piece No. 4
July Blues Studies
Originals:
Living Your Life In Your Head
Shadows Of Our Former Selves
Hold On
Soul Shaker
Not Really Wired That Way