I have created a thread to post my consolidation songs in the AVOYP area, and have begun with the first song I have learned, “Three Little Birds.”
You can find the thread here: Todd's Beginner G1 Consolidation Songs
If you just want to watch the video here and comment instead, here you go! I welcome your feedback on my first of six consolidation songs within Todd’s Consolidation Hoedown EP.
Hi Todd,
Good to see your video,clean chords (almost all 
) 
and it’s (as in all life) not about not making mistakes,…but about how you deal with them 
, and you do it well ,… I really enjoy following you and sometimes can’t wait to see how you do in a year or …???,…but let’s not forget or rush through today ,…I wish you have a very nice day,
Greetings,…
Thank you, Rogier! Yeah, I noticed a couple of not-so-clean chord changes in there… some disappointment may have even slipped across my face when it happened. Yet… I suppose it’s a good thing that I have enough experience now that I notice these things quickly. Always a silver lining! 
Thank you! I always look forward to your comments as well! 
While I am here, here are couple of other works I have in progress. One is for my consolidation. It is very rough, though. I expect it to take more weeks of practice before I can really “perform it,” but I want to post this rough run-through to get some advice, and also to compare in the future. This is the Addams Family Theme:
This next video is much shorter. It is just one short riff, but is part of a longer song I want to learn. It made me very happy to play it, so, I decided I should record it and share it.
If anyone wants to really suffer, here is the full video of me attempting to play the Star Trek theme via reading tab. It is sooo bad. Yet, on the positive side, I feel that it shows I am developing the ability to read tablature.
Hi Todd,…again 
I hope someone with more time can give better advice if needed,…but I just think you need to keep practicing,you’re doing great.and maybe learning riffs that justin explains well, that helped me a lot…fun fact 
,I’ve never seen the adams family nor Star trek or Wars more than a few seconds
Greetings,…
Edit: La Bamba
take a sniff at this,…I found it terribly hard to get into my head and it made me hopeless,…but a son of a friend of 13 years old played it within a week (not in speed 
)…forget the double notes and the speed ,… just have a look, maybe too early, … but looking ahead is allowed, and this one was a real milestone for me,…
Thanks again, Rogier!
Yes, I do work on the riffs from the lessons. I practice all of them regularly. So, that has been helpful. It was really how I learned to read tab, reading the provided tab along with Justin’s lessons to learn those four riffs which he taught so far in my lessons. Still, it’s fun to try to apply those lessons to other songs which I want to learn. These two which I just posted are very new for me, so, I believe you are right. It will just take practice. Practice, practice, practice.
In the seven weeks since my previous entry, I’ve learned and performed five songs (see here: Todd's Beginner G1 Consolidation Songs). I continue to practice my repertoire of songs, keeping them fresh, and adding improvements (e.g., a new strumming pattern for “Horse With No Name”).
I had a sixth song picked out for my consolidation, but I’ve decided to keep practicing that one, concurrently with continuing in my lessons. Do not fret, Lord willing, you’ll get to see me play the Addams Family Theme someday soon. 
This week, I started into Grade 2/Module 8. It’s been going well. The Stuck 3/4 chords are a fun addition, and the minor pentatonic scale is fairly straightforward. So, so far so good.
So, in total, Beginner Grade 1, Modules 1-7, took me a total of 24 weeks from beginning lessons to completing consolidation, in case anyone is curious about those sorts of things. I probably could have gotten it done at least a few weeks quicker, but, I’m a rather busy person, like many of you, and I also had a few times when I wasn’t practicing due to life events. I’m glad to have completed it in the timeframe I did, however.
It’s awesome you’re on grade 2 now Todd. Keep learning, keep playing. Soon you’ll be onto the power chords and riffing with some dirty tones
SOunds good, Todd, keep on keeping on slow and steady!
Hey Todd,
You’re making good progress there Todd, and youve got the right attitude. Onward and upward in Grade 2. 
Loved the Trekky theme song. My wife and I were big Trekky fans in another life. I might learn it myself, and ‘unsettle’ her late one night 
Cheers, Shane
Hi Todd,
Congrets 
…Keep having fun
Greetings
Hi Todd, that’s terrific to read, you’ve done grade 1 in a really good and methodical way which sets you up perfectly for grade 2.
There’s some awesome stuff coming your way, keep on doing what you’re doing!
Hi Todd, I don’t think you should have any regrets about how much time you’ve spent in Grade 1. As you probably know from your teaching experience (I don’t have too much of that except some MS Office classes I gave many years ago) previous well acquired knowledge facilitates acquiring more knowledge based on that previous knowledge. Thank for sharing the progress with the themes. I think you are doing right in practicing slowly and putting attention to every note you’re playing. With practice you’ll be able to do it faster. In addition to playing the whole piece I’ve found useful playing a few a times in a row segments of it specially the ones that are not easily coming along. Keep the good work.
Pretty good, I’ve not really done a single song at 19 weeks, even though I’m doing G2 Module like you but I’m very close lol. So, 24 week, thats pretty good.
I figured I’d do a quick check-in here:
I’ve spent four weeks on Module 8. I probably could have moved on to Module 9 by now, but, it’s been a busy time with the end of the semester approaching (I’m a non-traditional student, working and in university full-time right now). So, I’ve been content just practicing my repertoire and doing the Module 8 practice. I figure it’s a marathon, not a sprint; at least I’m practicing something. I’ll probably move on to Module 9 soon.
Well, it’s been two months, to the day, since my last post in the JG Community, and even longer since updating the old learning log! I’m sure some of you feared my demise. Well, fear not, for I have returned to you.
As stated in my last post, I stopped progressing through the lessons due to the end-of-semester crunch at school. That lull has continued to this present day. I’m still doing the Module 8 practice a few days a week, just not progressing to anything new. I think I’m finally bored, so time to move on to Module 9. I’m excited to get into the F-Chord.
Is it okay to post bass guitar videos? Bass guitars are guitars, after all… I posted, many months ago about buying a bass. I haven’t done anything with it until, about a week ago! Well, I’ve practiced it a couple times, and I’ve almost got a catchy bass line down from one of my favorite bands (“Chick Magnet” by MxPx). So, that’s been fun.
Further, inspired by @jkahn’s JK’s rock songbook thread (Self Esteem added 19th May), I think I’m going to start working my way through JG’s Beginner Songbook and posting performances. I think that will be a fun challenge to keep me going.
Glad you’re back Todd. Plenty of people start, and then don’t stick.
I can’t take credit for the rock songbook thing - I’m a copycat, I saw @alexisduprey doing it, and it looked like a great idea. Doing the beginner songbook sounds like it would give you something to work towards.
Todd
Like JK good to see you back. Take your time do what is right for you and in your own time.
That’s an awesome goal and really fun to do. Great songs in those books too. Good luck!
Nope, but you did cross my mind , glad to hear your keeping up the practice , even with the busy crunch.
, keep going.
R.
Actually, I did wonder, at one point, where you’d gone off to! Keep that boredom at bay, do tell us how you find the F chord, I just can’t wait (not) till I get there!