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.