A wonderful story of your SKYPE Garfield. Thanks so much for sharing that. :)It's a pleasure and thanks for all your help in setting it up and generally looking after us all on the forum.
I'm too chicken to collect my Skype lesson. Haha.Come on, Lynn, you write songs that sound good, with interesting lyrics, you sing well and you play pretty well also. Your abilities have been recognised in every contest by Justin. Just go hang out and talk about song writing, album making, music marketing and maybe a little about playing. And if it gets awkward just pretend to struggle to be hearing and drop the call ;)
I'm a scaredy cat.
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I'm too chicken to collect my Skype lesson. Haha.
I'm a scaredy cat.
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Awesome, Lynn! Good to see that all went well, but really I had no doubt :)Can't wait to read about it. Be prepared with more questions than you think he can answer in an hour. Have fun!
I'm booking my session now, so I will have something to post soon too.
Well I have had my Skype session in the end :Thanks for sharing, Fox.
Now I'm working on what I promised to do this year: a first-take A/V of an improv, where I will try to incorporate what I've just learnt.
Thanks again Justin, it was a rare pleasure and a honour!
Richard, embishop, & Lynn. You’re welcome. I was glad to do it. Helps me also to write down what I learned. Lynn, the video and audio worked fine. Justin also got to meet my husband, & grandson; and he saw my two dogs. I had everybody outside my bedroom, but they all slipped in & out at some point. It was fun to let Justin see them all.
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Interesting read David, thanks for posting it.
I must admit I've never seen E played the way you describe. I play it the way Justin taught me :D
Well done on winning the Skype session, thoroughly deserved!
Great SKYPE story David.
Glad that you found so much positive affirmation of what you are doing / can do / want to do.
May your story, and all the skype stories, help inspire others too.
:)
Thanks for sharing the experience with the rest of us David. Sounds like a thoroughly enjoyable time and nothing less than what I would expect from Justin.
Huge thanks to Justin, Richard and Lieven who maintain the Community and each and every one of you, my friends in music here, who continue to offer encouragement and feedback every time I share some music.
you are a STAR ⭐️ Pupil after all 👍👍👍
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Justin suggested being focussed in my learning going ahead ... He suggest focus for 3-4 months then review and either continue or target differently, to avoid trying to work on too many things at the same time.
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... Thinking about it I realised that during my years and years of dreaming and not really learning, that what was missing (for me) was an effective structure and a place to play, so as not to be on my own. Now I have both! ...
... Huge thanks to Justin, Richard and Lieven who maintain the Community and each and every one of you, my friends in music here, who continue to offer encouragement and feedback every time I share some music.
whatever questions I have in mind are either answered in lessons as I progress or here in the Community.I pretty quickly decided that a chat about learning guitar and what music means to us would be the main focus and my excitement and experience would just boost my enthusiasm even more.
Thanks for sharing all of that David. Sounds like you had a very enlightening session. No doubt, it is well deserved. Congratulations again on this accomplishment in your journey.
Thanks for the Skype update, David.
I'm glad you had a fruitful and enjoyable session :)
We all dream, but I had exactly the same thoughts as you, if my number came up-
What would I want to ask or get out of the session?
I pretty quickly decided that a chat about learning guitar and what music means to us would be the main focus and my excitement and experience would just boost my enthusiasm even more.
These descriptions of the skype sessions just confirm my impression of what comes across in his videos:
a really talented, sound guy with a positive attitude.
Cheers again for the review
Well, in summary: Believe the hype. Justin is a really engaging, sound and chilled dude.
Even if he thinks I’m a plonker- mission accomplished:
Mr. Wonka is aware of this plonker now!
Congrats mate! Very glad you had a good chat with J himself. Keep playing!Thanks :)
Sounds like a hoot. I also felt like I overshared with him.Thanks Lynn,
Thanks for sharing, Brian. I think my experience was similar, though not shared with your wonderful flair for telling a storyThanks David, but we're giving up self-deprecation.
Nick cave in Manchester sounds great. I'm a big fan and i've seen him live quite a bit. Have a great timeMr Cave is probably my favourite artist. I've seen him a couple of times (and touched the hand of God last summer at Roskilde festival :)
After having the great pleasure (and fun) of working with Brian I can safely say that this guy can make reading the shopping list appear both interesting and funny!The pleasure was all mine, Neil.
Brian, you're a star mate!
Whoo-hooApologies for teasing you Richard.
I'm so glad you've stuck around. Opening your posts is like going to a treasure chest, never knowing what I'll find. I'm never disappointed. I do hope that you are coming to terms with the passing of your brother. Hope it's not too personal an observation and it may be incorrect, but I thought your eyes looked sad in your last video. Be gentle with your good self, mate.That's very kind, Maggie.
G - D - E minor - C
C - G - A minor - F
D - A - B minor - G
… play all as barre chords with roots on 5th & 6th strings or just the last two as barre chords to ease finger fatigue.A - D - F# minor - E
.. again mix & match barre chords with open shapes.A minor - F - C - G
E minor - C - G - D
B minor - G - D - A
F# minor - E - A - D
C - A minor - F - G
G - E minor - C - D
D - B minor - G - A
A - F# minor - D - E
Hey Bala
Thanks for sharing your experience. Sounds educational, inspirational and fun. Justin is special in the way that he connects with his students (nearly said disciples, but caught myself :) )
Thank you David. He sure is special. He might be more popular than the Beatles ;) if you know what I mean.
LOL ... that couldn't be ;)
@ Bala … I'm going to start a new thread and share some triad diagrams .. :)
Done ... it is here (https://justinguitarcommunity.com/index.php?topic=44991.0)
Serious response time...
As for the questions I have unanswered... probably will have to wait until my next win ;) It's not going to be easy, but I'm motivated! ...Really enjoyed reading your account Bala, especially hot on the heels of mine- It brought it all back quite vividly :)
And thank you Brian for your efforts in the setup as well as the maintenance of the community.You're welcome! ;) :P
Brian, great write up, as usual, sounds like a great lesson as well, very impressed with the amount of focus you challenged yourself with! Sorry to hear about your brother. Music is very healing, if you travel down a serious road one day maybe you’ll find a song for him. Although laughter is also very healing, so maybe it needn’t be such a serious road …Thank you, Mari
You're welcome! ;) :P
Oh I messed up there at last! I was supposed to thank Close. But being a cricket fan and the great West Indian era fan, and since I've watched "Fire in Babylon", Everytime I see Close's name I'm tempted to call him Brian (Brian Close - an 80's English batsman). It finally came out that way. Maybe I should start calling him Richard :D
Ha ha.
That puts me in mind of a famous radio commentary slip-of-the-tongue that rendered the presenters of Test Match Special unable to speak for several minutes:
England vs West Indies @ The Oval 1976
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"
Ha ha.
That puts me in mind of a famous radio commentary slip-of-the-tongue that rendered the presenters of Test Match Special unable to speak for several minutes:
England vs West Indies @ The Oval 1976
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"
Ha ha.
That puts me in mind of a famous radio commentary slip-of-the-tongue that rendered the presenters of Test Match Special unable to speak for several minutes:
England vs West Indies @ The Oval 1976
"The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey"
Most interesting suggestion, and one I look forward to trying out, is to really give attention to the drums and bass at the outset. Work towards having a cut of the song that is just drums, bass, and lead vocal. And if that is sounding good then you have a solid foundation to build on. Useful tips about varying the drums in between sections to keep things dynamic.
So glad you enjoyed your Skype with Justin. And once again congrats on your Thoroughly Decent Chap Award!
Thanks for sharing your lesson with us, David. (I can’t believe you posted it a week ago, it seems time flies even when I’m not on the Forum!) You got some great input it sounds like, and it’s always good to be reminded that where you are needs to be as much fun as where you’re going. The journey, right?? I will look forward to whenever you post this song as much as I’m looking forward to the next GoT book (and yes, huge fan 😃)
This is a great thing to have had twice DavidP. You and Justin must be like old friends by now? He seems to be someone who'd be great to have a few beers and jam with. A justcon isn't a bad idea....Justin...convention ..justcon
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He was playing a Tommy tune on insta the other day... I forget how good Justin is..so good.
@ Brian @ David
You filthy ingrates.
Remind me never to agree to choose you for a prize again.
Pah!
;) ;) ;) ;)
I had my lesson with Justin yesterday. ... I feel extra motivated now to go work on my guitar.
Sounds like a great lesson, thanks for sharing a write up Paraic. I’m going to try that 5th of the 5th chord change, and other possibilities. I’ve noticed that one in particular in certain songs where you would think the chord shouldn’t work in that key but it does. That little example basically explains it to me now.Hi Mari,
Mari
I’m going to try that 5th of the 5th chord change, and other possibilities. I’ve noticed that one in particular in certain songs where you would think the chord shouldn’t work in that key but it does. That little example basically explains it to me now.
Mari
We also discussed recording myself, as this is something that I really want to try to do more of.
Good read Maggie. Lots of food for thought.
Justin has a way of pulling things out that you didn't know you had.
When I had my lesson with him it amazed me how he knows what you need
and lays it out right there in front of you.
Hi Maggie,
Thank you for posting this. It resonates with me a lot, and also echos some of the discussion I had with Justin. But you expanded and described it so much better than I could.
I'm glad you got so much out of your lesson, and that you shared it with us. There's so much good advice and stuff to learn here. And I feel as much as is coming from Justin, a lot of it is coming from you and your exploration of your situation and the application of Justin's advice to it.
Thank you.
Keith
..... I think much of what Justin observed and said is universal....That’s exactly what I was thinking as I read your very comprehensive account Maggie. So much useful generic content there. Thanks so much for sharing and I’m so pleased you enjoyed and benefited from the one on one with Justin.
So are you gonna share the song with the forum? ;)
Rock on, gurl \m/
Maggie, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your post.
As others have stated, I found a lot in your description of your lesson that I can take to heart.
Thank-you.
Robert
I definitely want to hear Hope Dies Last now too. :)
Since accepting my limitations with my condition and starting again I’ve been happier and have started to achieve more than I thought that I could.
You have achieved so much since we first crossed paths it’s all down to hard work and persistence, you will get where you want to be with your musicianship (or I’ll eat my hat 😂)!
Maggie, from you too, future direction, and progressing in a linear fashion isn't what makes us better musician. Much gold in there to ponder! Thanks for sharing your lesson :)
Mari
those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind
Did you touch upon triads blended with scales as a way of playing along with a strummer?
Is that even English? :-)
...Richard, triads was a small part of the conversation, but I will tell you that I had your G major triads diagrams out while I was working on some song writing this morning. That’s also the first exercise I’ve marked down for ‘jamming’ along to songs....
I updated my profile to say ‘Guitar-Goddess-In-Training’ lol.
And then along comes Mari! Dig it. You are such a cool and supportive force here on the forum. It thrills me to no end to see you thrilled to no end. A lot of great takeaways from your time with JS, thanks for sharing the details. Can't wait to hear whatever music is next from you. Let 'er rip!
I'm very late with a report of my session with Justin, which was part of the prize for the Christmas competitions. but just to put down a marker-and I don't know if this is appropriate-I'm writing this as I've read the story of the guy giving up the guitar as it wasn't working for him. I wrote a reply but I think it became too much about me so I'm pasting it here:
I don't know your difficulties but I've discarded guitar a few times after having brief goes at it because I just couldn't get anywhere with it. First time when in early teens. Christmas present. Then late twenties actually bought a pukka Gibson ES 335. Hardly touched it and sold it much later as we needed cash for a new kitchen. Thirties I bought a classical guitar and took lessons but it was never what I wanted and just seemed so damned hard so quit. 5 years ago at the age of 68 and thinking about retirement I came across Justin Guitar on the net. Was persuaded by the vibe of the setup and bought another guitar. Have been playing solidly now since then. 5 years or so and actually making enough progress to keep me happy. Might not have the greatest aptitude for music in the world but what I can pick up from the lessons and the forum sure keep me going.
Such a familiar story, John.
Personally I think you have developed more ability to make music than you give yourself credit for. And in my mind how long it has taken me to reach the level I have reached is neither here nor there, the fact that there are plenty folk who have greater proficiency developed faster neither here nor there. As you say, the progress we make keeps us happy, all is good.
Now have you had the lesson with Justin and the feedback still to come or is the lesson itself still to come
The feedback is still to come. I had the session with Justin earlier in the year. I'm very late!
... Now go put it into practice and write some original sad songs to get those minor barres working. ...
Great idea Toby.
Hey - and some borrowed chords too!
:)
Thanks for sharing your experience with Justin, LBro. I'm glad you didn't donate it. That would have been characteristic of your selfless generosity but you deserved the session and delighted you got so much value from it.Thanks David,
Keep at the Old Faithful and I am sure it will click in due course.
Great summary, I always learn something from these reports so thank you for sharing! And as others have said, I am looking forward to some more original music from you!Hi GLP,
A great write-up LB. Now git and do some strumming :)Hi BW,