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Mike Olekshy
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 09/21/10
Posts: 1,074
Mike Olekshy
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Joined: 09/21/10
Posts: 1,074
06/17/2020 5:13 pm

Hello and thank you for the kind words!

First off - congrats on improving your playing and all that you have worked hard to learn! That is an awesome achievement, and now it is time to get focused on continuing your progress.

My advice would be this:

1) Choose one of the style courses in the Core Learning System to work through. It's always best to choose one and commit to it, instead of bouncing around all of them. The style courses are designed to pick up where the Fundamentals course left off, so you won't be missing out on anything. Just choose the style you would like to focus on - whether it be Rock, Blues, Country, or Acoustic, and be diligent about fully working through it.

2) Work on learning new songs and building your repertiore. This is the best way to connect all of the theory and techniques you've been learning to real world music making. Choose songs from our GT Song Library that you would enjoy playing and are close to your skill level. The goal would be to learn all the parts and be able to play the song start to finish with the Jam Along video.

3) Set aside some time in your practice routine to drill your technique. For example, if you encounter a tough chord change while learning a song - take that chord change and practice it for 5-10 minutes, very slowly and with plenty of repetition. This method can be used for strumming, scales, picking technique, etc. Your goal is to work on your overall timing, dexterity, smoothness, and speed with this method.

I hope this gives you some ideas - let me know how it goes!!

[br]Mike


Keep rockin!
Mike Olekshy
GT Guitar Coach