You’re Ready to Move On
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Closing Thought – Making It to the Second Mile
(^) If you have gotten this far into the course, then congratulations! You are one of the few that actually stuck with
it. And you are the one that is going to reap the this far. Most people exit after the first mile. They either quit or they rush on ahead thinking thebenefits of sticking with it. You have gone the exty have “gotten” ra mile to get
the material when actually they are just fooling thhave learned the guitar. Watching a guitar DVD doeemselves into thinking that if they have watched thsn’t make you into a guitar player. I have watchede DVD they many
exercise videos from the comfort of my couch, neverstuck around for the second mile that actually get the rewards that everyone is looking for. I have f even breaking a sweat. But it’s those of you who hound that it ave
things in life that are only found on the second miis not always the ones who are great at the beginnile. You are the one who will get the reward that yng that end up crossing the finish line. There areou desired. Keep up the great some
work. I’ll see you next session.
Tips for Successful Learning
- Start the Rhythms Slowly. Don’t try to rush through a particular rhythm. Take it slow to make sure that
you are getting the rhythm, ties and accents correcmetronome. Try stopping and starting the rhythm. tly. Once you can play the rhythm correctly, play Gradually increase the tempo until you feel that yoit slowly with a u have good
control over the rhythm. When you can play the strmusic using a variety of chords and are able to start and stop it without hesitation then you are readumming rhythm at a moderate tempo without looking ay to move on. t the
The key is starting slowly. - Keep the Down-Up Flow of Your Hand. The secret to smooth and even strumming is to Keep Your
Hand Going. The constant cycle of Down-Up-Down-Up isuccess. Eventually, strumming will become more unconscious and “auto-pilot” to you. It may take a bn your strumming arm and hand will be the key to yoit of ur
practice to achieve the correct accents, especiallystrumming patterns. All of the patterns in the lesson book and in the bonus resources use a consisten on the up-strokes. Pay careful attention to the ties in the various t alternating
cycle of downs and ups. I will never tell you to pfind yourself getting lost in the “downs” & “ups,” lay an “up” stroke when you are in the cycle to be then slow it down. You can never go too slow as yo“down”. If you u are learning
these physical motions. If you find yourself hesitthat your brain is not quite able to keep up with reading and playing the rhythms simultaneously. Theating in your strumming pattern between rhythms, th answer is, you is is a sign
guessed it, Slow Down. - You can play all of the strumming patterns in the lesson book and in the bonus
resources at a moderate pace of 72 bpm. - You have played through all of the Jam-Along songs for this session and are
able to play them accurately at the tempo of the track.