Comments on: Thoughts… http://www.understandingguitar.org/2008/12/26/thoughts/ One Beginners' Efforts Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:09:53 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.understandingguitar.org/2008/12/26/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3310 Frank Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:05:13 +0000 http://www.understandingguitar.org/?p=776#comment-3310 Hi Anthony, To be honest, guitar has come to a complete stop. I didn't want it to happen but my work got a new contract and I was assigned to the project. So, I've been working a lot. And any time not working is usually spent doing certain research in the IT field. I hope to get back to it as soon as the project launches. I have no intention of completely stopping. I just sometimes hit my slow patches and that is what I'm going though right now... I do appreciate you taking a interest in my efforts and in my blog. I hope to continue to see you around! Regards, Frank Hi Anthony,

To be honest, guitar has come to a complete stop. I didn’t want it to happen but my work got a new contract and I was assigned to the project. So, I’ve been working a lot. And any time not working is usually spent doing certain research in the IT field.

I hope to get back to it as soon as the project launches.

I have no intention of completely stopping. I just sometimes hit my slow patches and that is what I’m going though right now…

I do appreciate you taking a interest in my efforts and in my blog. I hope to continue to see you around!

Regards,
Frank

]]> By: Anthony http://www.understandingguitar.org/2008/12/26/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-3309 Anthony Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:51:10 +0000 http://www.understandingguitar.org/?p=776#comment-3309 How is the guitar going? I haven't seen much on the blog; have you taken any ad-hoc lessons? How is the guitar going? I haven’t seen much on the blog; have you taken any ad-hoc lessons?

]]> By: Frank http://www.understandingguitar.org/2008/12/26/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 Frank Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:23:16 +0000 http://www.understandingguitar.org/?p=776#comment-2183 The bi-weekly lessons are a good idea. The Music Room, however, does not offer bi-weekly lessons. They only offer the "ad-hoc" lessons or weekly-prepaid lessons. When I start on the ad-hoc option, I'm not sure I will be consistence enough to schedule the lessons bi-weekly... Only time will tell right now... The bi-weekly lessons are a good idea. The Music Room, however, does not offer bi-weekly lessons.

They only offer the “ad-hoc” lessons or weekly-prepaid lessons.

When I start on the ad-hoc option, I’m not sure I will be consistence enough to schedule the lessons bi-weekly… Only time will tell right now…

]]> By: Anthony http://www.understandingguitar.org/2008/12/26/thoughts/comment-page-1/#comment-2174 Anthony Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:06:03 +0000 http://www.understandingguitar.org/?p=776#comment-2174 As an adult student, I find biweekly lessons work best since there is steady progress and I have enough time to learn through practice with occasional days off. Progress is slower but more thorough, I've been working on one song, fixing my chord fingerings, fixing my strumming, and now I feel I will be able to play the song soon. Over the holidays, visiting a musician friend, he asked me to play something, I played the song and he told me that my strumming was vastly improved from the last time he saw me :) For me, having the discipline of a teacher has helped by preventing my natural inclination to take shortcuts so my progress is useful and can be used to build a musical foundation. As an adult student, I find biweekly lessons work best since there is steady progress and I have enough time to learn through practice with occasional days off. Progress is slower but more thorough, I’ve been working on one song, fixing my chord fingerings, fixing my strumming, and now I feel I will be able to play the song soon. Over the holidays, visiting a musician friend, he asked me to play something, I played the song and he told me that my strumming was vastly improved from the last time he saw me :) For me, having the discipline of a teacher has helped by preventing my natural inclination to take shortcuts so my progress is useful and can be used to build a musical foundation.

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