I’ve been learning The Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel recently. I always assumed it was played fingerstyle. I was right and wrong... He does play fingerstyle, but with a thumb pick. So, to stay closer to the original sound, I decided to buy my first one 🙌 Much of the dexterity I’ve built from other fingerstyle songs still carries over. Using a thumb pick isn’t a huge departure from using the thumb itself, but it does change the tone 🎶 Have you ever used thumb picks before?

In a little more than 1 week from today we'll have a listening party here on Skool (Sunday, January 18th @ 6pm - 7pm CET). We'll hang out, introduce each other to new music and have a discussion afterwards. Will you be there? 🥳

I'm a big fan of reading. I literally can't fall asleep unless i pick up a book right before bed time. So i was super happy and grateful when i got these books from my parents. I've always wanted to read more stories from the LOTR universe. So here we go! ⚔️ How about you? Did Santa bring something nice this year? 🎅

On the 23rd of December every year, most Norwegians watch a black-and-white short film called Dinner for One 🥘 It’s a comedy sketch from 1963 in which Miss Sophie, the woman in the photo below, celebrates her 90th birthday. She has outlived all of her friends, so the butler, James, pretends to be each of them. It sounds very dark (and in some ways it is), but it’s also a lot of fun 😅 Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nysm_ErwdFE What Christmas traditions do you look forward to? 🎅 Christmas greetings from me and my family! 🎄

Recently i've been checking out this emo/punk band from Philadelphia. Their album "Where the Heart Is" from 2022 is pretty good if anyone's into that type of music 🎸 What's on your playlist these days? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m15i4DDzp4