Hey guys, Apologies for the short notice. I can't attend this week's or next week's live hangs. I have a random Thursday pub gig next week, and I forgot about a social event my wife's attending this evening. So I'm on kiddy duty! However, I've created a Zoom link that requires no host. Fingers crossed it works. So what this means is you can join the call and hang out with your fellow members, socialise, and get to know each other. That'll be for this week and next week. I'm going to record some video tutorials tomorrow and Monday and will post them for you guys to look at, so when I come back, I'd like the call to be geared around answering your questions. Enjoy this evening's call. I hope it works.

Not exactly like the lesson in the classroom by @Ben Johnsen I am having lots of fun with it though :) Just have to work on some turnarounds and anything else anyone can suggest. Thanks for watching

A couple of you have already seen this video but I wanted to post it here and get some feedback from @Ben Johnsen and anyone else with thoughts other than I should pick a different instrument to play. 😂. I have had fun playing around with this backing track, not always the case but for once I had more ideas that I could include unless I wanted a five minute video.

Inspired by Paul’s progress towards pentatonic noodling here’s a noodle over diatonic chords. I think this is easier than playing over a dominant blues progression because harmonies come easier? They seem to for me at least. Easier to sound melodic. Anyway keeping it fairly simple I hope, using the Em scale….E natural minor I guess…..but resolving to the G notes where needed? It’s a good YouTube backing : Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door- Epic Backing Track in G ( Solo Friendly).

I had quit guitar a year and a half ago because it was hurting my hand. So I took up piano keyboard instead. But I missed guitar and came back to it in late June. I've since found ways to ease the stress on my left hand. Well, while practicing piano I was quite disorganized and found it hard to stay motivated. It dawned on me one day to make a record of what I was practicing and how I was using my time. So I put it in a spreadsheet. One surprise I got from this is that the spreadsheet turned out to be quite a motivator also. I'm posting this in case anyone finds this helpful. The video explains how to use it. A motivator to practice effectively for me. A motivator I call My Gamify success: This is one way I'm successful at acquiring additional motivation to practice, and practice effectively. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-tPQuBDbJ8 Blank spreadsheet template: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DNGNmAF8M9xiAAfKVdox1_eydozjhNmM/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111625404969229748291&rtpof=true&sd=true