@Unstoppable Ensah I first started playing guitar 30+ years ago and played fairly regularly for a few years but then I got married and had kids and my guitar spent a lot of time neglected - only picking it up a few times a year for probably close to 20 years. I started playing more regularly again in probably 2020 and then a lot more over the last 3 or 4 years especially.

@Unstoppable Ensah music is definitely a passion of mine. Guitar is my biggest hobby for sure. I spend quite a lot of time playing - probably 45 minutes to an hour a day 5 days a week minimum if I’m not travelling. I may have an opportunity to join a band with some friends in the new year - on bass rather than guitar - and I think that would be a lot of fun. I’ve filled in a couple of times with them and it’s always a good time and a good challenge to learn a set list in a week or two.

@Unstoppable Ensah What part of the UK are you in? I lived in Swindon in Wiltshire from 2013-2022. I'm back in my home country Canada now.

@Unstoppable Ensah I love London. It’s a great city. Very expensive but so beautiful and so much to do. We miss being close to the great theatre productions on the West End.

Your progress has been amazing! I haven’t watched all your videos but this is a huge jump from the last one I saw. Keep at it! As for learning a set list quickly, I have found that having a group of people to play with who you are accountable to and a date you need to perform is a huge motivator and can really help you see what you are capable of.

Song I worked on: Accident Prone by Jawbreaker Time practiced: 40 (mostly this song but a few others as well) Win of the day: Improving on using pedals, playing, and singing at the same time What felt hardest: Hitting the foot switch at the right time for clean transitions What felt most frustrating: playing it much better and remembering all the words on the playthrough before hitting record Tracker link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1WM12nMy8DnwoqL0OftDAaJKjkshoSHJFGmQjxgsZT10/edit?gid=1377613756#gid=1377613756 Warning - this is a longer song - nearly 7 minutes.

@Jake Galambos My first memory of figuring out a melody was in 3rd grade when I was learning recorder at school. I figured out Somewhere Over The Rainbow by ear. It's something I don't always find easy but every so often something clicks. I think I am getting better at it due to the consistency of playing guitar the last few years.

@Jake Galambos my recorder had a bit of a story. It was originally my oldest brother's and had his name scratched onto the back of it. Then it was passed down to my other brother when he hit 3rd grade and had to play it for music class in school so it had my oldest brother's name scratched out and my other brother's name scratched into it. Then when it was passed on to my, that name was scratched out and mine was scratched in. I was the only one of us who really stuck with music outside of school so I kept the recorder and had it for many years but at some point, after having kids, one of them stepped on it and it broke badly. I was pretty sad about it. It was just a cheap recorder but it had history to it. I have never replaced it but I do imagine that if I picked one up I could play Somewhere Over The Rainbow within a few minutes. I'm not sure it was ever in the right key but relative pitch wise I'm pretty sure I had it down!