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Beginner Guitarist Demo after 7 Months of Practice
Yes, I’ve been playing guitar for over 7 months. It doesn’t seem that long to me. I have practiced every day. I enjoy it. First Demo, “Man of Constant Sorrow” – 3/4 Epiphone Les Paul Special Express Guitar Here’s my … Continue reading
5/14/2024 – Sam Ash Going out of Business Scam on Facebook
Yes, it’s a scam. But it does look “official” doesn’t it. Here’s the entryway from Facebook shown below. I am not even looking for musical equipment or film cameras. Facebook knows I do so it serves up these ads. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook Guitar Scams, Sam Ash scam on Facebook, Sam Ash scams
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www.KaizenGuitarist.com becomes www.ShoshinGuitarist.com
This took a week of my time to do correctly. I changed a young, existing website from its wonderful name of www.KaizenGuitarist.com to the very good name of www.ShoshinGuitarist.com . Both Kaizen and Shoshin are Japanese words. Although I am … Continue reading
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How Well can you Play Guitar after Six Months?
I began playing/practicing guitar just over 6 months ago. Here is a progress update. First Demo, playing “Angel Band” – Jet JS300 Electric Guitar Here’s an electric guitar demo of me playing Angel Band (April 15, 2024) in my basement. … Continue reading
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Tagged Beginner Guitarist, simple songs, six month guitarist
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3/10/2024, Discontinuing Weekly Guitar Journal
I have decided to discontinue my weekly guitar journal. I think this is a Kaizen (change improve) decision. This decision is a relief, a burden removed from my daily routine. This will be a fun, Kaizen adaptation for my KaizenGuitarist … Continue reading
2/24/2024, Weekly: Guitar Weekly Learning Journal
My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is another weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. I hope that someone finds this on the Internet and finds it useful. I think that over time I may discontinue this journal and just focus … Continue reading
2/17/2024, Weekly: Guitar Weekly Learning Journal
My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is my second weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. I hope that someone finds this on the Internet and finds it useful. Thursday: 2/8/2024: Practice without and with My Guitar Today I spent 8 … Continue reading
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2/10/2024, Weekly: Guitar Weekly Learning Journal
My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is my first weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. Last week I stopped doing daily blog posts because the time requirement was too high. My blogging time was exceeding my guitar time: not optimal. … Continue reading
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How Long do you Practice Guitar Each Day?
My son thinks I practice 3 hours a day. That might be closer to the truth. Let’s take a look at it. I think I spend a solid 2 hours a day practicing. My son thinks its closer to 3 … Continue reading