GrantParkis
Blues Newbie
might be a silly question, but does one need to have exercises or licks memorized before moving onto next lesson?
Well... If it is recommended to memorize each of these exercises and short songs before moving on, I'm screwed. I'm up to the Deep Sea Blues and still working it out. However, I play each of the previous songs nearly daily and still have to read them from the sheet. I am also working on Strumming and Rhythm Mastery and solo 2 of 5 easy blues solos. Still read them all.
You didn't mention how long you have been trying to memorize these lessons. Some lessons take me a month or more to memorize, some much less.
By the way, based on your list, you are probably trying to memorize TOO many at once.
Remember: You are working on BEGINNING Blues Guitar Unleashed, so I'd recommend two or three lessons at the same time TOPS. (And for a beginner, three may be too many).
I guess I'd tell you to keep at the memorization until it starts to frustrate you, then move on to something new, but DO go back to the piece that was giving you fits and you may find that you remember more than you thin and the parts that you don't remember will come back quicker.