Walt H
cloudbase - Aint got time for gravity
I am on the final lesson of SRM - here are some thoughts:
This is the second course of Griffs that I have completed. The other was Abgu. It has been 30 years since I have graduated from college so many of my memories from that time are fuzzy. I remember one thing crystal clear. There was a single course that was so critical to all incoming freshmen that it was required for everyone to take. English 101. Long story short, strumming and rhythm mastery is English 101.
Griff alludes to this in the course description. He states that strumming is the most important skill to learn as a guitarist. This is an absolutely fantastic course. I really like how each lesson builds on the prior ones. There are some parts that are difficult to master. The only way to get through them is brute force. It is simply a function of getting the reps in and paying your dues. Once you do the pain of that process is quickly forgotten cuz that new skill is simply a ton o fun to do. For me the percussive slap took a while and in the heat of battle I was sure that it would never sound great, but I worked through it and own it (don't quit when the going gets tough).
I have a lot of time to allocate to practice. One thing I absolutely loved about this course was I could literally see my improvements on a daily basis. A strum that initially seemed damn near impossible I could begin play at a very slow pace, then a little better, then real time, suddenly I could play it without thinking. That kind of stuff is inspiring and makes me want more. I started this course along with another. I had so much fun with this one I ended up setting the other aside because all I wanted to do was work all of the various strums out. There are a ton of absolutely wonderful nuggets in this course that I can whip out whenever. I love having a bag of tricks. This course definitely made my bag significantly bigger. It has done amazing things for my strumming and rhythm which as Griff promised at the beginning of the course is now ROCK SOLID with next to no thought required.
If you are a geetar stud and have been playing with bands for a long time and can rip it up you most likely dont need it. If you are a regular guy like me trying to navigate learning the guitar on the interwebz take a peek at it. You can thank me later.
My next purchase will be the all access pass.
This is the second course of Griffs that I have completed. The other was Abgu. It has been 30 years since I have graduated from college so many of my memories from that time are fuzzy. I remember one thing crystal clear. There was a single course that was so critical to all incoming freshmen that it was required for everyone to take. English 101. Long story short, strumming and rhythm mastery is English 101.
Griff alludes to this in the course description. He states that strumming is the most important skill to learn as a guitarist. This is an absolutely fantastic course. I really like how each lesson builds on the prior ones. There are some parts that are difficult to master. The only way to get through them is brute force. It is simply a function of getting the reps in and paying your dues. Once you do the pain of that process is quickly forgotten cuz that new skill is simply a ton o fun to do. For me the percussive slap took a while and in the heat of battle I was sure that it would never sound great, but I worked through it and own it (don't quit when the going gets tough).
I have a lot of time to allocate to practice. One thing I absolutely loved about this course was I could literally see my improvements on a daily basis. A strum that initially seemed damn near impossible I could begin play at a very slow pace, then a little better, then real time, suddenly I could play it without thinking. That kind of stuff is inspiring and makes me want more. I started this course along with another. I had so much fun with this one I ended up setting the other aside because all I wanted to do was work all of the various strums out. There are a ton of absolutely wonderful nuggets in this course that I can whip out whenever. I love having a bag of tricks. This course definitely made my bag significantly bigger. It has done amazing things for my strumming and rhythm which as Griff promised at the beginning of the course is now ROCK SOLID with next to no thought required.
If you are a geetar stud and have been playing with bands for a long time and can rip it up you most likely dont need it. If you are a regular guy like me trying to navigate learning the guitar on the interwebz take a peek at it. You can thank me later.
My next purchase will be the all access pass.
