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Location: Snåsa, Norway | I recently purchased Jamorama in a weak moment, and at first I thought I'd thrown money out the window, since this really is a beginner's course, and after 30 years I "know" all this stuff.
But I started browsing through the lessons, and realized a few important things:
1. this is well made, combining pics, video and audio with tab and chord symbols
2. I wish I'd got this 30 years ago! I learned only from a book
3. I have to admit that though I know this stuff, it does no harm to polish my technique here and there
4. It's nice to do stuff I master well, not only struggling with licks and tricks I nearly manage to play
5. the jamalong tracks are good, and it's fun to experiment with different chord voicings and substitutions and rythm figures instead of playing from the sheet
So, maybe it's a good idea to go back to scratch once in a while? At least I don't feel that I've wasted my money anymore!
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Location: Snåsa, Norway | Originally posted by schroeder:
I can't believe English is not your first language. Thanks! Some of it comes from movies and tv I've grown up with where most of it were British or US english with Norwegian subtitles. I've also read a lot of english books when studying at the university. Finally, too much time spent online the latter years have done it's share of refining my english. :cool: |
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Location: closely held secret | Sounds like someone's jealous, Erik. Schroeder spent his formative years learning cockney. |
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| It was the only way to understand those Dick van Dyke movies. |
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Location: closely held secret | "Goodbye, Mary Poppins, don't stay away too long." |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | .."A Spoonful of sugar makes the Medicine go down".. |
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Location: Snåsa, Norway | ... ok guys, this thread started with me learning to play guitar from scratch again, and the benefits of a certain computer based course, and this is the OFC...
... but MARY POPPINS ???!!!!???
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Location: closely held secret | Kindly do not attempt to cloud the issue with facts. |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | I like turtles! |
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Location: closely held secret | Me too!
This kid gets around. |
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