Shel- Thanks so much for your thoughtful and lengthy response! I really appreciate it. You were the first (followed by Jay and then Bear) to comment on my bass notes, and I think you're completely right. Upon re-listening, they are very much drowned out by the treble notes. So I'll start working on bringing them out a bit more with my thumb. I like having a specific thing that I can improve on, so that's great advice. Thanks for the observation regarding my posture- I'll take a look at that in the video and see if it's something I'm regularly doing or was just in that video. Lastly, thanks for the kind words about my new guitar and my Martin. I think both suit me well
Al- You could try switching your guitar to your left leg. I do find it helps with getting the neck higher... but there are times I'd like to switch back to my right leg and now I've become so accustomed to my left that I can't.
Dennis- as always, I really appreciate your support and enthusiasm. You heard me talk about this song a lot this summer, so it was fun to finally put it out there, warts and all. I've been using my left knee since you've been at TG, I think. I switched when I was learning Harvest Moon, because it made it easier for me to play higher on the neck. As I mentioned to Al, I now kind of wish I could more comfortably play on my right leg because with some songs it just seems more appropriate. I think I'll just have to work more on getting used to switching back and forth. Oh, and I very much thought of Wally when my cat decided to make her debut. "Any thing dogs can do, cats can do better," says she.
Jeff- thank you. I still very much feel like a novice, but I appreciate the kind sentiment.
Jay- It is my first video with the Martin (00-28VS). I bought it used (but in near-mint condition) in June at a local guitar store. I love it so much. As I mentioned to Shel, you're right about the bass notes. Now that it's been pointed out to me, it's obvious. I'll start working on that. As for my video of Fields of Gold, I had sort of decided to not post it. I was planning to post that instead of this, but then I felt like it was just too similar to Circle Game. I didn't feel like it demonstrated anything new about my playing. So I went with this instead. But hopefully I will be posting a bit more regularly now that school is back in session.
Bob- Thank you! Looking forward to a video from you again soon.
Bill- thanks so much for everything. Yes, at a level 5, I didn't expect this song to be nearly as tricky as it was. It was, by far, the hardest song I've tackled so far. But it was also one of the most fun songs I've learned to play. It's one of those guitar instrumentals, like Windy and Warm, that is so catchy. My household has been humming it for months.
Bear- Thank you. Like Michele and Jay, you pointed out the bass notes, and I appreciate that a lot. I'll definitely work on bringing them out a bit more in my playing. It's easy to let the treble drown out the bass when fingerpicking, at least it is to me. Thanks for all of your observations. I always appreciate the feedback.
Brad- he he! I think my cat was very proud of her performance. I do feel like I've made a lot of progress since WSTR, and I attribute a lot of that to TG and all the support I've had from fellow Target members. Thank you!
