January 2026 3-Minute Challenge - Week #1 Results

[TGNeil]

Hey Everybody,

We are thrilled to head into our first 3-Minute 30-Day Challenge of 2026. Please copy the text below and fill in your first week results (January 5-11) in this thread. I suggest keeping track at home then adding your post to this thread on Monday January 12. Feel free to add what you have been working on as well.

Neil

Username:
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5:
Tuesday January 6:
Wednesday January 7:
Thursday January 8:
Friday January 9:
Saturday January 1o:
Sunday January 11:

Total Days:
Total Minutes:

[scotty7]

Username: scotty7
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: Practiced 15-20 mins. Worked on scales and some finger picking.
Tuesday January 6:
Wednesday January 7:
Thursday January 8:
Friday January 9:
Saturday January 1o:
Sunday January 11:

Total Days:
Total Minutes:

[TGNeil]

Thanks for posting Scotty. I edited your post a little by adding the weekly log and filling in your Monday total. You can add to it daily, or at the end of the week. Hopefully this will make the format clearer to everybody.

The idea is one post each week for each user, covering all seven days.

Neil

[juval2112]

Username: juval2112
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Monday January 5: 65 mins - Pink Floyd
Tuesday January 6: 75 mins - Jethro Tull
Wednesday January 7: 75 mins - Neil Young
Thursday January 8: 70 mins - fingerpicking. I’m working through Neil’s fingerpicking Vol 1
Friday January 9: 75 mins - odds and ends - Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Allman Brothers, BlackBerry Smoke, ELP
Saturday January 1o: 75 mins - Pink Floyd
Sunday January 11: 70 mins - Jethro Tull

Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 575

When the 3 minute challenge first started it got me playing every day. In fact last year I only missed 3 days. At first it was a bit of a chore, but now it’s much more enjoyable and I’m getting better which in turn makes it more fun so I can play for longer. Thanks Neil!
Cheers
Julian

[sflier]

Username: sflier
Week Ending: Sunday January 11

Working on Grateful Dead’s Black Muddy River. My arrangement based on this cover:



Monday January 5: 22 minutes Black Muddy River intro and outro
Tuesday January 6: 12 minutes Black Muddy River verse
Wednesday January 7: 60 minutes Black Muddy River chorus
Thursday January 8: 45 minutes Black Muddy River Bridge
Friday January 9: 60 minutes Black Muddy River solo
Saturday January 1o: 72 minutes Black Muddy River playthrough
Sunday January 11: 90 minutes Black Muddy River playthrough

Total Days: 7
Total Minutes: 361!