I've been signed up to the Target program for about 2 years now. I've gone through all the Acoustic Genius videos on theory and technique and have been learning a bunch of songs in the target program (Jethro Tull and Rev. Gary Davis have been my favorite categories).
I am 41 years old at the moment. I got my first guitar when I was 6 and took lessons for a few years. I never felt like I improved so I put it down. Then picked it up again in my late teens/early 20's with more lessons, but put it down for another 15 years; I just never seemed to get it to "click" despite loving music and the guitar. Through all that time I could never play a full song, talk or sing while playing, make smooth chord changes, and had no idea how to play a lead even if I "knew" scales.
My most recent period of guitar playing started about 3 years ago when I signed my son up for classical guitar lessons. Sadly, he didn't take to the guitar, so I finished his lessons for him (they were pre-paid after all). After that, I found TG.
Over the past 2 years, I've learned more than 30-40 songs start to finish, can sing them when I play (that doesn't mean the singing sounds good
), I have composed about 5 of my own "songs" (no lyrics), and even am starting to play reasonably interesting solos! My most sincere thanks to Neil & Co. for the great lessons. The theory break-downs are great and the left hand/right hand videos are a fantastic teaching tool! I am having so much fun with the guitar now! I can even jam along with songs I've never heard before when the radio is on! I never thought that possible! :woohoo: I just noticed the Student Review feature, so now I hope to get some feedback on my progress. Is it all in my head, or have I improved? I hope to find out. :S
All the best,
Brian
