Welcome, New Patrons!
Added 2022-07-26 13:00:06 +0000 UTCIt’s time for another monthly introduction for new Patrons!
If you’re new here, tell us a little about yourself: What brought you here? Where are you in your guitar journey, and what do you hope to accomplish while you’re here?
If you’re a seasoned Patron, please give our new members a warm welcome! Reply to new Patrons below if you share the same goals, or can relate to their journey. This community is made up of students of different skill levels from all around the world and interaction between students is an excellent way of learning and staying motivated.
If you missed your first welcome post, please feel free to jump on this one.
More helpful info for new patrons can be found on my Where To Start page.
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Hi Oscar! Welcome! Thanks for joining! Let me know if you have any questions!
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-08-10 23:23:23 +0000 UTCWelcome! I strongly suggest checking out as much music theory for guitar and Music Theory Monday as you need to get cranking on some weekly community Challenges!
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-08-10 23:22:36 +0000 UTCHi my name is BenValla. A Tanzanian that just moved to Ireland. I am rapper/producer and I am currently trying to learn to play the lead with the aim of helping my song writing skills. I really want the guitar to be the reason i retire early
Benvalla Mlowezi
2022-08-08 09:59:27 +0000 UTCHi Everyone, my name is Oscar, I used to have guitar all my life, but never learn how to play it until the Pandemia. I start learning songs but I want more, I want to learn music theory. I was viewing some youtube videos and… honestly I believe I chose the better with Scott. Have a nice day
Oscar Solares
2022-08-04 14:13:05 +0000 UTCHey everyone. I’m Ronny and I’ve played rhythm and bass for the past 18 years and I’ve always wanted to play lead cause I love the vibe but never brought myself to just set down and learn it. But! Here I am now, 18 years later. I want to go from being a basic guitarist/bassist to a thorough guitarist.
Ronny Ford
2022-07-30 04:40:48 +0000 UTCHey Mike! Welcome. Music theory can DRASTICALLY help you with songwriting. If you have ANY questions, feel free to ask on the next Office Hours, which I'll be posting in a few minutes here.
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-07-29 18:12:45 +0000 UTCWelcome, Emmanuel! I hope you learn a lot while you're here! Let me know if you have any questions, or feel free to ask on the next Office Hours, which I'll be posting soon!
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-07-29 18:11:41 +0000 UTCHey all, My name is Mike I have been playing guitar for almost 4 years. I'm very interested in these lessons to help me in my songwriting. I write and record music and want to get better at arranging.
Michael Ball
2022-07-28 19:46:31 +0000 UTChi everyone! I've attempted to learn guitar since I was 14 on youscian but I didn't take it serious until 2020 when we were all quarantined and had all the time in the world. I'm 20 now and I've made some good progress by basically just watching YouTube videos which includes Scott (who has made the best guitar teaching videos ever in my opinion) but I feel as though I've hit a wall so I decided to join this Patreon! my goal is to play along to backing tracks and play what's in my head and kind of express myself on guitar. But, to do that I have to learn music theory so here I am and looking forward to having Scott as my virtual teacher :D
Bol Bol
2022-07-28 05:52:43 +0000 UTCHi Max! Welcome. I hope you find that theory is clicking for you as you move through these lessons.
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-07-27 00:14:31 +0000 UTCHi James, Welcome! I hope you enjoy your time here! And don't forget that you are welcome to ask ANY question on the weekly like Q&A
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-07-27 00:14:04 +0000 UTCHi James, Welcome! And thanks for the compliment. I'm living outside Los Angeles at the moment, but I'm sure I'll move back up to the NW one of these days.
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-07-27 00:13:08 +0000 UTCWelcome, David! I hope you enjoy your time here
Scott Paul Johnson
2022-07-27 00:12:01 +0000 UTCHi all. I’ve been playing guitar for 26 years. Is started on electric then moved mainly to acoustic for about 20 years. During the lockdowns I ran out of excuses to not put in the time and effort to my playing. I’ve a very basic knowledge of music and was getting frustrated that time spent practicing was not translating into getting more skilled so here I am enjoying having a structured approach and getting to properly understand the basics.
David Lynch
2022-07-26 14:49:26 +0000 UTCI have also taken several classes with teachers which I didn’t really care for. There are several teachers on line that I believe are very good. Scott’s I think is one of the best in my opinion. I have gone through several of his free on line courses and find he is very knowledgeable and entertaining. Hope to keep getting more knowledgeable about music theory and how to be a better musician. One of these days I will come down from Everett and bye the professor a cup of coffee…
James T Upton
2022-07-26 14:46:55 +0000 UTCHello everyone, joined a few days ago to increase my understanding about music theory, hopefully get a little more organized in my practice and what’s the next best thing to learn or work on. I learned a couple of chords in high school and drug a guitar around for 20 some years in the Navy promising to some day learn to actually play it. Well few years ago I retired from another career and during the shut down did an internet guitar challenge. Since then I have been watching a bunch of different internet teachers
James T Upton
2022-07-26 14:37:42 +0000 UTCHi all. New here, just subscribed a few days ago. I picked up guitar when I was about 14. Learnt power chords and called it a day. Fast-forward 19 years and I decided to pick guitar up again during lockdown. I've been playing drums for about 18 years, so had a musical background, but guitar brings with it a lot of unique differences, namely the melodic challenges. Here to learn guitar properly! Any tips are very welcome.
James Crowson
2022-07-26 13:49:43 +0000 UTCWhat's up everyone, I'm Max. Been playing guitar for 15+ years, was really dedicated to learning as a teenager and took lessons, but my theory never really stuck. I want to get to a place where the theory finally clicks and becomes a songwriting tool for me, versus something that holds me back from really moving to a higher level.
Max Levitzke
2022-07-26 13:44:27 +0000 UTC
