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March 2022 Challenge Response – Serena C.

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  • This topic has 30 replies, 31 voices, and was last updated 3 years, 12 months ago by Tom D.
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    • April 1, 2022 at 4:30 pm #303182
      Serena C
      Participant

        Hi AM friends!
        This is my 12th submission in a row and I feel so grateful for all I’ve learned so far thanks to Brian’s lessons and to your comments, suggestions and encouragement in the challenges!
        For this challenge I’ve taken the piece I had prepared last month, changed the rythm to make it smoother and added an additional final part with some F#dim7 as passing chord (as I had learned from Brian’s lessons on diminished chords), and then a G# and A# to come back to the C chord at the end… I don’t know the theory behind (maybe some sort of ascending progression?) but it sounded good to me.
        Have a nice challenge weekend!
        Serena

        If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
        It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)

      • April 1, 2022 at 4:51 pm #303188
        James B
        Participant

          Nice one Serena. You added some growl to your tone and it sounds good!

          James

        • April 1, 2022 at 5:23 pm #303195
          Martin W
          Participant

            Hi serena congrats on your 12th challenge submission, this one really drives nice use of the transition chords and you’ve dialled in the perfect tone .
            Well played.

            Martin

          • April 1, 2022 at 6:28 pm #303218
            Bill
            Participant

              Nice Serena! I definitely get a Brian May vibe from this in tone and style of play. Great quote 🙂

            • April 1, 2022 at 6:46 pm #303222
              Pap
              Participant

                Hey Serena, You are right. That sounded good. You really have improved a lot since your 1st submission. Congrats on #12 and keep up the great work. Cheers. Pap

              • April 1, 2022 at 7:09 pm #303236
                cloughie
                Participant

                  Congrats on your 12 in a row! Sounds like t-shirt time. Nice playing with a lot of chords and fill licks in there.

                  Be kind to yourself (especially when you're trying to play this instrument!)
                  Brian Clough

                  “Got a lotta sinful ideas but they seem kinda sensible” Jim Casy the ex-preacher in The Grapes Of Wrath

                • April 1, 2022 at 7:14 pm #303239
                  Michael L
                  Participant

                    Really great composition Serena! You worked in some nice chords and your licks are sounding smooth. Well done.

                  • April 2, 2022 at 1:41 am #303327
                    Werner
                    Participant

                      Very well played. I like the groove of your composition. Your song simply makes a good mood. Thank you

                      Werner

                    • April 2, 2022 at 2:24 am #303341
                      Garry
                      Participant

                        You’re really rocking out Serena, showing great skills all over the fretboard. Really well done and I’m enjoying watching your progress. Congratulations on your 12th submission. Don’t forget to send Brian a message so you can get your T Shirt. All the best! 🥸🎸🥸

                      • April 2, 2022 at 3:56 am #303360
                        Guido
                        Participant

                          Ciao Serena! Great rock’n’roll rendition! Loved the rhythm and your smart use of transitional chords that spiced up very well the composition! Very well played! Congratulations for your 12th submission and pretty sure we will see you wearing the AM’s T-shirt in the next challenge!

                          Guido

                        • April 2, 2022 at 4:05 am #303366
                          Richard G
                          Participant

                            So glad you posted that gritty piece Serena, you played that with a certain amount of panache and your confidence gained over the months has paid off. Just out of interest, If you put a drum track behind that, it would lift it to another level.

                            Richard

                          • April 2, 2022 at 5:07 am #303402
                            John H
                            Participant

                              Way to rock Serena! Cool arrangement, played with confidence and expertise. You pulled the arrangement together nicely with tasty licks and phrasing. I like the dirty overdrive.

                              John

                            • April 2, 2022 at 6:00 am #303437
                              Phil B
                              Participant

                                Congratulations on reaching the milestone of 22 consecutive challenge submissions. Don’t forget to claim your AM T-shirt! Every month you demonstrate an increasing range of skill and technique acquisition that must be heartening for you. I enjoyed the piece which you played with confidence. Great job.

                              • April 2, 2022 at 6:17 am #303445
                                Don Patton jr
                                Participant

                                  Serena
                                  I like the changes you made to this composition! Definitely a little better tempo, which allowed for a cleaner sound and performance…nice picking 💯

                                  Don P

                                • April 2, 2022 at 8:22 am #303496
                                  Reuben B
                                  Participant

                                    Nice driving rhythm with great licks in between chords. And the guitar tone is really suitable for this. I enjoyed listening to it. Congrats on your 12th submissions. Well done.

                                  • April 2, 2022 at 8:26 am #303498
                                    satellite
                                    Participant

                                      Nicely done, with an impressive pace and fluency showing itself. Being more of a visual/trial and error learner myself I fully get the theory bypass!

                                    • April 2, 2022 at 9:06 am #303512
                                      brian-belsey
                                      Participant

                                        Well done, Serena, this is really rocks and has some very interesting and pleasing harmonies. Great sound too. I look forward to your next one!

                                      • April 2, 2022 at 11:52 am #303560
                                        Paul S.
                                        Participant

                                          A year in — congratulations! I wouldn’t have expected G# and A# to get you back to C, but somehow you made it work. This little piece hung together very well as you raced up and down the neck.

                                        • April 2, 2022 at 2:32 pm #303620
                                          Phil67
                                          Participant

                                            What fingers velocity!, A good nervous rock with a strong main line full of embellishment.
                                            Bravo!

                                            Where does the white go when snow melts?

                                          • April 2, 2022 at 10:40 pm #303722
                                            JoLa
                                            Participant

                                              Well done, Serena! You have nicely enriched the composition and improved your performance, which is great to see! Congrats on your 12th, that’s quite an achievement! Rock on!

                                              🎸JoLa

                                            • April 3, 2022 at 5:57 am #303829
                                              Manfred M
                                              Participant

                                                Great rhythm and fast fingers, Serena! And so much enthusiasm in every note you play. Congrats for the 12th. I‘m there next month. I agree with you, it‘s great to be a part of this learning community and go this path together with you all. See you next time.

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                                                I look forward to meet you.
                                                Manfred

                                              • April 3, 2022 at 9:12 am #303908
                                                FergalT
                                                Participant

                                                  Great rhythm and agree they’re is a Brian May sound in there…well done!

                                                  Mega congratulations on the 12 submissions – we cross the line together on that one – we can be t-shirt twins!!!

                                                • April 3, 2022 at 9:45 am #303929
                                                  Richard W
                                                  Participant

                                                    Well played, Serena! I enjoyed the licks you were throwing in between the chords. Congrats on 12 submissions!

                                                  • April 3, 2022 at 12:16 pm #304005
                                                    Denise
                                                    Participant

                                                      Congrats on your 12th challenge!
                                                      Very interesting passing chords you have added in. I like the crunchy rhythm…and girl your lead runs are so good!!!!
                                                      Denise

                                                      More Blues!

                                                    • April 3, 2022 at 1:56 pm #304057
                                                      Conor K
                                                      Participant

                                                        Such an energetic performance — watching your leg/foot bounce with the rhythm put a smile on my face. There’s a rock ‘n roll star in there just begging to be let free! No easy task covering the amount of real estate on the fretboard at that tempo, but you did it! The hard work is paying off, for sure!

                                                      • April 3, 2022 at 2:24 pm #304078
                                                        Juxi
                                                        Participant

                                                          Congratulations, Challenge Champion Serena! 😊
                                                          This was your best performance yet. Incredible how fast you improved (and you were already good when starting with the first submission).
                                                          We are glad to have you with us. Onwards to the next 12 challenges 😊👋🏽

                                                          Bluesige Grüße
                                                          Juxi

                                                        • April 3, 2022 at 3:10 pm #304091
                                                          Livio M
                                                          Participant

                                                            Ciao Serena
                                                            Congratulations on your 12 months of challenges, it seems like yesterday when you took part in your first challenge. I too, like you, have had the opportunity to understand the use of IV # dim and to use it in a composition. I agree with the change of pace you have entered and the transitions work well too.

                                                            Livio

                                                          • April 4, 2022 at 3:58 am #304292
                                                            Andy N
                                                            Participant

                                                              many congratulations on hitting that 12th challenge, and you’ve marked it well with this uptempo groove. Your fingers were flying through those licks there. Great tone and those additional chords added the icing to the progression. Great playing

                                                            • April 4, 2022 at 5:09 am #304308
                                                              Jonathan Amos
                                                              Participant

                                                                Sounds good to me too, rocked along nicely without missing a beat.

                                                                Jonathan Amos, Matsuyama, Japan

                                                              • April 4, 2022 at 8:06 am #304334
                                                                Bob Utberg
                                                                Participant

                                                                  What a great way to start my day Serena! Upbeat and spunky groove for sure. Very well done. Love the turn around using the new chords to get back to the top. Superb! Bob

                                                                  Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

                                                                • April 5, 2022 at 5:40 am #304472
                                                                  Tom D
                                                                  Participant

                                                                    Hi Serena:

                                                                    You dialed in a very nice sound and played your composition with great timing and note articulation. Your phrasing on riffs was so good even at a fast tempo. Congrats on completing your 12th challenge – it’s fun to consider what the next 12 will bring. We’ll done.

                                                                    Cheers, Tom

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