February 2026 Challenge

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- March 13, 2026 at 4:22 am #409876
  Raffaele S
  Participant
  For this month’s challenge, I started with a piece by Brian in the key of D, as he recommended, and then continued improvising, alternating between the major and minor pentatonic scales, trying to stay in tune with the track. Maybe I went on a bit too long, but I preferred not to interrupt the pleasant foundation of Brian’s piece.
- March 13, 2026 at 4:47 am #409880
  Brendan G
  Participant
  Nice job. As you said we did the same lesson at first. Then you did a lot more.
  Very enjoyable.
  
  Brendan
- March 13, 2026 at 5:50 am #409884
  Laurel C
  Moderator
  That was inspiring, and as you said you started with Brian’s piece and then improvised over the track which takes endurance and a toolkit of ideas. Great work Raffaele that was handcrafted beautifully..
- March 13, 2026 at 6:07 am #409888
  Dieter
  Participant
  Sounds really good.
  
  Dieter
- March 13, 2026 at 6:59 am #409895
  John H
  Participant
  Well played Raffaele
  Smooth, soulful and tasty! You nail those target notes. Love that Eastman guitar!
  
  John
- March 13, 2026 at 8:36 am #409917
  JoeD1
  Participant
  Congradulations Raffaele on a beautiful piece and for extending it for so long with plenty of various licks which kept me listening and enjoying it.
  
  Joe
  
  The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
  Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
  --Graeme Edge
- March 13, 2026 at 10:07 am #409958
  AndréM
  Participant
  Well done Raffaele.
  Nice improv.
  
  AndréM
  
  AndréM
- March 13, 2026 at 12:10 pm #409988
  Michael L
  Participant
  Hi Raffaele, great bluesy picking. I enjoyed your improv section. Well done.
- March 13, 2026 at 12:12 pm #409990
  Guido
  Participant
  Brilliant rendition of the Brian’s original part and then really cool improvisations of your own! Really a lot of cool melodies and licks that show your melodic creativity! Very well played, great work, Raffaele!
  
  Guido
- March 13, 2026 at 1:06 pm #410050
  Raffaele S
  Participant
  Grazie infinite Guido, italiano anche tu…..un vero piacere scoprire che non sono iil solo a far parte di questa straordinaria famiglia…..
- March 13, 2026 at 1:09 pm #410054
  Raffaele S
  Participant
  Thank you so much to all of you…..I’m glad to hear I didn’t bore you with this somewhat long video….
  Thanks
- March 13, 2026 at 1:20 pm #410064
  sciencefiction
  Participant
  Excellent playing, Raffaele! Very smooth and bluesy sounding all the way through.
  Larry
- March 13, 2026 at 1:32 pm #410070
  James B
  Participant
  Some fine blues picking, Raffael.
  
  James
- March 13, 2026 at 3:41 pm #410119
  Bob M.
  Participant
  Hi Raffael, well done! This was the first tune I learned after joining AM. Really enjoyed listening to your rendition.
- March 13, 2026 at 4:00 pm #410129
  Paddyboy
  Participant
  Good job on this one Raffael,
  
  both Brendan and I did this same soudtrack of Brians but they were different EP’s. Mine was EP629 and Brandans was EP621
  
  ALL IT TAKES TO WRITE A SONG IS........3 CHORDS AND THE TRUTH!
- March 13, 2026 at 5:01 pm #410141
  JoLa
  Participant
  Now, that was some genuine blues mastery there, Raffaele! You knew what you were doing all the way through and it sounded great. If it was any shorter it wouldn’t have been long enough 😉
  
  🎸JoLa
- March 13, 2026 at 5:10 pm #410144
  sunjamr
  Participant
  Very entertaining, plenty of good licks in there, Raffaele. You did a great job with your phrasing, and I really love the tone you have dialed in.
  
  Sunjamr Steve
- March 13, 2026 at 8:27 pm #410206
  Alan L
  Participant
  Som nice licks in the improv section. Well played!
- March 13, 2026 at 9:15 pm #410217
  Michael Krailo
  Participant
  Ah, the blues. Nothing sounds better. Those fret markers are mesmerizing.
  
  Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.
- March 14, 2026 at 5:36 am #410291
  Bill
  Participant
  Sounding good! Nice Eastman guitar, I’m a fan of those. All around nice blues from the lesson to your improv.
- March 14, 2026 at 5:39 am #410294
  Mark T
  Participant
  That was excellent, Raffaele – great sense of timing and feel! No need to apologise for the length of the piece – when you’re in the groove and enjoying yourself, why not? – Mark 👍🎶😎
- March 14, 2026 at 6:12 am #410335
  Carpa
  Participant
  Played very smoothly and pleasantly.
- March 14, 2026 at 9:45 am #410420
  Pap
  Participant
  Raffaele, you have some really nice runs in here. Well played. Cheers. Pap
- March 14, 2026 at 9:45 am #410421
  Manfred M
  Participant
  When the blues gets you, you just have to keep playing, Raffaele. I think we all know how that feels. And when you come up with such great licks and stay in the groove like you do, it’s definitely a pleasure to listen to.
  
  Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
  The next Meetup will be on February 28, 2026
  
  For more information click here
  
  I look forward to meet you.
  Manfred
- March 14, 2026 at 10:12 am #410436
  Andy N
  Participant
  You gave those major and minor pentatonics a proper workout there and conjured up some masterful blues. 👌
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