February 2026 Challenge Response – Michael L

[Michael L]

First, a big congratulations to Jola for 100 challenge submissions!! This is a great achievement on this guitar learning journey. Jola, you’re an inspiration for all of us.

For this month I tried a number of Brian’s lessons, but ended up with my own composition in the key of D. Major one, four, and five chords, but with a few twists thrown in. Enjoy!

[Guido]

It was a very nice and original idea to create your own composition, Michael! Very well crafted and very nicely played: I can hear a lot of references to what Brian thought to us in his lessons, but put together in a very original and personal way. Enjoyed to listen to it!

Guido

[Dieter]

Wow, what a diverse musical performance—full of emotion and with great ideas.

Dieter

[JoeD1]

That is a very pretty melody. I especially liked the intro and your playing was perfect. Nice!

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

[Raffaele S]

Michael, your acoustic guitar has a great sound.
Beautiful interpretation…and it’s always difficult to play in time without a backing track…well done…!!!

[sciencefiction]

I don’t know how you come up with this stuff, Michael. Very creative, and so well played! An A+ on your composition, and played to perfection. Kept me interested the whole time and wondering what would come next. Awesome!
Larry

[AndréM]

Nice jam and composition.
Very well played.

AndréM

AndréM

[Michael Krailo]

Expertly played Michael. And I like your name. 🙂

This might be the best submission this time as you created this masterpiece yourself. Well, my vote is in.

Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

[sunjamr]

I can tell you’ve been spending a lot of time among the jazz crowd. That’s a clever little composition. Maybe it’s time to add it to the Real Book.

Sunjamr Steve

[Denise]

Bravo for your own composition! Sounded wonderfully.
Very skillfully played. I loved these jazzy diminished, augmented and spicy twists.
Loved these jazzy chords.
Denise

More Blues!

[Carpa]

What improvisational talent, you are an example, very well played.

[Bill]

That was great Michael. Love the chord subsititions, diminished passing, and II-Vs. way to really add spice to a very standard progression. And I really liked the extended outro. Fantastic!

[Mark T]

Really like the feel coming out of this one, Michael – and you certainly met the challenge nicely 👍🎶😎

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