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Hi Active Melody family!
Time for the January 2023 Site Member Challenge!
Happy 2023 folks! Time to kick off a whole new year of challenges. I thought it’d be fun to start off this year by doing a virtual “jam” for this months challenge. So here’s how this will work… use the MP3 track below to play over. The first 2 times through the progression, you’ll play whatever lead you want. You’ll then switch to playing rhythm while I play lead. Feel free to play the rhythm part however you want as well. Strum 1st position chords, percussive fingerstyle, etc. Have fun with it!
**If the MP3 doesn’t automatically download (and plays instead), try RIGHT clicking on the “Download MP3” link and then choose the “Save As..” option if you’re on a Windows computer. If you’re on a Mac, hold down the “Control” key and click on “Download MP3”.
The chords in the progression are: G, Em, Bm, Am, D7 (so the progression is 1, 6, 3, 2, 5). The G major scale fits perfectly over each of those chords, or you could use the G major pentatonic scale. You could also work in some arpeggiated chords.
I look forward to “jamming” with you this month 🙂
The submission date for this challenge will be Sunday, February 5 – you can start submitting Friday, February 3
**If you need assistance with how to record yourself and post to the forum see this post**
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GROUND RULES FOR PARTICIPATION:
1. Post your Youtube, Vimeo, or Soundcloud links of you playing your chosen lesson anytime between Friday, February 3, through Sunday, February 5, 10:00 pm CST. Please do not submit earlier. I think it is fun to see everyone’s posts at once.
2. Submit individually in the “Active Melody Member Challenge Response Submissions” forum. Title your posts “January 2023 Challenge Response – [Your AM Screen Name]”
3. Please submit only a single video or audio file for this challenge.
4. Have fun and don’t be intimidated by these challenges!!! Use these challenges to help you set goals and complete them by a deadline. You can also use this as an opportunity to chat with your fellow Active Melody members and share tips or tricks on this challenge that you think are useful.
5. In my opinion, it is better to show progress versus perfection with these challenges. So if you are a beginner and can only play the first couple of measures. That is completely ok. If you play two more measures of the next challenge piece than you did the previous one, you are on track to getting better. This is what these challenges are about…you learning guitar and getting better. Remember we are all here to support you no matter what your current playing level is.
PREMIUM MEMBERS: DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE ACTIVE MELODY T-SHIRT CHALLENGE:
Premium members can earn a free AM T-Shirt as indicated here:
https://www.activemelody.com/forums/topic/active-melody-t-shirt-challenge2/I look forward to seeing everyone’s posts! 🙂
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Its difficult; for me at least. The percussive fingerstyle chord progression has a very integral strong melody to it… so, when I try to free-flow… it doesnt sound good because it clashes with the background melody; implying… the improvisation has to play with the integral melody; now that’s difficult!!!!
Hope, I can come up with something… but not easy for me 😲😲🙏🙏
Storming Heaven's Gate
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Fingers at the ready
But my mind’s in a fizz!
I REALLY wanna tackle this one!
Oh gosh ‘n’ gee whiz!Twisted tongue into cheek
I’ll give it a peek
And I’ll pick and I’ll grin
And I’ll pick at it all week!Sure hope I can “pluck-up”
And practice more, more and more.
Gettin’ ready for Brian’s big jam
And what the AM Jam-Fam has in store.JAM ON!!!
Ok, I’ll quit! 🤪
See yall there!💕“Laissez les bon temps rouler“
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