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Unofficial April Challenge, anyone?

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  • This topic has 22 replies, 11 voices, and was last updated 1 year, 5 months ago by Alan L.
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    • April 23, 2024 at 11:52 am #368902
      Alan L
      Participant

        Howdy folks,

        I’m kinda missing the opportunity to record and post something this month, so I’m gonna challenge myself to share something over in the Showcase Your Playing forum on the weekend of May 3-5. I call it “The Unofficial April Challenge!” 😀

        My personal focus will be something I’m currently working up; but I say post anything that gets you excited to record and share. Hope to see some people join me! 🙂

      • April 23, 2024 at 2:46 pm #368909
        sunjamr
        Participant

          I would be happy to join in, but I have a surgery scheduled next week, so I probably won’t be feeling like doing much. In olden days we used to have an “open challenge” maybe once or twice a year, and everyone seemed to enjoy that. The goal was to just play whatever you felt like. Always lots of variety in those challenges, good fun.

          Sunjamr Steve

          • April 25, 2024 at 4:56 am #368968
            Alan L
            Participant

              Here’s to a speedy recovery!

          • April 23, 2024 at 5:45 pm #368918
            JoeD1
            Participant

              I like the idea Alan…count me in. I’m practicing a lesson right now which is what I’ll be posting in the Showcase Your Playing forum May 3-5.

              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

              • April 25, 2024 at 5:07 am #368970
                Alan L
                Participant

                  👍

              • April 24, 2024 at 1:21 am #368927
                Manfred M
                Participant

                  Great idea and very nice initiative, Alan.
                  I will try to post something on that weekend. I‘m looking forward to.

                  Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
                  The next Meetup is expected to take place in November 2025

                  There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum in good time.

                  I look forward to meet you.
                  Manfred

                  • April 25, 2024 at 5:08 am #368971
                    Alan L
                    Participant

                      Cool!

                  • April 24, 2024 at 6:46 am #368933
                    charjo
                    Moderator

                      Nice idea, Alan. We hopefully get a little flurry of showcase submissions. I’ll try to post something.
                      John

                      • April 25, 2024 at 5:09 am #368972
                        Alan L
                        Participant

                          Great!

                      • April 24, 2024 at 7:08 am #368934
                        John H
                        Participant

                          I am in Alan… sounds great!

                          JH

                          • April 25, 2024 at 5:09 am #368973
                            Alan L
                            Participant

                              Woohoo!

                          • April 24, 2024 at 7:41 am #368938
                            Bill
                            Participant

                              Hey Alan, a great idea. I will work on posting something!

                              • April 25, 2024 at 5:09 am #368974
                                Alan L
                                Participant

                                  Yay!

                              • April 24, 2024 at 9:10 pm #368963
                                Andy N
                                Participant

                                  I would have been up for this too but will still be on holiday until May. I’m probably the only one secretly happy there’s an extra week before the next official challenge 😅

                                  • April 25, 2024 at 4:56 am #368969
                                    Alan L
                                    Participant

                                      Have a great holiday!

                                  • April 25, 2024 at 6:49 am #368979
                                    sciencefiction
                                    Participant

                                      I always have older lessons I practice regularly. I will re-record and post one of these if I think there is improvement.
                                      Larry

                                      • April 25, 2024 at 7:41 am #368984
                                        Alan L
                                        Participant

                                          Nice!

                                      • April 25, 2024 at 3:03 pm #368997
                                        John H
                                        Participant

                                          Is there a theme to the Unofficial April Challenge or is it an Open Challenge? Please advise.

                                          JH

                                          • April 25, 2024 at 3:36 pm #368999
                                            Alan L
                                            Participant

                                              Open!

                                          • April 26, 2024 at 2:56 am #369012
                                            Lights
                                            Participant

                                              I´m in!

                                              • April 27, 2024 at 6:01 am #369065
                                                Alan L
                                                Participant

                                                  Fantastic!

                                              • April 29, 2024 at 7:33 pm #369134
                                                Robert Burlin
                                                Participant

                                                  Yes, I was working on something for the April challenge but in never game together enough to submit but It is ready now so I will add it to the unofficial April Challenge, and look forward to hearing what others post too

                                                  MUSIC WILL SAVE THE WORLD

                                                  • April 30, 2024 at 6:52 am #369137
                                                    Alan L
                                                    Participant

                                                      Excellent!

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