Week 2: Finding Momentum: Small Steps, Big Progress 🚀

🎸 End of the Year Challenge: "Finish Strong!" 🎉

As the year comes to a close, it's the perfect time to look back on your guitar journey, celebrate your progress, and set the stage for a powerful finish! Whether you've been steadily refining a piece all year, revisiting past favorites, or holding onto that "one day" project, now’s the time to bring it to life. Let’s wrap up this year with a final push, together!


Challenge Theme: Complete, Conquer, and Celebrate!

Goal:
Choose one guitar piece or project that has been on your list this year. This might be a piece you’ve been working on in lessons, something you’ve always wanted to learn but never started, or a performance you’d like to polish. Dedicate the final weeks of the year to bringing it to completion—whatever "finished" means for you!

Challenge Options:

  1. Complete a Piece: If you’ve been working on a piece throughout the year, let’s aim to bring it to the finish line. Focus on refining tricky sections, memorizing it, or even recording it as a performance!

  2. Start & Finish a New Piece: Is there a piece that’s been sitting on your "someday" list? Dive in! Start fresh, put in dedicated practice time, and see how far you can get by the end of the year.

  3. Polish for Performance: Got a piece you can already play but want to perfect? Use this time to iron out the details and maybe even perform it for friends, family, or the tonebase community!

Challenge Guidelines:

  1. Set Your Goals: Decide on the piece or project and set a few concrete goals (e.g., "play smoothly at tempo," "record a full video," or "memorize all sections").

  2. Share Your Journey: Post your progress, questions, and reflections with the community! Let us know what you're working on, why you chose it, and any hurdles you’re overcoming.

  3. Celebrate the Wins: At the end of the challenge, share your "finished" version! Whether it’s a recording, a progress update, or simply sharing your reflections, let’s celebrate together.


Dates:
This challenge runs from now until December 30th. Finish the year with a sense of accomplishment and the motivation to take on new pieces in the coming year!

Why Join?
This isn’t just about completing a piece; it’s about proving to yourself what you can achieve with focus and support. Join us for a fun, collaborative way to end the year on a high note. 🎶

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  • Another Marianne Vedral's gem I wanted to record before the end of the year... done! 😅

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    • Blaise Laflamme I've run out of superlatives. Bravo, you're second to none! Beautiful piece.

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    • Nijwm Bwiswmuthiary Thank you Nijwm, that's a fun play! 

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      Blaise Laflamme wow, what a beautiful tune , a real gem indeed, thank you for sharing!

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    • Calin Lupa Thank you Calin, a short & sweet gem!

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    • Blaise Laflamme Thank you for sharing this piece. It is clear that you really enjoy performing it! That makes it even more special for those of us in the audience.

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  • Beautifully played. 

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  • I am preparing to play a short set of 3 pieces for our local open mic in December

    1.    Ah, Robyn, Gentyl Robyn

            from King Henry VIII Songbook (1518)

            By William Cornysh, Jr. (1465-1523)

    2.    La Panthère bleue

            By Thierry Tisserand

    3.    Beautiful Promise

            By Hirokazu Sato

     

    Here are progress recordings of the first two pieces.  

     

    I have a lot of family obligations for the next 10 days and won't be playing much guitar. Work will continue on these, as well as my third piece the first week of December. 

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