Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Get some rest 李jiayang. Rest is good.

Thank you Tyler , really need deep rest . :)

Hi 李jiayang,
Thank you for sharing!
I know exactly what you went through. We all have those tough nights.
Lack of sleep will make you feel terrible. Sometimes it is just hard to turn off your mind when you go to bed.
It helps me if I get exercise during the day.
I make sure I don't eat for a couple hours before bed too.

So important to remember how easy it is to get worn down if your sleep schedule is off.

Keep listening to your body.

Going to be a great day!
Kurt

Positive Energy Here! - 李jiayang

Hi Kurt ! Thank you reply !

Here have some great advise
·Do some exercise during the day
·Don't eat for a couple hours before bed .
·Do the sleep schedule good .
·Keep listening your body !

So grateful can sharing and receive the advise here , oh much help for life !

Going to be a great day! -Kurt

Let's make day to be great day !

Thank you Jiayang for Week 4 / Day 5.

That’s okay! We are humans and we need to have some rest when we are feeling a little tired!
So please don’t worry! This is “Challenge” that you do as much as you can and learn from all directions.

That’s so normal that if you went to bed ver late and thinking about many things! It’s best to go to bed early but when this happens… try not worry about anything because worry feeling will not do anything! I know it’s not easy.

Don’t worry! You are a great hard worker! Take it easy!
Please enjoy your life!

I do my body stretching and workout without any tools.
This helps to go to sleep a little faster.

Thank you.

Tomo

Practice at the Zoo ! This is so Cool Tyler !

Happy birthday to the sweet girl ! And one string approach can be use to make song to family , so great !

What a fun day Tyler! Thanks for sharing.
She will remember that day forever.
Being a great Dad is your superpower!
Kurt

Thank you Tyler for Week 4 / Day 4.

Imagination & visualization! Good job!
Triad inversions in your mind is fun! Singing triad inversions will help your interval recognition very well.

Happy Birthday is a great song!
Beautiful time with your daughter!
Please enjoy every moments!

Tomo

Thank you Jiayang & Kurt for encouragement!

Very creative work at Zoo!

Great dad time!

Tomo

Love this comment....reviewing triads at the zoo! I have stood in your shoes. Circle of Fifths while pumping gas, etc. And Happy Birthday to your daughter!

Agreed! These challenges facilitate daily conversations, and it's nice for all of us to connect in this way. Learning better together :)

Thank you Sammi! Just reading these active converstions and I have learned so much about how important to practice slow & using softer touch. So easy to go faster! Slower I go, I notice more details on my techniques.

I am so grateful to learn something together & deeper!

Tomo

Thank you Jeffrey!

Good job! Please take your time! Before, between.... even from 4th string to 3rd string. Pause and breath nicely & check your posture.

Triad inversions G C D G. Not looking! This July Challenge really helped me to organize things better! I cleaned up my Tiktok today! Down to only 33 videos! Instagram... down to 3864! I practiced Chromatic 1212...much slower and much softer today!

Tomo

Wowser Tomo!! you are really trimming the social media tree - 33 left!. Do let it grow, blossom, and flow again with all your Guitar Wisdom and sweet bluesy, jazz jumping funk!! *smiles* - johno

Thank you Johno! Any digital format … so easy to create many things and you totaly did forget about old stuff!

That was happening with my social media stuff. I cleaned up my TikTok & Instagram so good. Now I really need to go over old videso on my YouTube Channel.

For Guitar Wisdom, same thing… George realy worked a lot on organization on Guitar Wisdom videos.

Tomo

Guitar Wisdom videos are very well organized and search easily. Thank you George for keeping them all searchable. I use this feature whenever I get curious about a topic. Thank you, - johno

Thank you Johno for your kind words on Guitar Wisdom!

George really did organized our catalog so well!
He chnaged things around so many times!

Keep going!

Tomo

Thank you Jeffrey!

I made so many videos!

I am still learning to do things better!

Tomo

Ganbatte onegaishimasu!

Sounds like kids may been in charge of the music selection...

WOW ! Seems is long way to go , but have blues ! Japanese , so cool Tyler , the anime is so amazing , I love Studio Ghibli :)

Thank you Tyler for Week 4 / Day 5.

Don’t worry! I have some days…. no guitar at all!
More on my family business (anything!)

Wow! A lot of driving in hot heat. Hope everything went to well.
I was touring with Nik West in August.

Texat was way too hot!
Oh my! Studying Japanese!

Well, good job!

Tomo

Hahaha thanks Ralph.
李jiayang-We love Studio Ghibli too!
Sammy- Our whole family enjoys the soundtrack.

So good Tyler!
That is called getting it done!
Glad you survived the ride thru the desert!
Love reading the updates.
Kurt

So happy to have you here with us, Tyler! Good job spending time on your foundation. Excited to see your playing!

Thank you Tyler for Week 4 / Day 6.

So happy to hear that! Good job! Chromatic 1212 on 4th & 3rd string. I did this with super slow tempo tonight. Very busy day so I could not practice at all (this afternoon…) so I started practicing at 11:10pm!

One string approach is so good! Major scale D, C and G. Singing & playing Triad Inversions. Do Mi So / Mi So Do / So Do Mi. Good job reviewing all inversions. D, C and G!

Thanks for watching my bonus challenge / contest video. Good job playing those triad inversions with less looking while you are playing! Okay here and there.

So great to hear that!
I love this community!

Tomo

Thank you Kurt & Sammi for sweet encouragement!

So happy to hear Tyler’s progress! One more day for finish line!

So happy yo have him with us! Good job all along!

Tomo

Recap on bonus video appreciated Tyler. Am heading to Arizona tomorrow.. . Taking a guitar and spark mini. Will get some good hotel practice and hopefully catch a soccer game while staying out of the heat!! Cheers, - johno

So good Jiayang! Sing first, you got it!

I 'm ready , I'm ready !

Great work 李jiayang!
You set such a great example for us!
Thank you!
Kurt

Hi Kurt ! Waiting me at the Final Assignment ! I ‘m on way !

Thank you !
Jiayang

Yes, you are on your way 李jiayang!
We see you about to cross the finish line.
You are doing an amazing job!
Kurt

Hi Johno ! This is a great view , I haven't do today 's practice , later I will try this way !

I 'm back johno ! Guess what ? This way is work! I try to remember the last note pitch and make that sustain in mind , then use degree to sing next note , imagine next note pitch ? ( Yes is work great when turn the tune ) , most time have mistake , but sometimes will success ! This is a interest way to do !

Thank you Johno for encouragement!

Great suggestion! Not sing and play same time but sing first… then play it.
Play it again then sing that correct pitch!

Great teacher Johno! Very clear approach!

Tomo

Beautifully said Johno. Great teacher.

I love triads and practice singing with them now :)

Hi Ralph, here's a couple things that Tomo shared on things to practice in August and beyond....

Even after July Challenge, you all can keep working on following:
1) One string / One finger approach.
2) Not Looking.
3) Major scale / 3 patterns
4) One string triads
5) Singing for Ear Training

practice C Major / A minor scale & triad arpreggios & 7th chord arpeggios from C D EF G A BC notes only. One finger is the KING!

You can jam with this for 5 minutes!
Thank you!
Tomo

Hi Ralph!
Linda just posted Tomo's advice above.
I am going to just keep going and do the same thing on the other string sets.
We have the July Challenge lessons to use as well as the "Fretboard Mastery: Triads" and "Essential Music Theory" sections.
Strings 2, 3 and 4 this month.
"The Whole Enchilada" as Linda would say.
Trying to keep my momentum from July.
Kurt

Thank you Ralph for a great question!

Keep working on all those foundations.

Yes! Record yourself playing that final part a few more times and listen carefully following.
3 parts.

First part: Check any technical issues.

1) Sustain enough?

2) No noise between chords?

3) Left hand is really relaxed?

2nd part: You can apply this to other string set.

1) Set 432

2) Set 543

3) Set 654

3rd part: You can apply triad invesions over chord progression.

1) Bb Blues (top 123 set)

2) Blues Bossa (top 123 set)

3) Autumn Leaves (top 123 set)

This way you keep going!

Tomo

Thank you Linda!

Great teaching!

Lovely list too!

Yes! Keep going!

Tomo

Thank you Kurt Sensei!

Great point to go back to “Fretboard Matery” so no more “Fretboard Mystery!”

Yes! Big one!

Please keep going!

Tomo

Oh, wow Sammi!
That is quite an undertaking.
Can you use AI to sort through the chaos :-)
We really appreciate your helpful recap/review, reminders, advice and laundry lists!
So helpful to refer to as we all keep moving along our guitar journeys.

Kurt

I try to limit my use of AI because of its environmental impact, but I don't mind the work! You all have such great ideas, and I enjoyed capturing your daily updates. Stay tuned!

Thank you Sammi for encouragement on encouragement!

I really appreciate all of members here. So lovely to see this wonderful passionate conversation after July Challenge.

That would so great to have your “Master List” from July Challenge so everyone can keep tracking each items/topics so they can keep working!

You’re the best!

Tomo

Thank you Kurt for encouragement!

No AI! We like to do any harder ways in nature.

Looking forward to Sammi’s clear depths Recap and all.

Tomo

Yes Tomo! We like harder way!
So good for us :-)
Kurt

You are right on time, Jiayang, no worries! Thanks for sharing your notes :) Good job changing your approach: sing the note, then play the note. If you don't know the note to sing, then you know to spend a little more time internalizing that note!

Thank you Sammi ! I more and more feel that I should give myself more time to react , take time to have a rest !
We are came the July challenge part ! This is so excited !

Thank you Jiayang for Week 4 / Day 7.

Please don’t worry! Congratulations on your final day of July Challenge!

Good job on keep going! One String approach on D, C abd G Major scale. Triad inversions.
1451 in key of G. Sining each intervals/each inversions. Then playing.

Good job! Singing, note names, then play. Slowly.
Always one at a time. Think about note, sing it and play it.

Tomo

Thank you Sammi for encouragement!

Jiayang did a great job following those steps.

Whenever you cannot hear that sound… then first don’t do anything and wait.
Still cannot hear it, then you can play that note so you can hear it.

Best thing to do is to wait, no rush. This part is so easy to go faster.

Tomo

Great job Jiayang! You remind me to keep singing too.

4 weeks!
That is so good Tyler.
I'm so glad we did this challenge.
I'm saving your list like a template to use on other string sets moving forward.
It's all there.
Thanks for what you bring to GW!

Kurt

Week 4 ! Let's go Tyler !
Agree , the community aways help people !

Thank you Tyler for Week 4 / Day 7!

Fantastic job! 4 weeks Done!

Not looking is so good! Major scale / One String Approach / G C and D
Triad Inversions / D C and G / You can apply this to other string set now!

1451 Triad Cadences in 3 places. So happy to hear your hard work.

Yes! This community is so amazing! I am so grateful!

You’re very welcome and thanks so much for being a member of GW.

Keep going!

Tomo

Thank you Kurt & Jiayang for encouragement!

So great to see Tyler’s progress! Great challenge!

Yes! What a great community! Beautiful souls!

Tomo

Glad the template can help others!