Tomo Fujita Guitar Wisdom

Hi everyone!

If you are subscribed to our emails, you should have received one on Monday announcing this month's Community Livestream topic. If you did not receive it, check your spam folder or sign up using the link at the top of this thread.

Just a quick reminder that we will host the live session tomorrow (Saturday, May 9) at 11 AM EST. We hope you can join! We understand busy schedules and time differences, so you can watch the replay in the Guitar Wisdom playlist. You can even view the live chat replay.

Our goal is to show you how to adjust your practice when you get stuck on a lesson. This is part of HOW to learn... At some point, you may feel like you are fighting the material, and we want to help you adjust your approach so you can address the issue and make progress.

I'll start a separate discussion thread after the stream where you can post questions and comments.

Thank you for being part of this community!
Sammi

Thank you Sammi!

Looking forward to it!

This morning.... 5/9th Saturday 11am EST.

Tomo

Hi Tomo, Georgie, and Sammi,

I couldn’t post my question in the livestream chat in time, so I’m writing it here.

Thank you for today’s livestream.

Recently, I have been practicing more slowly and trying to relax more. I am focusing not only on reducing left-hand pressure, but also on making my right-hand strumming and picking much softer.

When I do this, I feel that my tone is getting better. However, I am not sure how soft is “soft enough,” and my playing is still not stable.
Even when I record myself on video, I cannot always tell whether my touch is appropriate.

How can I judge the right amount of left-hand pressure and right-hand touch by myself? Are there any good practice methods or checkpoints for this?

Thank you!

Kazufumi

Thank you Sunil, Kazufumi.... you can post your question on that video so everyone will see...

Tomo

Thank you, Tomo!

I’ll repost my question under the video so everyone can see it.