Hi Josh,
I finished B2B (one month plan) and immediately repeated it again. I’m halfway through the second pass. To answer your specific questions:
- What topics would you like to explore in the next course?
Honestly, whatever you think is best for people to know. Which sounds too simple an answer, but I have complete faith in you as a teacher to structure the next course as well as B2B, to teach me/us where to go next.
I personally would like to explore more genres, so perhaps some lessons covering the basics for say metal, reggae, punk, disco etc. Not jazz, bwahaha…You can tailor your t-shirts to the lessons! What else… lessons about things like intervals, arpeggios, playing higher up (eg 16th+ frets, I have lots of trouble with). Tapping basics (similar to slap in B2B).
- What would you like more of that you liked in B2B? More improv? Reading? Theory? Song lessons?
I really enjoy the three workouts for a given lesson/song so I hope that continues. The way you taught theory was great-- directly applying it to playing in the lesson, rather than simply talking at us about theory stuff.
I’m looking at the 1 month schedule printout and thinking a schedule without the time frame printed on top, or without the ‘day 1’ etc labels would be good, for people who just want to go at their own pace and not the 30 etc days. But still like to check off boxes. Apologies if you have this already.
Having you explain finger placement and plucking order is really helpful.
I would like to see you wearing Rush t-shirts.
Your encouragement and humour throughout B2B really is uplifting, so definitely keep that up especially during lessons like Billie Jean.
- Now that you’ve finished the course and have the sweet skills you now have, what’s the next accomplishment you want help with? Playing your first gig? Being able to take solos?
To feel confident, or ‘good enough’ to play with others. I would like to play in a relaxed non-gig type setting. Every time I see community festivals or local markets happening and there are local musicians playing short sets, I think “I wonder if I can do that one day”.
What I DON’T want to see (which are not in B2B but other teaching platforms do this and it’s so distracting):
- annoying music playing when you are talking
- shifting camera angles that change from you looking direct to camera then not at camera (like the Drumeo lessons that are driving me nuuuuuts with this).
Edit to add: counting us in before playing something is really helpful. On Drumeo (so far) you don’t get counted in so it’s frustrating if you miss it and have to rewind. I also like that B2B has numerous attempts at playing something. On Drumeo, something is demonstrated, you play it for a very short period of time in the lesson (without being counted in) and it’s “great, now let’s move on”. And yes, you are told to practice it for homework, so to speak, but it’s in stark contrast to B2B where at the end of a lesson you have more confidence than what I feel with Drumeo lessons.
No pressure, as I know it’s a huge undertaking, but like most others here I think a new course you create would be awesome.
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me too!