Getting Stasrted take two

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I was just too busy to put the time in on my first attempt. Life and business happened. Now I have 30 to 45 minutes a day, 6 days a week, to throw myself at this. My issues are many: too much el...

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Getting started take II

Getting started take II

New video analysis
Uploaded: Oct 21, 2025 12:00 AM
Getting Started take Ii B

Getting Started take Ii B

Second video
Uploaded: Oct 21, 2025 12:00 AM
Getting Started 2 Take 3

Getting Started 2 Take 3

Third video
Uploaded: Oct 21, 2025 12:00 AM
Tremelo

Tremelo

Tommo, this is all I got, and as you can see I can’t keep going without breaks for long.
Uploaded: Oct 22, 2025 12:00 AM
Tremolo exercise videos

Tremolo exercise videos

Here are three more videos after I have been playing for an hour.
Uploaded: Oct 22, 2025 12:00 AM
Tremolo 3

Tremolo 3

Uploaded: Oct 22, 2025 12:00 AM
Tremolo 4

Tremolo 4

Uploaded: Oct 22, 2025 12:00 AM
Tap Test

Tap Test

I’m very spastic
Uploaded: Oct 26, 2025 12:00 AM
Scribble

Scribble

Very uncoordinated! Help!
Uploaded: Oct 26, 2025 12:00 AM
Scratch test 1

Scratch test 1

Uploaded: Nov 1, 2025 12:00 AM
Scratch test 2

Scratch test 2

Uploaded: Nov 1, 2025 12:00 AM
Scratch Test Redo

Scratch Test Redo

Tommo, i have been practicing isolating my wrist movement in my daily playing. I think I am improving a little bit.
Uploaded: Dec 21, 2025 12:00 AM
Scratch test 3

Scratch test 3

Tommo, I have been concentrating on isolating my wrist movement in my daily playing, I believe I am making so progress. I look forward to your critique and you will have me do next.
Uploaded: Dec 21, 2025 12:00 AM
Single String Exercise

Single String Exercise

I did my best to follow instructions and tried my darndest to use just my wrist but I am too slow, I used my normal Tremelo technique, much faster, though there were breaks in my first and second attempts.
Uploaded: Dec 22, 2025 12:00 AM
Single string exercise

Single string exercise

It doesn’t look like my last attempt to upload worked, trying again. I tried to follow your instructions, I am not sure I did right, if not let me know where I failed and I will reshoot. I tried using just my wrist as in my last scratch test, but I was too slow, so I reverted back to my normal tremolo technique, there was breaks in my two efforts, let me know what to do next, thank you, Tommo, and have Happy Holidays uf I don’t hear back from you until January. I am very excited to be in this journey with you. It was my D string BTW.
Uploaded: Dec 22, 2025 12:00 AM
Chunking

Chunking

I gave it three tries, both directions, either way I felt very uncomfortable and when it came time to perform the two stroke movement it got even worse, Meh!
Uploaded: Dec 23, 2025 12:00 AM
Chunking 2

Chunking 2

Uploaded: Dec 23, 2025 12:00 AM
Chunking 3

Chunking 3

Uploaded: Dec 23, 2025 12:00 AM
Chunking, Up, take 2

Chunking, Up, take 2

Though I don’t have speed when I play tge Two-note sequence, I believe I am isolating my wrist movements much better, thoughts?
Uploaded: Dec 25, 2025 12:00 AM
Phantom pick exercise

Phantom pick exercise

Thanks for the guidance, Tommo, and Happy New Year!!!
Uploaded: Jan 1, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom pick exercise

Phantom pick exercise

Happy New Year. Tommo! Thank you for your time and effort!! I have an issue, I can never find where to send you messages or to reply to each one of your critiques, this is wasting time as you are not being notified when I upload an exercise. Can you give me a link to your mailbox, or better yet tell me how I navigate to where I post a reply, so I am not losing time? Thanks again Tommo, and a Happy New Year to you and yours ??
Uploaded: Jan 1, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom one

Phantom one

Less pressure fore finger to thumb on all three of these, trying to “Polish” the G string, again, all three.
Uploaded: Jan 8, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom Two

Phantom Two

Uploaded: Jan 8, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom three

Phantom three

Same as one and two, my worst.
Uploaded: Jan 8, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom 1

Phantom 1

Holding fingers as if I would have a pick, Polishing the strings, by vid 3 trying to make smaller movements.
Uploaded: Jan 15, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom 2

Phantom 2

Uploaded: Jan 15, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom 3

Phantom 3

Uploaded: Jan 15, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom Groups Fast

Phantom Groups Fast

I tried to be aware of my pulses. When I got going I lost the pulse, but it did feel better, and I believe faster for longer duration. Thanks Tommo. Eager to hear what you have to say.
Uploaded: Jan 26, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom Groups 2

Phantom Groups 2

Uploaded: Jan 26, 2026 12:00 AM
Phantom then Pick

Phantom then Pick

Yikes!
Uploaded: Jan 30, 2026 12:00 AM
Pronation 45 degree tilt

Pronation 45 degree tilt

This seems like there might be something to this.
Uploaded: Jan 31, 2026 12:00 AM
Pronation 45 #2

Pronation 45 #2

Uploaded: Jan 31, 2026 12:00 AM
Pronation Take 2a

Pronation Take 2a

Uploaded: Jan 31, 2026 12:00 AM
Pronation take 2b

Pronation take 2b

Uploaded: Jan 31, 2026 12:00 AM
0.70 Pick

0.70 Pick

Compared to my 2.0mm it feels really weird, but I am see some translation from one to the other.
Uploaded: Feb 2, 2026 12:00 AM
Trying to Polish with Pick - Not yet

Trying to Polish with Pick - Not yet

Just checking to see if anything is moving in the right direction?
Uploaded: Feb 7, 2026 12:00 AM

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