This is where we get to work. Use this space to: - Ask questions about your technique - Share short video clips of what you’re working on - Get feedback on your picking, fretting, timing, or phrasing - Talk about how you’re applying routines from lessons or your own practice 🎯 Want helpful feedback? Include: - What technique you're working on - What you're struggling with - Tempo (if relevant) - What you want feedback on (specific or general) Let’s keep the vibe focused and encouraging. We’re here to improve — one clean rep at a time.

This thread is optional, but it’s usually a very good idea to check in here once you’re done for the day. Consistency is everything in a program like this, and a simple public check-in helps a lot more than most people expect. How to check in Post a comment using this format: Week X - Day X completed Example: Week 1 - Day 3 completed That’s it. No explanations needed. Just mark the work done and move on with your day. Use this thread as your running log for the full 8 weeks.

Premium members can post questions directly in this thread. You can ask any guitar related question here. The only requirement is that it is one clear, well framed question. How this works: • Post your question as a comment in this thread • Keep it focused on one topic • Selected questions will be answered with short video replies Video replies will be collected in their own standalone section in the Classroom. This is not a read through course, but an organized library of Q&A videos that grows over time. What makes a good question: • One clear problem or point of confusion • Enough context to understand what you are asking • Framed so the answer is useful to others as well This is not personal coaching or custom practice planning. Those are part of Practice Room Pro: https://www.skool.com/the-practice-room-pro/about If something is unclear, ask in the comments.

This is the final week of the intensive, so first of all, great job to everyone who has been doing the work. If you’ve stayed consistent with this for the last eight weeks, I’m sure you’ve gotten a lot out of it. Better timing, better fretting hand control, cleaner hammers, smoother string changes, and hopefully a much better understanding of what actually makes legato sound good. This week we’re finishing strong: • All HammersGroups of four with the three-finger combinations. Simple, focused, and great for evening out the fretting hand. • Two-String LegatoTwo different Yngwie-style sequences using 1-2-4 and 1-3-4. • Multi-String LegatoMinor and major add9 arpeggios, 3-1-3 arpeggio applications, and then we finish with the main theme from Solfeggietto by C.P.E. Bach. That last one is tricky, but also really fun. It’s one of those pieces where you can instantly hear if the notes aren’t quite there yet, which makes it a great way to finish the intensive. Also, if you’ve been working through this intensive, feel free to share your experience in the comments. What improved? What was the hardest part? What surprised you? What are you still working on? Why am I asking so many questions?😬 And if you haven’t started yet, you’re not too late. You can jump in whenever you want. Start at Week 1, follow the material, and get to work. Week 8 is waiting for you in the Classroom.

Just finished building something I’ve been wanting to put together for a while. It’s a free interactive tool to help you find your fastest clean picking motion, built around the speed burst method I teach. The whole thing runs in your browser. You get the phrase as a tab, a seven step burst protocol you can check off as you work through it, the rules that keep the burst honest, and a session log to track your max clean burst over the next couple of weeks. Everything saves locally. I made it interactive instead of writing a blog post because the burst method only works if you actually do the steps in order and stick to the rules. Reading about it is not the same as running through it with the phrase in front of you. If you’ve been hitting a wall with picking speed, or if your slow practice and fast attempts feel like two different motions, start here. Ten minutes a session is enough. https://www.jonbjorkmusic.com/picking/ Curious to hear what max clean burst people land on with this phrase.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​