I'm posting a homework assignment here. Not very exciting for the community, but at least sharing it rather than submitting directly to @Coach Gabriel Sebrian. The assignment was to perform one of the neighboring tone drills while cycling in fourths, primarily staying in/near one position. The objectives are to drive home the NT approach while also increasing fretboard knowledge. I think both objectives are being met. As I have bemoaned in the past, I can do so much more than what is shown here without a pulse. I did take some liberties on the actual notes assigned to make it feel more musical (Coach - forgive me!). I intentionally aimed for a shuffle feel, and also intentionally made the first note of each four note sequence staccato for effect. I'm very happy and excited about where my improv is going, and expect to be able to post something more interesting than exercises within a few weeks. I recognize I keep resolving to post more and then fail to do so. Apparently between work and the rest of my non-retired life I'm just going to continue to have this challenge. Fortunately, I have been playing a helluva lot and am making what I feel is great progress, irrespective of being able to post at a regular clip to show it! https://youtu.be/WzMjgLVeuN4 I'll be posting some Ligonesque connector method exercises soon too. I'm happy with where that's going also.

I'm starting to work these days with volume 3 of Barry Galbraith (with Marc's videos, they are fantastic!), very difficult and very useful at the same time. To relax a little, I wanted to start playing a piece by Ralph Towner that I've always liked: Summer's End, a beautiful ballad. I've made the chord sequence with iReal Pro (I attach an image). It's the second tribute that I dedicate to my beloved Ralph Towner (who I've been listening to since I was sixteen) and who passed away this past January. I'll also try to make a chord melody, let's see if I can manage it.

Hey Everybody, I'm new. Here is my icebreaker video. Happy to be here. https://youtu.be/kmBz9VQsqkc

This time with only a drum track at 45bpm. Still some rough spots and inconsistencies. Although it wasn't bad in this recording, the 16th note run in bar three lands on an inversion of a Cm7b5 (root on the first string) which continues to give me fits trying to quickly jam four fingers onto the first four strings in a two fret area. The CM actually has an octave on the last note of that16th note run that I have just abandoned for now. Feedback is always appreciated.

Second part of my homework this week (from @Mentor Bob Kinney ): 3 chorus exercise of Summertime (head in, comp/improv, head out). I tried to replicate something similar to playing with a combo last weekend. After listening- I hear that the timing seems off - and the chord stabs are sloppy. So this is one I will come back to after gaining some more knowledge about improv, etc. Thank you for your comments and suggestions! https://youtu.be/cb2PNzwyirg?is=3vuuuYRoPSpOr7CC