This past Friday, I reviewed the first two songs I learned on my first session and was introduced to three new chords (A, D and E7) and two new songs (Jambalaya and He Aloha Mele). The new chords are harder to switch between than the first four, but hopefully I’ll be able get the hang of it through my daily practice. As for the practicing itself, the calluses are starting to show and fretting is getting a bit easier to do for longer periods. However, my forearm is beginning to hurt a little bit. I suppose I’m building up the muscle there.

Besides handling the frets, strumming is also a little challenge. I sometimes miss the strings on the upstroke but at least my instructor says I have good rhythm. I just need to keep my wrist loose and continue practicing the twisting motion.

I gave a wishlist containing some of my favorite songs to my instructor so hopefully, once I get better I can start learning some of them.

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