Would you guys be interested in having the ability to go for awards on different levels by passing a test? The test would be a tutorial and if you can play what is teached in the tutorial in a test which I would monitor then you would get an award in the HPCrazy Guitar Academy. To do the test you would need to pay a small fee for my time - like 10US$ and possible level award would be : Intermediate Blues Guitar Player, Semi Pro Blues Guitar Player, Advanced Rock Guitar Player and so on and on. Tell me what you think about the idea. At the end the full HPCrazy Guitar Academy Diploma stands which would give you an award for a professional guitar player.

Greetings HP!  Well, I have been absent for some time.  Some 6 months ago my hands went numb.  It's taken 6 months to be scheduled for surgery.  Dr Kim is the Best Hand surgeon in the state and tells me I will make a full recovery.  I have Sevier Carpel Tunnel in both Wrists.  Dr Kim says it's common in long time Guitar Players who do not pay attention to the way they are holding they hands when playing.

So I have gone back to the beginning and studying Music and Guitar Theory. Hands off.  this has been good for me as far as that goes.  After my surgery in the next month I will have to start from scratch (will kinda I guess I did play for 60 years) with my hands in position as to not re create this problem and stay healthy into my 90's like Les Paul and BB King.  We can play into old age... It is so important to do it right.

I would love to receive a certificate and work hard again to be a good player.  Being with you for over 12 years has helped me immensely though I am usually in the background.  I would really like to be more involved, everyday, and commit to being the best player I can be... and I know I can... It's what I have lived for all my life...

Thanks HP... Talk soon!

Hoi Hanspeter

Is English the common language in this guitar club, for a better understanding for all ?

You are a musician, a genuine professional, I like your work. About your request for our opinions: IF I would be that far that I could play one song on guitar, I surely would join that test program. But my knowledge in this instrument is near zero 😔

My love for guitar and piano music is real, but... I never ever started any guitar lessons. In 1986 I bought a 70 dollar guitar (in Germany) and since then it survived many home / place movings and got dusty, but not rusty. Deep in my heart I never gave up on my vision to start playing guitar one day. Never had the right leisure or time to start, but as some things have changed, NOW I have time 🙏 

So I want to show up here sooner or later, I think, no later than June, but I have to pass some exams until end of May. Your willingness and time assumed, I would start online lessons via Skype with your help. It is time to do the better things in life.

You can train absolute beginners, I am convinced of that. For the Guitar Certificate you can ask me 1 year later 😂

Blessings

Marion

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Charley said:

Greetings HP!  Well, I have been absent for some time.  Some 6 months ago my hands went numb.  It's taken 6 months to be scheduled for surgery.  Dr Kim is the Best Hand surgeon in the state and tells me I will make a full recovery.  I have Sevier Carpel Tunnel in both Wrists.  Dr Kim says it's common in long time Guitar Players who do not pay attention to the way they are holding they hands when playing.

So I have gone back to the beginning and studying Music and Guitar Theory. Hands off.  this has been good for me as far as that goes.  After my surgery in the next month I will have to start from scratch (will kinda I guess I did play for 60 years) with my hands in position as to not re create this problem and stay healthy into my 90's like Les Paul and BB King.  We can play into old age... It is so important to do it right.

I would love to receive a certificate and work hard again to be a good player.  Being with you for over 12 years has helped me immensely though I am usually in the background.  I would really like to be more involved, everyday, and commit to being the best player I can be... and I know I can... It's what I have lived for all my life...

Thanks HP... Talk soon!

Hey Charley, nice to hear from you again. I know that Carpel Tunnel syndrom. One of my students had that and in fact it leaded to a surgery and as far as I know all is fine again now. But I haven't seen him for like 2 or 3 years.

60 years ? Well thats some time - yes it's important to do things right and stay in a relaxed position - specially when you passed your 20's then it gets more and more important that you have a proper playing technique to reduce all stress and tension from your hands.

If enough people really did for the certificates I would set up the thing. It's quiet a lot of work so I first wanted to hear opinions.

3 hours ago, Marion said:

Hoi Hanspeter

Is English the common language in this guitar club, for a better understanding for all ?

You are a musician, a genuine professional, I like your work. About your request for our opinions: IF I would be that far that I could play one song on guitar, I surely would join that test program. But my knowledge in this instrument is near zero 😔

My love for guitar and piano music is real, but... I never ever started any guitar lessons. In 1986 I bought a 70 dollar guitar (in Germany) and since then it survived many home / place movings and got dusty, but not rusty. Deep in my heart I never gave up on my vision to start playing guitar one day. Never had the right leisure or time to start, but as some things have changed, NOW I have time 🙏 

So I want to show up here sooner or later, I think, no later than June, but I have to pass some exams until end of May. Your willingness and time assumed, I would start online lessons via Skype with your help. It is time to do the better things in life.

You can train absolute beginners, I am convinced of that. For the Guitar Certificate you can ask me 1 year later 😂

Blessings

Marion

 

 

 

Hey Marion,

thanks for your feedback. Yes the private online lessons also work for total beginners. But you can already start with the basics in my " total beginners " tutorial with your 70 dollar guitar

Maybe you have time to go through this tutorial - all explained what awaits you in the first 3-6 months.

 

I attended a quite similar program by Tom Hess called Elite Guitar Inner Circle and was a little bit disappointed at the end about the results. I like much the HP lessons specially all the tips using licks and sounds. So I would first like to see the agenda. If I see the quality of the lessons it is definitly quite interesting. 

Cheers,

Jürgen 

40 minutes ago, schwibsj said:

I attended a quite similar program by Tom Hess called Elite Guitar Inner Circle and was a little bit disappointed at the end about the results. I like much the HP lessons specially all the tips using licks and sounds. So I would first like to see the agenda. If I see the quality of the lessons it is definitly quite interesting. 

Cheers,

Jürgen 

The concept of the tests would be that I make a video or text where I decribe the requirements which are needed to pass a certain test. A student can decide then if one is ready for the test or not and if you want to make the test then you send a video where the requirements for that certain test have to be fullfilled in the range of the defined range. I would check the video and if a students passed the test you get the certificate here in your students profil.

The final test - which the HPCrazy Guitar Diploma of course is very challenging and only a guitarist with a professional playing level can pass it. There a student which passes the test gets the certificate here in the HPCrazy Guitar Academy and also one printed which can be hand on a wall or so.

The tests all are challenging for each level - so it is not easy to pass them. You need to fullfill all described requirements. The value of a certificate is only defined by it's strict executed requirements to pass.

After also reviewing the results of the YouTube online voting and the comments here I think I will initialize the guitar level certificates. There will be the following certificats available :

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Blues Intermediate / Blues Advanced / Blues Professional
Rock Intermediate / Rock Advanced / Rock Professional
Jazz Intermediate / Jazz Advance / Jazz Professional
Rhythm Basic / Rhythm Advanced

The requirements will be written down soon - like for Blues Intermediate it shall be play 2 types of blues including the rhythm guitar + 3 chorus solo with question / answer concept. I also will monitor your rhythm presicion rate which for the intermediate level would be 75%. The professional of course will be 100%. All you need to do is to send me a video where you show the requirements - in this case max. 10 minutes. And if you pass the test you get the certificate here in the HPCrazy Guitar Academ which will be displayed in your personal account. The fee for the intermediate test will be 30 US$ which covers 15 minutes of my time.

The concept is quiet open and you can decide yourself if you are ready for the test or not. If you don't pass the test there will be no refund of the test fee. So be sure you are ready to pass the test. If you are unsecure you still can book a private online lesson.

Let me know if you like this concept and then I think I slowly will proceed. I also will make a video today to announce this new feature.

16 hours ago, Marion said:

that you are far and wide the best in this field.

Thats very nice of you - in fact I get this feedback quiet often, but I don't really know what other guitar players are doing since I lack time to check them all out.

I decided now to call them : Awards

Here is now the first possible award defined. All awards will have such a despription :

 

Now the first award is ready - Blues Intermediate and that's how it will look in your personal profile once you passed the test

.... that's funny: A "Conversation Starter" badge 😅 👍