My last post was in May 2018 after I had my first live performance at the Capitol Guitars student recital. My guitar journey was put on a bit of hiatus as in August of 2018 I was transferred to Costa Rica for 2 years for work. When I returned in August 2020, there was another life changing event, a.k.a. Covid, which kept me from diving back in with my guitar lessons. I have done some noodling around here and there, but I have not started back with lessons, in any form, yet.
That’s where this post comes in. I’m ready to get back to progressing and learning again and my current plan is to start back with some on-line lessons for 3 months or so and then go back to in person lessons with Jack Mansk at Capitol Guitars. I also plan to do some vlogs to document my current skill level (or lack there of), how much I progress with the on-line lessons, and how I progress once I get back to in person lessons.
I have a 5 year plan to learn at least 25 songs to make up the John Ellis Band setlist, even if it just me playing along with the track. This list will most likely change over time, but here is the initial list:
Year 1
Song 1: AC/DC: Highway To Hell
Song 2: Jason Aldean: Hicktown
Song 3: Sammy Hagar: Heavy Metal
Song 4: Donnie Iris: Ah! Leah!
Song 5: Jack’s Choice
Year 2
Song 1: AC/DC: Hells Bells
Song 2: The Baby’s: Midnight Rendezvous
Song 3: Foreigner: Hot Blooded
Song 4: The Call: Let The Day Begin
Song 5: Acoustic Guitar Song
Year 3
Song 1: The Baby’s: Head First
Song 2: Cinderella: Somebody Save Me
Song 3: Kiss: Detroit Rock City
Song 4: Def Leppard: Switch 625
Song 5: TBD
Year 4
Song 1: 38 Special: Hold On Loosely
Song 2: Ted Nugent: Cat Scratch Fever
Song 3: Black Sabbath: Neon Knights
Song 3: Chuck Berry: Johnny B. Goode
Song 4: TBD
Year 5
Song 1: Y&T: Mean Streak
Song 2: Sammy Hagar: There’s Only One Way To Rock
Song 3: The Goo Goo Dolls: Long Way Down
Song 4: Journey: Chain Reaction -or- Keep On Runnin’
Song 5: TBD
Ultimate Goals
Song 1: Iron Maiden: The Trooper
Song 2: Kenny Wayne Sheppard: ???
Song 3: TBD
Song 4: TBD
Song 5: TBD