One of our older logo designs
Hey Folks, Jennifer here.
I’m taking over for Anton for the time being, and this is my first blog post. I actually created the whole RhythmStrummer.com website, and there’s a lot to watch over and develop with a project like this! You’ll get to know me better as things progress. For now, I want to get some feedback from everyone about how our site could improve. We need more students to stay alive!
First thing I want to ask about is how everyone likes the site’s appearance and navigation. What can I do to make it more obvious and user friendly for new visitors? Some have said that’s it’s either too busy or too hard to know where to go from the home page. I can’t really tell since I’m so used to looking at the darned thing. It’s like trying to edit your own writing- it’s just impossible to be objective about your own creation.
Second, could anyone tell me what features or functions you’d like to have added? We are going to install a loop feature soon on the video so you can pick a section of the lesson to watch and hear over and over. You can practice along with it! And soon, we’ll add slowed down versions (50 and 75% speeds) of the videos so you can loop a section at a reduced speed in case it’s hard to play at full tempo.
I’ll stop there for now because I don’t want to throw too many ideas at everyone all at once. 
Cheers, Jennifer
Oh, and I should also say- there’s a good reason why we don’t do downloads. It’s because we are trying (it’s taking FOREVER, but still a high priority) to add both loop and slow-down features to the lessons. This means you’d have to download a full-on software program if you wanted a downloaded lesson- more than just a .mov or Quicktime file. Then, you’d only be able to do it from your regular computer. It’s simply not feasible for us to spend the money on switching from a web-based service to a software package like that. And, with this current system, you don’t have to wait an hour for a download- you can just start learning right away. Even the smallest lesson files are 200mb, and that’s quite a download project for many computers. I hope this makes sense. Jennifer
Hey, we have a really popular YouTube channel- http://www.youtube.com/user/RhythmStrummerDotCom
Check it out!
I love your work and this site but it was not till I punched in easy guitar songs into Google that I found this site and I have been on many guitar sites looking for this type of site so you will need to get this great site out there…maybe get something up on Youtube to draw them in?
I love a song that has the following:
# Sounds nearly like the original version
# has a combo of techniques like strumming and lead/picking (sounds great and makes you look better than you really are at playing the guitar
# Avoids those damn difficuly barre chords (I am 50 and way over trying to do them now)
# A lesson that assumes nothing and explains every detail
Will you ever sell off individual lessons that do not require being on-line and that maybe we could download?
Anyway…a very big thanks as I have been trying to get a list of songs I can play when people come over and now I have finally found a site that can help me.
Cheers from Australia
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Love the site. I think it’s great for beginning guitarist like me. I like your upcoming feature enhancements for looping and practice at 50% and 75%/
I just think you need to find some simple more modern songs to attract additional. Don’t get me wrong I’m a baby boomer and love these old songs, but I think you might want to consider some more contemporary music as well.
Regards and keep up the good work!
Jim H.