How are you folks finding the new website? Every transition is challenging but I am hoping you are finding the new system easier to navigate and use.
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Hi - so I really think that the site has great content but the usability could be improved. I really wish that I could:
rewind 10-15 seconds with a simple rewind control
arrange my favorites - not have them arranged by when they were favorited - so that I could arrange them in a way that is convenient to me rather than the system.
I really hope you have the opportunity to make a few upgrades. It'd really make a difference. I hope the admin on the site reads the users' comments.
Not a bad idea, if it’s available on YouTube. This highlights the importance of having the convenience of a 10 or 15 second rewind function. Not sure if the folks at eliteguitarist.com are reading these forums. I feel the content of the site very good but the usability still has a ways to go. But I’m not getting the sense that they are looking to do enhancements to improve the usability.
Hi, I normally do the first lesson in youtube. This allows me to use the j-10sec rewind, k-pause and l-10 sec forward. For me this is a much easier option , than using the cursor to back up. I notice that the k-pause does work in you web site. These keys only seem to work in youtube after I have used the cursor to toggle the pause . Love the lessons, Tnxs
Hi Tavi, How are you doing? I've had an idea, which I think would be quite useful to the students of Eliteguitarist. Have you considered creating an app? Most of the time I use my ipad to stream videos and I think it would be much more convenient if I could access an app version of the platform. Additionally, if there is an app then you could allow students/members of the platform to download videos onto the app itself so that we could watch the tutorials offline. In this manner members would not be able to use the videos outside of the app, but it would make learning a lot easier and more convenient. Just a thought. Regards, Mohsin
Hi Tavi. Just joined and looking to really learn a lot from the wonderful lessons and community here. There are two things that I think would add a lot of convenience to the interface. One would be a rewind control that returns you back 5 or 10 seconds or so (possibly a forward one too). I have that on the Udemy interface and after starting here yesterday find that it’s a convenience I really miss, especially as you need to go over parts again and again. Another is the ability to bookmark so that if you navigate away you could return to where you left off or bookmark spots that you might feel need extra work. Thanks!
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If I use my phone I do the same just tap at the same spot, not as precise but it only means a few extra seconds if you go too far back. Referring to the tabs also helps me with complicated parts, then the video is easier to understand second time you play it.
All I do is leave the cursor over the point I want to rewind to on the time lapse bar. The time shows up when you do this so you can choose the exact point you want. Doesn't this work for you?
It would be great and very practical to rewind a videolession for 5 sec, like you can do that on youTube with the "arrowkeys".
this is more of a comment on teaching style than the website but I thought it could go here.
I really enjoy Tavi's teaching method where he methodically goes over the left and right hand placement, and then does a recap every few bars in slow motion. I sometimes struggle with other teachers when they skip over the left hand fingering or which strings to play, and I have to pause the video and rewind many times, or go to the tabs, which are not always correct.
just a personal preference of mine - i'd rather leave the quick learning to the fast track tutorials if that's possible
I would like to suggest adding a way for subscribers to suggest projects by while also including a way to request the level of difficulty. It may be beneficial to also have this list view-able by others and include an option for subscribers to “like” suggestion thus indicating support.
Since it’s my suggestion (and because I bought one of the twenty Coco guitars), I’m going to selfishly suggest a classical interpretation of Remember Me at the intermediate level. I think you could do something interesting with that song. I got the idea while watching the video of you playing one of the limited edition guitars.
dbueker, excellent suggestion. Check out the "SIGN IN" option on the home page of both the classical and jazz tracks.