Orientation Course

I will make a note about the assessment that is used for onboarding. The classification for beginner and intermediate (or even advanced) can be difficult to gauge for various reasons: some people may have high self-esteem or low-esteem (well not much can be done to check for that but I note for completeness), also basically knowledge or experience of major 7th chords and dominant chords seem sufficient to warrant "intermediate" self rating. Well, one can know some music theory, have played and recognized in many pieces and yet the "intermediate" rating might be too high. When I joined, I checked "intermediate" since I also took a number of grades in classical schooling without really understanding what is entailed. Now, after two years of membership, it is quite clear that I am "beginner" and I am perfectly fine with that; it is clear in good parts because in some lessons or workshops I hear concrete examples from Jonny May about a certain type of playing that an intermediate player would be expected to be able to do and in those comments it is clear that it is above my pay grade! So, I'd advise new members who are in doubt between "beginner" and "intermediate" to rank "beginner" and if in doubt between "intermediate" and "advanced" select "intermediate" and if you get bored with the material of that conservative level, by all means move up.

Congrats both for the idea and for the way it has been achieved.

It's nice that you took the time to create this orientation. So often when you join a training, you're on your own to figure out the platform.

This was the best orientation for a new course I have ever taken. I am easily overwhelmed by new online courses and this was a simple and very straightforward walk through of what I can expect with my membership. I loved that Jonny was enthusiastic because it made me excited to learn.

Because the PWJ program is so comprehensive and has hundreds (if not thousands) of videos, it is of great importance to go through this course of 7 orientation videos to get a better understanding of the structure of the website, the courses and the library. Plus, logging your practice can help to keep you motivated and on track.