Hi,
Thanks very much for taking the time to reply and share your experience. That chimes closely with mine.
Playing in time is something I have struggled with, having followed a similar development to you with one on one lessons with very basic tunes and then trying to play against backing tracks etc.
Gradually, slowly I am hearing chord changes and other clues in the backing track to know where I am, and slowly slowly things are getting better.
My wife, who reached quite a high standard at piano and can play by ear, has now got a yamaha tyros4 keyboard and we play together which is helping my development. The key thing here is the tyros 4 will transpose as she plays, so she can use the chord symbols in Johnny’s sheet music to play an accompaniment for me.
Johnny’s tracks have helped immensely and I will continue to use them – they are also a blast to play. I’ve found I can’t keep up with the 4 tracks per month deal and have developed a backlog, but fully expect to be back to get some more.
Thanks again for sharing your experience.
Steve