Are they removing songs?


mrkbrks1
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04/19/2023 4:34 am

Didnt you do a lesson on clocks?  Did they remove it?


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Mike Olekshy
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04/19/2023 4:48 pm
#1 Originally Posted by: mrkbrks1

Didnt you do a lesson on clocks?  Did they remove it?

Unfortunately, yes it has been removed along with several others.  Here is the official statment from GT:


Hi everyone, 


Unfortunately, we are unable to renew the license for a selection of our song lessons and we will be unpublishing some of our song lessons at the end of the month (March 31st). Please see the full list here: Songs Leaving Guitar Tricks.


Obtaining rights holder approvals for teaching songs online isn’t always an easy process, but we are proud to say that Guitar Tricks has always legally secured licenses with publishers. We have always honored the rights holders. Though we have an outstanding relationship with publishers, renewing the license for songs is not always guaranteed. 


Despite this loss, we still have hundreds of song lessons available, and we will continue to deliver new lessons each week. You will find all the newest lessons on the homepage under “Newest Lessons”.


While this might seem like a huge loss, we remain committed to our goal of being your best online learning resource for guitar. You gave us many great ideas in the recent user survey, and we’re working diligently to start implementing features that will enhance your learning experience. 
 
In addition to new releases each week, we will soon be launching a feedback feature, which will let you get direct feedback on your playing from an instructor. After submitting a video of your playing, you will get a feedback video privately shared with you from someone on our team.


Full Access users can also send questions directly to Anders Mouridsen, who teaches our Guitar Fundamentals course for beginners. He reads through all your comments and inquiries and posts a video based on your feedback each week through a feature we call Guitar Insider.


This song removal is not what we hoped for, but we are going to move forward with staying focused on what we can do improve how you learn with Guitar Tricks. 


We hope to deliver on that promise this year and we are so thankful for your continued support.


 


Mike


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Mike Olekshy
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Zimmy208
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04/21/2023 6:53 pm
#2 Originally Posted by: Mike Olekshy

Unfortunately, yes it has been removed along with several others.  Here is the official statment from GT:


Hi everyone, 


Unfortunately, we are unable to renew the license for a selection of our song lessons and we will be unpublishing some of our song lessons at the end of the month (March 31st). Please see the full list here: Songs Leaving Guitar Tricks.


Obtaining rights holder approvals for teaching songs online isn’t always an easy process, but we are proud to say that Guitar Tricks has always legally secured licenses with publishers. We have always honored the rights holders. Though we have an outstanding relationship with publishers, renewing the license for songs is not always guaranteed. 


Despite this loss, we still have hundreds of song lessons available, and we will continue to deliver new lessons each week. You will find all the newest lessons on the homepage under “Newest Lessons”.


While this might seem like a huge loss, we remain committed to our goal of being your best online learning resource for guitar. You gave us many great ideas in the recent user survey, and we’re working diligently to start implementing features that will enhance your learning experience. 
 
In addition to new releases each week, we will soon be launching a feedback feature, which will let you get direct feedback on your playing from an instructor. After submitting a video of your playing, you will get a feedback video privately shared with you from someone on our team.


Full Access users can also send questions directly to Anders Mouridsen, who teaches our Guitar Fundamentals course for beginners. He reads through all your comments and inquiries and posts a video based on your feedback each week through a feature we call Guitar Insider.


This song removal is not what we hoped for, but we are going to move forward with staying focused on what we can do improve how you learn with Guitar Tricks. 


We hope to deliver on that promise this year and we are so thankful for your continued support.


 


Mike

Mike, 


Your Dylan lessons were terrific. Sorry to see them go before I had them in my repetoire.  Lessons of that quality just don't exist elsewhere.


 


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04/22/2023 12:00 pm

And don't exist here any more either. That's the point. Drop 300 lessons then drop the subs. You can't expect current members to pay more for less????


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05/16/2023 6:25 pm
#4 Originally Posted by: Tinpan

And don't exist here any more either. That's the point. Drop 300 lessons then drop the subs. You can't expect current members to pay more for less????

Agreed. Imagine paying for an annual subscription with the intention to learn a bunch of songs that then suddenly disappear a few months in. Way to drop the ball, GT.


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05/24/2023 4:20 pm
#5 Originally Posted by: justreleased09

Agreed. Imagine paying for an annual subscription with the intention to learn a bunch of songs that then suddenly disappear a few months in. Way to drop the ball, GT.

I agree! This not right! Furthermore, why dont you rename it "Guitar Tricks Rolling Stones Lessons"? Most of these Rolling Stones songs are hardly known anyway. There needs to be a sweetener from GT.


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05/28/2023 9:38 am
#6 Originally Posted by: andrew.colomb

I agree! This not right! Furthermore, why dont you rename it "Guitar Tricks Rolling Stones Lessons"? Most of these Rolling Stones songs are hardly known anyway. There needs to be a sweetener from GT.

Agreed.


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