Re: How many tunes at a time? Also, once I get the essence of the tune (OK Redbird for example) getting away from the tab or music asap helps a lot. Reliance on tab is not good, and not fun. I like to use the tab as a check to make sure I'm not too far off, but enjoy sorting it out for myself, even if the tune changes some. Re: How many tunes at a time? When I want to learn a new tune I make a recording of it and play it on my iPod or burn a CD and play it in the car over and over until I can sing the melody. Makes a nice change from the news on the way to and from work for a day or so. Getting something new under the fingers is usually pretty fast once the tune is burned into the brain as a familiar melody. To lock it in, I need to play it a bunch--ideally with other folks--but it's all pretty easy with that first step of learning the tune in my head before my fingers touch the strings. Re: How many tunes at a time? I personally find it easier to concentrate on learning one tune at a time. Let's say I'm learning a Bill Monroe tune. What I usually do is listen to the song over and over so my mind is immersed in it. I'll check to see if anyone has a YouTube of