Christopher Wijesinghe

Time to level up your rhythm guitar playing!

Just commit 2 days to learning new skills, exploring new techniques, and taking your current guitar playing to the next level.

We'll be covering:

· Barre chords
· Power chords / 5th chords
· 7th chords (Dominant 7th, Major 7th, Minor 7th)
· CAGED System
· Scales and Chord Families: Theory
· Basic ear training
· Basic vocal training: How to sing while playing the guitar
· Basic fingerpicking
· Introduction to Guitar Tabs

📅 Dates: August 22 & September 19 (Saturdays)
⏰ Time: 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📍 Location: The Third Place, TRACE Expert City, Colombo 01

Things to note:

This workshop requires some prior experience in rhythm guitar playing. You should be familiar with basic guitar chords, be able to change between chords, and have some experience with strumming while playing.

If you are a complete beginner, no worries! You can join our next Beginner Rhythm Guitar Workshop, which will be held on October 31 and November 28.

💳 Payment:

The payment for Day 01 (Rs. 7,500) must be completed before August 15, 2026, to confirm your spot. Please WhatsApp me for payment details.

📝 Register here:
https://forms.gle/3TLPhPnnuc8XYL4D7

Kindly note that your seat will only be confirmed after payment. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis, with only 15 spots available.

WhatsApp +94 777 278 412 for more details

Training conducted by Christopher Wijesinghe, vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and pianist, who has been teaching music for over 12 years and previously served as Head of the Western Music Department for the Lyceum International School Network.

2 Day Beginner Rhythm Guitar Workshop - June/July Batch!

Had the most amazing time teaching and training this group, who have now become good friends. Looking forward to seeing them grow on this journey over the coming months.

I'll be running my next Beginner Rhythm Guitar Workshop in October and November. I'll let you know the dates soon. Message me on 0777 278 412 if you're interested in taking part.

I'm also conducting an Advanced Rhythm Guitar Workshop on August 22 and September 19. You can find more details about it in my next post.

If you've always wanted to learn to play the guitar, this practical 2-day workshop could be just what you need to get started and finally achieve that goal in 2026.

A big shoutout to my location partner thethirdplace.hub TRACE - Sri Lanka

Thanks for a nice pictures Jashan

Grateful to God for the beautiful gift of music he has blessed me with ❤️ Planning to release some of my Christian originals this year.

Thanks for the beautiful pictures .ka

Don’t forget to ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT!

I was working on a design yesterday and had to keep zooming in and zooming out. Why?

ZOOM IN: I had to zoom in to examine the finer details. I was checking for unnecessary marks in the background image, small inconsistencies, and details I might have missed at first glance.

ZOOM OUT: I also had to zoom out to see whether the text and elements were aligned, the overall visual appeal, and what it would feel like for the viewer at first glance.

I think this goes beyond design to everything we do. Our perspective on everything around us. When you zoom in, you see the finer details, the real issues, the tiny mistakes you would have missed if you did not look closely enough. But we also have to zoom out to see the bigger picture, the surrounding factors, and understand how one thing connects to another.

Continuous zooming in and zooming out might give better results.

Does this make sense? Let me know what you think.

P.S. I’m not an expert designer, but I manage general stuff. Check out the first comment for another illustration of zooming in and zooming out.

The digital content era will peak. People will get tired of the noise. Offline skills and initiatives will matter.

What do you think?

💡 I got this idea in the middle of an exam!

Have you noticed that in most supermarkets, cashiers first scan and bill all your items, and only after that do they start packing everything into bags? This means the next customer in line has to wait until the bagging is finished, which often takes quite a while. ⏳

This came to mind while I was writing an answer on Lean Management and the 8 Wastes of Lean. Two of those are:

🔄 Motion — wasted time and effort from unnecessary movement
⏱️ Waiting — wasted time between process steps

So I thought, why can’t the cashier place each item directly into a bag after scanning, instead of leaving everything on the counter and then packing later? That would reduce both motion and waiting.

➡ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐦:
Supermarkets could place three bag holders (like the usual ones, but positioned differently as in the “Proposed Practice” image) right next to the cashier. This way, items can go straight into the right bag as they’re scanned.

The bags could be categorized as:
🟡 Cold & Frozen
🟡 Fresh Produce
🟡 Other Items

This system could:
🟡Save time and energy for the cashier
🟡Reduce waiting time for customers in the queue
🟡Free up staff who would otherwise be bagging, so they can focus on more productive tasks

I’d love to hear your thoughts. Please feel free to correct me if I’ve missed something, or share better practices already in use. If you have suggestions to make this idea stronger, I’d be glad to learn from you.

🖋 Side note: I’ve started sharing my ideas publicly here. You’re free to use them. And if they ever help you save or make money, I’d be more than happy to accept a reward 😉 Cheers!