I started playing about 5 months ago and have thoroughly enjoyed every minute. I have come from a bluegrass background so I have a lot of songs already between my ears. I have gotten relatively proficient in the major chords and am picking up new songs pretty fast but am starting to get a little bored. What I mean is I need to learn different strumming techniques, maybe scales???? My question is what do you do to increase proficiency and keep your playing fresh? Any suggestions??? I am really wanting to increase my learning so I appreciate your help in the learning curve.