Comments on: And old dog learning new tricks… http://www.someguysomewhere.com/2008/06/11/and-old-dog-learning-new-tricks/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:57:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Chris http://www.someguysomewhere.com/2008/06/11/and-old-dog-learning-new-tricks/#comment-25573 Chris Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:22:30 +0000 http://www.someguysomewhere.com/2008/06/11/and-old-dog-learning-new-tricks/#comment-25573 The teacher of this class is a bit "odd" but I think by the end of this I'll be able to go out on my own. I'm still trying to get my fingers to do what I want them to and make the notes sound decent, but 30 minutes of practice each day seems to have helped. granted I'm only playing single notes...haven't even gotten into Chords and that's probably where all hell is going to break lose for me. If I stick with this for 6 months to a year I'll be getting and electric and then I'll take you up on that jam session...even though I'll totally suck (but less than before!)! The teacher of this class is a bit “odd” but I think by the end of this I’ll be able to go out on my own. I’m still trying to get my fingers to do what I want them to and make the notes sound decent, but 30 minutes of practice each day seems to have helped. granted I’m only playing single notes…haven’t even gotten into Chords and that’s probably where all hell is going to break lose for me.

If I stick with this for 6 months to a year I’ll be getting and electric and then I’ll take you up on that jam session…even though I’ll totally suck (but less than before!)!

]]> By: illflux http://www.someguysomewhere.com/2008/06/11/and-old-dog-learning-new-tricks/#comment-25543 illflux Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:57:13 +0000 http://www.someguysomewhere.com/2008/06/11/and-old-dog-learning-new-tricks/#comment-25543 Good luck with that. I play guitar well enough now that I can enjoy it, but if I had to do it all over again, I'm not sure that I would be able to go through all the trials and tribulations that got me to this point. I remember plenty of frustrating times over the years where I just couldn't get my hands to do what I wanted them to, but sooner or later things start to fall into place and started to not seem so impossible anymore (granted, when I watch the "masters" play, that stuff still seems impossible to me, but I don't think I'll *ever* get to that level). But it's definitely nice to hear a song on the radio that's catchy and think "Hmm, I think I'll go home and figure out how to play that..." I started out going the lessons route too, but got pretty tired of that after a few months. It would have been nice if I'd have stuck with it, because I would like to be able to read notes, but I just got too tired of playing the crappy single-note songs that were in the Mel Bay book we were working through (probably a case of wanting to run before I could crawl). They now have websites where two people (with broadband connections) can connect and play together over the internet, so if you ever get decent, let me know and we can jam. Good luck with that. I play guitar well enough now that I can enjoy it, but if I had to do it all over again, I’m not sure that I would be able to go through all the trials and tribulations that got me to this point. I remember plenty of frustrating times over the years where I just couldn’t get my hands to do what I wanted them to, but sooner or later things start to fall into place and started to not seem so impossible anymore (granted, when I watch the “masters” play, that stuff still seems impossible to me, but I don’t think I’ll *ever* get to that level). But it’s definitely nice to hear a song on the radio that’s catchy and think “Hmm, I think I’ll go home and figure out how to play that…”

I started out going the lessons route too, but got pretty tired of that after a few months. It would have been nice if I’d have stuck with it, because I would like to be able to read notes, but I just got too tired of playing the crappy single-note songs that were in the Mel Bay book we were working through (probably a case of wanting to run before I could crawl).

They now have websites where two people (with broadband connections) can connect and play together over the internet, so if you ever get decent, let me know and we can jam.

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