I just gave my very first guitar lesson....

[droolymutt]

To a girlfriend's 14 year old daughter.......



What a joy that was...!!!



The girl is all ears, and aching to learn music......



What a pleasure to show her stuff...!



I showed her how to tune properly, and how to play an open C chord.........



poor kid - her fingers were sore at the end of the session - but she loved it......



Every Tuesday - 4:30 p.m. - we do another session....



I'm doing this for free..(Her Mom isn't wealthy..) - but it's SO much fun teaching kids who want to learn....

Edited by: droolymutt at: 6/10/03 11:47 pm

[rod steel global]

"but it's SO much fun teaching kids who want to learn...."



I know the feeling, and the frustration when they

think they cant learn fast enough !

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[droolymutt]

so true......



I think the important thing is to make it fun for them.....



This girl (Jordan) has a friend who just started learning drums, and they're already talking about starting a band.....





So very cool.....!!

[MIKE BURN]

COOL!



Oh well.... I assume you are a far better teacher than myself

People always complain about my lacking teaching skills.

I have no patience at all. LOL



I have a life-long feud with the drummer and bass player of my band, because I always expect them to play immediately what I have in mind and being "shortfused" when it doesn't work. I have the habit to say then "Forget it idiots, let's do a Waltz or Blues in "E"



Needless to say, that they celebrate, clap and giggle every time I hit a sour note though or can't follow THEIR ideas

MIKE

[bbchris]

DroolY! That's so cool!! Hey what IS an open C chord? And how do you tune a guitar PROPERLY?

|Blah Blah|Thinking Out Loud|Jane Eliz||Talk Soup |

[droolymutt]

You know what an open C is....



G,C,E,G,C,E - in the first position.





Tuning properly?



A=440, all strings in relative tune, using harmonics.....





I don't want her to use a digital tuner until her ear is more developed... - I gave her an A440 tuning fork, and she has to learn to tune with that.



Also teaching her how to string a guitar correctly, so the strings don't slip... - how to stretch new strings....

[bbchris]

I was just joshing. Althought I could do with tuning up with my ears too. I find it takes forever - I can hear when it's out of tune obviously - I just whip out my tuner and tune up - lazy huh?

|Blah Blah|Thinking Out Loud|Jane Eliz||Talk Soup |

[questionnaire]

Yeah, I heard about that serious shortage of music teachers in the 1930s, Larree - they took anybody they could .....

[LarreeMP3]

As I said, I was a private guitar instructor when I was in high school...in the SEVENTIES! (NOT the thirties!)

[LarreeMP3]

I could never use one of those. My ears are too good!

[droolymutt]

Digital tuners are useful in a noisy club - where it's hard to hear.





But the ability to hear proper intonation is like a muscle - it requires exercise to develop, and stay in form.





In a quiet environment, there should be no need for a tuner.





That's critical for me with this student - that she develops an ear for intonation.



That's where it all begins....

[bbchris]

Then I need some instruction here guys.... I've always been embarrassed by not being able to tune by ear....

|Blah Blah|Thinking Out Loud|Jane Eliz||Talk Soup |

[droolymutt]

Practice, Chris, practice....





Tune by ear, then check the results with a tuner.







Practice, practice, practice.





It's not always fun practising.... - but the results are utterly delicious.....

[bbchris]

OK! I'll start tonight! Thanks Drooly



Keep asking me if I've practised ok?

|Blah Blah|Thinking Out Loud|Jane Eliz||Talk Soup |

[LarreeMP3]

You need to come to Hollywood for some pro lessons!



I could definitely teach you some licks!