swleary Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 So proud of her, already has learned A,G,C,D chords today. SO now she pretty much can play any Beatles song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G McBride Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Got to be a proud father on that one. I see you are letting her learn on a good guitar also. So much easier on their soft fingers to learn on a good player. She could probably do a lot of the sixties and seventies stuff with those chords. Jam with her so that she will keep interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Yes I plan on jamming with her, she really wants to do some Taylor Swift stuff but will wait until she gets proper technique down hehe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 nice one scott! can't wait to teach my 6 yr old. just goes to show you how simple those beatles songs are and how overated harrison and lennon were/are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Oh and I didn't have to give her one of my cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 nice one scott! can't wait to teach my 6 yr old. just goes to show you how simple those beatles songs are and how overated harrison and lennon were/are Uh Oh Steve, starting up early are we lol.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Whycome you make her play blindfolded??? /chuckle That''s a very good thing, having your kids take an interest in music. My eldest son has my JB Player on a stand in his room and my youngest has a Violin... Huzzah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Whycome you make her play blindfolded??? /chuckle That''s a very good thing, having your kids take an interest in music. My eldest son has my JB Player on a stand in his room and my youngest has a Violin... Huzzah! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I love you chanman gratz on the new guitarist swleary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Whycome you make her play blindfolded??? /chuckle That''s a very good thing, having your kids take an interest in music. My eldest son has my JB Player on a stand in his room and my youngest has a Violin... Huzzah! SO she doesn't look at the neck, it's all about feel lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 SO she doesn't look at the neck, it's all about feel lol just stick a bucket on her head and be done with it!...oh wait...that's been done already...ok just make her look like one of the x-men then lmao!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 SO she doesn't look at the neck, it's all about feel lol BAHAHAHAHAHA!!! touche'!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 Haha X men lmao Steve and Chanman, always a good time when you both visit :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 closest mine has come to playing one, this was last year on xmas morning and he's 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Remember; it's not about keeping your kids in music programs, it's keeping them interested in music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted December 22, 2010 Share Posted December 22, 2010 Yes I plan on jamming with her, she really wants to do some Taylor Swift stuff but will wait until she gets proper technique down hehe. She should already be able to do Taylor Swift stuff with those chords, - although you might want to show her an A minor too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 22, 2010 Author Share Posted December 22, 2010 I showed her what a minor looks like, they have hats and they work under ground right? hehe Ya need to show her an A minor, she's picking everything up real fast. Her hands remind me of Vai's, thats the scary part lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Oh and I didn't have to give her one of my cards you're welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 you're welcome THANK YOU !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 THANK YOU !!! so is she a mutent or not? rotflmao!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 Lets see she is 11 and stands 5'4" and can give me a run for my money...she can also spend the money real fast so yes she is a mutant...she can spend as fast as a speeding bullet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilliangirl Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 That's very cool! And great that she can learn on a good guitar. I always thought it was ironic that so-called *beginner guitars* are usually crappy and hard to play! Yeah, way to encourage someone.... the action is so high you could land a 747 under the strings. When you think of it, a good beginner guitar is a good guitar, period. I think of how many kids who wanted to play guitar and their parents bought them a $100.00 guitar in a box from London Drugs. Of course it's completely unplayable, and the kid gets discouraged and quits. Sorry for the rant. Anyway, great news about your daughter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 I agree with you, a crappy guitar is always hard to play. I'm happy that she wants to learn and for the love of music and not the love of her dad.It's also good for our bonding time so I'm all for it. She is playing my LP Traditional until Christmas , she is getting an acoustic. Hopefully it's ok for her but if not, I'll be getting her an Epiphone or something like that... My family play alot so it's a natural thing for her. Most of the family either play guitar or piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundergod Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 How old is she? (sorry if you already answered that one, haven't read all the replies). I can only imagine how much of an amazing experience that must be man, I hope when I have kids they get interested in guitar and music (at least enough for them to not run away scared when I tell them I'll teach them to play guitar! ) What kind of music does she like? Teach them the 1-4-5 and 1-4-5-6 chord progressions and she'll be playing 70% of the most popular songs in no time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted December 23, 2010 Share Posted December 23, 2010 Doing music together, I think, is excellent for a family to do. Perhaps better than any other activity in ways because it requires teamwork, but nothing is "lost" as in a sport or such. We didn't do so much instrumental together when I was a kid, but we did sing a lot, and the harmony brought, I think, harmony. But... I'm not sure in ways I'd agree that an inexpensive guitar need be unplayable. In a guitarist's family, I'd wager the boss picker likely knows enough about setup that a "good" guitar also can be quite inexpensive. The reason I'm suggesting that too is that I'd not care to think of an 11-12 year old taking a Hummingbird to school, but I think it'd be great to take perhaps at most the Epi version of the same. Just a thought, but... sixth grade is a lot more dangerous to a guitar or other relatively item of value, IMHO, than a sleazy saloon gig. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swleary Posted December 23, 2010 Author Share Posted December 23, 2010 I agree with you Milod, a good setup is worth it's weight in gold. Just hope she never has to play a toy guitar lol. The one she is getting is a good starter and should get her through. An Epi will be down the road however she did mention a Gibson Dove already..haha ya dad don't even have that. We are just learning the major chords now and a few minor's. I shower her a power chord, she looks at me and goes " wow that's too easy" lol....love the willingness to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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