The Shoutbox
Originally Posted by John McClane
I wish I had learned piano. Then every time I see one I could jam out. Like how many people do you know that have a piano in their house and no one knows how to play it? Because I know quite a few.
I think my mom liked Billy Joel and it was an excuse for them to buy furniture.
Originally Posted by John McClane
I wish I had learned piano.
It's never too late...
I wish I had learned piano. Then every time I see one I could jam out. Like how many people do you know that have a piano in their house and no one knows how to play it? Because I know quite a few.
It was all a "bait and switch" that I thought was gonna lead to me playing guitar.
Originally Posted by ynwtf
guitar was my anti-theory instrument. sax was my primary and i had to take piano lessons with college theory. OMG I hated piano. loved theory, but hated piano. guitar was just me plucking randomly and de-tuning strings deliberately so i didn't have to know wtf i was doing. everything on guitar was by ear. even today, i can barely play a scale on it which is kinda sad now that i'm older.
I loathed piano. Why? I think because it was the forced to play this stuff and do it 30 mins every day.

I'm not saying people should cave to a child's wants, but what's the point if the kid isn't engaged. If it takes pop music or other stuff, to get them there, why not? Better than not playing imb.
I loved saxophone. I never should have sold mine.
guitar was my anti-theory instrument. sax was my primary and i had to take piano lessons with college theory. OMG I hated piano. loved theory, but hated piano. guitar was just me plucking randomly and de-tuning strings deliberately so i didn't have to know wtf i was doing. everything on guitar was by ear. even today, i can barely play a scale on it which is kinda sad now that i'm older.
I tend to focus on technique early with students, slowly weaving in theory as we go along. If I go too heavy on the theory too early, I start to see that glazed eye look as confusion sets in.
And my music theory is shit, so the dude is basically talking Greek to me. I'm sure over time it'll start to come back but at least my ear is still good (i.e. I know when I sound like a dying cat).
Indeed, I sure did. It seems easier than the last time I tried to learn a guitar, but I am having a real tough time reading tabs and playing what I read. I am getting a lot of things backwards
Yea, I saw the lesson thing, but wasn't sure if you had pulled the trigger on that particular instrument. Grats!