Okay, so I’m teaching an adult at my school how to play guitar.
He is really excited, but he’s a VERY busy person. I hesitate to ask him when to come by and teach him. I’m teaching him Wagon Wheel by OCMS, but he doesn’t ever have time to practice. Every teacher I know, including others I’d never known before, know about our lessons…so the word has gone around, everyone comes by to watch us in the morning. Some kids have asked me to teach them and the adult I’m teaching..
Today, after school when I came to pick up my guitar from his room I asked if I should come by on Monday..he said "Uh, yeah..uhm, I wouldn’t come..because I’ll forget during the weekend, so let’s just do it another day."
So yeah.. I’ve been hesitating to ask him when he wants me to teach him..but there’s usually a pause..excuses.and he doesn’t take the guitar home to practice. He’s wanting to learn this song by spring break..BUT, I just don’t think he wants to learn anymore.. What are some encouraging things to say?
What should I do next?
I’ve taught him how to tune, play four chords, and the strings. He’s just learning the strum patters and the transitions. What should we go over during the next lesson? He’s just always busy but he’s always insisted that I teach him. It’s only our third lesson but he’s catching on well. I say positiv things..but bleh! what should I do??
I’ve always had a bad relationship with my wife’s older sister & her husband. I met them when I was 18 and they were 30, and they immediately made assumptions about me; they assumed I liked to party and drink & since they had a baby and were almost ten years older they felt we wouldn’t have anything in common, so they pretty much dismissed me…even making it kind of difficult for me to feel part of the family.
For the record, I was a boring kid; I was in college & working part-time at a grocery store, and played basketball and videogames, and spent my weekends working or at my sister’s.
The thing is my older sister is the same age as my wife’s older sister, and my brother-in-law is 20 years older than me, and they’ve always had a great relationship with my wife. In fact we go on vacation together, and we bought two campers & a lot at a campground and spend most weekends together in the summer.
The problem is my wife wants that type of relationship with her older sister, only it’s obvious that’s never going to happen. To this day (I’m 32 now) they go out of their way to not speak to me…
Example:
Just this past year their kids took interest in guitars – I play the guitar & give lessons to kids at my family’s music store. Being that they know NOTHING about guitars, you’d think at the very least they might email me and asked for advice, at which point I would have given them a generous discount since (like it or not) they’re my family. But no, they go somewhere else, and a guitar (keyword:) salesman sells them an expensive electric guitar & amp that is suitable for an adult, not an 8 year old. It’s too heavy & too big so even if the kid could lift it, he couldn’t get his hand around the neck to learn chords. In the end they’d rather waste a ,000 than speak to me.
Things like that happen all of the time.
I hate to say it but it is what it is, and while I’m always open to things improving…at this point 12+ years later I just don’t see it. My question is how do I handle this with my wife? I understand she sees our relationship with my sister and wants that with her own family, but how much more obvious could it be that it isn’t going to happen? What do I do?
I’m 14 years old and I’m looking in to buy a guitar soon, and I am wondering if I can learn how to play it on my own. I will not be able to take lessons, my parents won’t let me.
I know how to play the piano- I’m good with instruments and have a good ear. The reason I am doing this is because my family really doesn’t give me any freedom with friends and does not value my interests.
I have a good voice and want something to be able to do to get my head off of problems. I’m thinking of writing songs, and who knows maybe I’ll have an album someday (after im an adult, cause my parents won’t let me)!! (:
So is it possible to learn how to play a guitar on my own? I can get some help off youtube (they have good stuff). Oh and how long should it take?
String Theory School of Music Adult Rock Ensemble working on Freddy King’s “Some Day After a While”. Ensemble members include Andrea Clark and Evan Haynes accompanied by instructor Chris Leigh and ensemble coach Ken Scott.
String Theory School of Music Adult Rock Ensemble working on Jimi Hendrix’s “Hey Joe”. Ensemble members include Hank Kamradt, Andrea Clark and Even Haynes with ensmble coach Ken Scott, all led by instructor Chris Leigh.
