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Archive for October 22nd, 2009
All I want for Christmas is a new guitar! I don’t know how to make this message any more clear to my parents who seem to always get me something I don’t want or need! Last year they bought me sweaters for school, some books and socks, SOCKS! That was pretty much it! I guess I have to make it EXTREMELY OBVIOUS what I really want for Christmas! But my far too practical parents will probably say what they always seem to say “we can’t afford it!” So I’m doing my homework Mom and Dad.
If you can’t find things cheap on the internet, you haven’t been looking very hard! I mean come on, there are so many really cool cheap kids guitars online. This year I will just sit my parents down and let them know that if they want to make me happy, a kids electric guitar is what I really want! Parents just don’t have a clue! Now I need to find a way to get cheap beginner guitar lessons! However knowing my parents, I better not push my luck!
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When the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
posted by SKWiley 10:09 PM
I have been playing the drums in a popular local band for years. I started playing in high school when my buddies and myself had stars in my eyes convinced we would make it BIG one day. But graduating from high school, going to community college, getting married and having kids seemed to somehow wipe out that dream as the years rolled on. But I am fortunate enough in my own life to have established a pretty decent career working in landscape. Sometimes sales drop off a bit in the summer but playing in the band helps our family get through the rough times. My band mates and I have known each other for years and we have a good local fan base.
My son Christopher has been the “apple of my eye” for years and one could look at the both of and definitely conclude that the “apple does not fall far from the tree”. Christopher, (who is now eight years old) has been pretending to “play” the drums for the past many years and we have loved wathcing him do this! My wife Cindy is sure that Chris will soon follow in my footsteps and begin playing the drums in a band. Cindy and I both hope to expose Chris to many different types of music. We have just purchased a childrens drum set as a Christmas gift for Christopher. We saw so many GREAT looking childrens drum sets that it was hard to decide on which one we wanted. They are so cool looking and now I wish I could have had one when I was his age! Now we will see just how much Cindy will love the noise level in our house!
No matter what style of guitar they play, all beginners face the same preliminary challenge: to develop calluses on their fretting hand. In order to play individual notes and chords, one must apply significant pressure to the strings. As those strings are pressed down on the fret board, the finger tips are irritated. The body’s natural reaction is to build up protective calluses.
Those calluses actually do more than just protect your fingers from developing painful blisters, however: they aid in your playing ability. Over time you’ll forget all about your fingers and begin to think of the kids guitars as natural extensions of your body. Some people claim that calluses become noticeable in cold weather as they are a bit more sensitive to temperature than normal skin.