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Purchasing your first guitar can be a lot of fun and there are many amateur guitars in which to choose from. When you get your first guitar and take some lessons, the first thing you want to do is learn to play a song or two. You are painfully aware of your status as a beginner guitar player but you want to learn a song or a riff or a tune that sounds really cool. Maybe you’re up to learning your first chord. You are feeling a little bit shaky getting your fingers around the first chord but you are looking forward to introducing it to your second. A beginner guitar tutor always helps but if you are going to make some progress, you will have to start learning some songs.
Guitar songs are songs that highlight the guitar in some way and they are often quite easy to learn. When you start guitar lessons the pressure is on from friends and relatives to “play something” so let’s look at what’s available. One recommendation from an amateur guitar player I heard recently was to buy the Nirvana Unplugged DVD and the tabs for the album. You’ve got your intro to the world of guitar in one package. Psycho Killer by Talking Heads uses the chords Am, G, F and C and the strumming is easy. Finally, let’s depart a little from guitar songs and take in a reminder that power chords consist of just two or three notes that can be played up and down the fretboard. You can play any song using power chords even though it isn’t a permanent solution
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The Affordability and Fun of Playing the Guitar!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
posted by Guitar Mom 12:42 AM
Both my husband and my son have played the guitar for years. My husband has played acoustic guitar, banjo and the mandolin and my son is a true rocker with his bass guitar. My younger sister says her youngest son wants a guitar for Christmas. My sister said that she wasn’t sure she was going to honor this request because she didn’t know how serious he really is about the guitar until yesterday when he informed her that if he didn’t get a guitar for Christmas he would save all of his allowance money to get one! I told my sister that amateur guitars are more affordable than she thinks.
I think my baby sister will follow my advice and get a good beginner guitar for her son. She needs to get one very soon as Christmas is next week! I know my nephew will want to come to our house Christmas day and “jam” with his cousin and his uncle! I love my sister and I know she will be happy with this purchase!
My daughter is happiest when she is playing guitar. I know this because hours go by and she simply forgets how long she has been playing. My husband and I have finally learned that letting her play guitar can be used as leverage for her to do homework and complete her chores. She now gets together and plays with some of her friends who are also interested in playing guitar.
We began looking for amateur guitars last Christmas and found a perfect one for our daughter. We have been glad overall for this purchase and are pleased not only with the quality of this beginner guitar but also how affordable it has been. We also found some really good learn to play guitar instructional DVD’s that helped teach our daughter the basics. I must say that of all the gifts we have given our daughter, she definitely loves the guitar the very most!
I have known many guitar players throughout my life. Many of them were in college and high school. They were the guys who would whip out their guitars when you were all sitting around a campfire and begin impromptu acoustic guitar lessons. It’s hard for me to recall what their names were, but I never forget the music that they played and the good times that were had by everyone.
There is one that I do remember however. I met him during college at a student camping retreat. There we were all sitting around a blazing campfire; drinking beers and talking about what our plans were for the rest of the summer, when this quiet guy I hadn’t noticed took out his guitar and began to play the song “Something in the Way She Moves” by James Taylor. His guitar strap was unlike any one I had seen before. It had drawings and signatures all over it. When he asked me to sign it I was touched. That quiet guitar player has been my husband for 25 years now. There’s something about those guitar players!
Playing the guitar has been a wonderful hobby and pastime for many people over the years. Nowhere is this more true than in our family. My husband has played acoustic and electric guitar for most of his life. Our eldest son has also experienced the joy of electric/acoustic guitar playing since the age of 10 and now accompanies his father on some gigs at local coffee houses, churches and even some popular watering holes. Now Jake, our middle son wants to get into the act. My husband thinks a beginner guitar would be perfect for Jake. I must admit this makes me happy too, as long as it’s what Jake really wants.
My husband just informed last night that he has looked at some very good amateur guitars at a local music store that look like they were made for Jake. He is also going to do a price comparison online. I do believe that Jake will be thrilled as Christmas is around the corner and his birthday is the following month. Now if Mom can find an instrument she TOO may join the family band!
The Benefits of Finding a Hobby for Your Child
Saturday, November 21, 2009
posted by SKWiley 11:40 AM
Our son Robby has been playing his kids electric guitar for about a year now and he couldn’t be happier. A year ago he expressed an interest in learning to play beginner guitar and we decided to look into it further and were delighted at what we found. We found some really good websites that were selling quality and affordable beginner childrens guitars. We purchased one that seemed to be a perfect fit for Robby and we realized very soon just how good this purchase was.
Playing the childrens electric guitar has provided so many unexpected benefits from learning a skill and a discipline to showing much more interest and concentration in other very important areas of Robby’s life. I think getting your children involved in a hobby at a young age is a very good idea and I am so glad that we did this for Robby. Whether you buy your child a kids instrument or sign him or her up for horseback riding lessons, the unexpected benefits can be amazing!
What is a mother to do? My daughter Kelly tells me that her music teacher at school tells the class how important it is for them to follow their passion for many different reasons. Kelly now says that she feel strongly that she needs a beginner guitar. Oh wow! I said well IF we get her a guitar it will be a combined Christmas and birthday gift. Kelly assures me that she is fine with this arrangement
My husband just came home from work today and said that he had done an exhaustive search on the internet and found that amateur guitars are not as expensive as we both assumed they would be. He said that not only did he find some good beginner acoustic guitars but also some very good learn to play guitar books and DVD’s. I think that Kelly will be pleased as punch this Christmas!
What’s a mother to do? One day my daughter wants to be an actress, another day a ballerina, another day a basketball player! I know that all kids have their whims and trying different activities is part of growing up and but as a mother it’s hard to know when to push and when to let go. I guess it’s just part of being a parent. As of late however, Jennifer has expressed interest in becoming a musician! She has grown up watching her older brother Glen play bass guitar in a local rock band and I’m really starting to believe that Jennifer wants to follow in her brother’s footsteps! Jennifer does love Glen and has throughout the years enjoyed playing on his guitar while receiving his instruction.
So as the holiday season is approaching I am giving serious consideration to purchasing a quality beginner guitar for Jennifer. I am divorced and my husband Rick has been a great stepfather to my 2 children. I know he will support me in this venture! I recently became aware that there is a market for childrens guitars and I am hoping to find one that is a good fit for Jennifer. Stay tuned as I search for the perfect childrens guitar!
My husband Phil loves country music and blue grass music. His enthusiasm seems to have rubbed off our children, most particularly our daughter Ellen. Phil also plays the acoustic guitar and Ellen seems to relish the time she gets to spend watching her father play. We would love to surprise Ellen this Christmas with her very own acoustic guitar! Phil has a lot of friends who really know guitars and know where to find quality acoustic guitars for children.
I am thrilled to know that we can find a good affordable guitar and have it sent to us well before Christmas! Ellen’s older brother Dan also shares his father’s passion and owns his own acoustic guitar. We also started him on a beginner guitar with amazing results! One day I’ll be sitting in the front row attending a show starring Ellen, Phil and Dan!
Selecting the “right” guitar can seem like a difficult task but my husband Ted and I were actually able to look at it as a “fun” project to do together. Our son Andy is quite the musician and we believe that playing the guitar will be a passion he will follow for many years to come. His musical loves span from country, folk, classic rock even classical music! We aren’t yet sure where Andy will yet channel his musical energy.
After doing our research on the best beginner childrens guitar we found the “perfect” beginner guitar that we actually had custom made! Andy is able to explore various musical tastes with a competent teacher and some excellent DVD and books for beginner guitar lessons. I feel that Andy’s passion for music has allowed him to get excited about his life in many ways and has put him in contact with peers who also share this passion! Andy is an excellent student with a bright future ahead of him. Finding what makes your child “tick” can be the key to a happy, successful, and fun filled life!