Some Seattle Sunshine
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 2:23 pm
Hello, my name is Wally, from sunny Seattle, WA. Which is to say I am either an optimist or prone to exaggeration.
I am trying to make up for a lot of lost time in learning to play guitar. In August I turn 58 years old. For the past 12 to 18 months I've found a renewed interest and commitment to learning to play guitar like I really want to play, and get out of the same rut I've been in for years as a player. I played French Horn from age nine yrs. through high school in band and orchestra. As a teenager I did my best to teach myself how to play guitar and piano (not the best way to really learn how to play correctly). My sister had a cheap nylon string classical guitar to play folk songs at Campfire girl meetings, and that is the guitar I latched on to. I used song books and chord charts to figure out how to finger the chords and barre chords. Beatlemania coincided with puberty so the Fab Four were central to what made an impression on me.
I broke my leg skiing in 1978, and to relieve the boredom while I was idle I bought a pretty good Guild D35-NT model guitar to amuse myself. That has been my one and only guitar over the years, until I went electric this year. Now in addition I have a Mexican Fender Strat and Tele, and a Gibson Les Paul standard pro.
A lot of my musical energy and interest over the last 15 to 20 years has been directed towards composing and arranging songs in computer based recording and MIDI. I play around with Garage Band, Logic, Propellerhead Record/Reason.
I have found that the internet and YouTube etc. now has a wealth of information and lessons to learn and improve as a guitar player. But I was really impressed with Neil's teaching, and the focused way he breaks everything down in bite sized pieces. And what is even better, so many of the lessons are to learn all the songs I've wanted to play for years. The Target program is such a bargain, I couldn't pass it up.
I work as railroad freight train locomotive engineer between Seattle and Portland, OR. I often have idle time waiting to return to work. I hope to use that time in practicing the guitar, rather than wasting time watching TV.
This looks like an excellent community and learning environment. I hope to get to know y'all better in time.
I am trying to make up for a lot of lost time in learning to play guitar. In August I turn 58 years old. For the past 12 to 18 months I've found a renewed interest and commitment to learning to play guitar like I really want to play, and get out of the same rut I've been in for years as a player. I played French Horn from age nine yrs. through high school in band and orchestra. As a teenager I did my best to teach myself how to play guitar and piano (not the best way to really learn how to play correctly). My sister had a cheap nylon string classical guitar to play folk songs at Campfire girl meetings, and that is the guitar I latched on to. I used song books and chord charts to figure out how to finger the chords and barre chords. Beatlemania coincided with puberty so the Fab Four were central to what made an impression on me.
I broke my leg skiing in 1978, and to relieve the boredom while I was idle I bought a pretty good Guild D35-NT model guitar to amuse myself. That has been my one and only guitar over the years, until I went electric this year. Now in addition I have a Mexican Fender Strat and Tele, and a Gibson Les Paul standard pro.
A lot of my musical energy and interest over the last 15 to 20 years has been directed towards composing and arranging songs in computer based recording and MIDI. I play around with Garage Band, Logic, Propellerhead Record/Reason.
I have found that the internet and YouTube etc. now has a wealth of information and lessons to learn and improve as a guitar player. But I was really impressed with Neil's teaching, and the focused way he breaks everything down in bite sized pieces. And what is even better, so many of the lessons are to learn all the songs I've wanted to play for years. The Target program is such a bargain, I couldn't pass it up.
I work as railroad freight train locomotive engineer between Seattle and Portland, OR. I often have idle time waiting to return to work. I hope to use that time in practicing the guitar, rather than wasting time watching TV.
This looks like an excellent community and learning environment. I hope to get to know y'all better in time.