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Since the beginning of the year, I've been talking to my six-year-old son, Mekhi, about taking guitar lessons. For several different reasons, it just didn't happen. But this 40 day project gave me the kick in the butt that I needed to finally get this organized (with only a minor hiccup last Thursday). Today we had our first lesson.
Yes - we're taking lessons together.
I was excited to start learning the guitar and I was and am even more excited that we're taking them together. Ok - perhaps I have some unrealistic visions of the two of us practicing together for hours every day (I did say they were unrealistic). And frankly I've always wanted to learn to play the guitar. I love to sing but people look at you funny when you just break into song (unless you live in New York). But singing while playing a guitar? Now you're no longer headed for an evaluation.
Yes - we're taking lessons together.
I was excited to start learning the guitar and I was and am even more excited that we're taking them together. Ok - perhaps I have some unrealistic visions of the two of us practicing together for hours every day (I did say they were unrealistic). And frankly I've always wanted to learn to play the guitar. I love to sing but people look at you funny when you just break into song (unless you live in New York). But singing while playing a guitar? Now you're no longer headed for an evaluation.
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We were both so excited as we walked in. My son had been asking to leave the house for an hour before we needed to leave - that's how excited he was. And I wasn't helping since I was randomly yelling "Our first lesson is today!" and "Only half an hour til our first lesson!"
Unsurprisingly, we arrived early. Our teacher, Dave, was really good with Mekhi. We were fitted with guitars, although they didn't have a small guitar for Mekhi (but will be getting one in for him). And we learned the strings - Elephants And Donkeys Got Big Ears. We repeated it over and over. The first few times Mekhi kept saying "Elephants and Donkey both have Big Ears" and Dave had to explain to him that it's not proper English but it needs to be "got" since the first letter of each word is the name of the string. I was quite proud that he kept correcting the sentence, even if it wasn't furthering his guitar-string knowledge.
It was so much fun watching my son being taught by another adult (who wasn't someone in his family). He was so quiet and calm and he paid such close attention. I was really impressed and a little envious.
Of course after the lesson, when I was trying to book our next lesson and pay for a series of lessons, he was bouncing off the walls. All that pent-up energy needed to be released. So I wasn't able to book our next lesson. I will though.
I'm still imagining the two of us singing and playing Country Roads (his current favourite bedtime song) - that doesn't sound too unrealistic does it?
Unsurprisingly, we arrived early. Our teacher, Dave, was really good with Mekhi. We were fitted with guitars, although they didn't have a small guitar for Mekhi (but will be getting one in for him). And we learned the strings - Elephants And Donkeys Got Big Ears. We repeated it over and over. The first few times Mekhi kept saying "Elephants and Donkey both have Big Ears" and Dave had to explain to him that it's not proper English but it needs to be "got" since the first letter of each word is the name of the string. I was quite proud that he kept correcting the sentence, even if it wasn't furthering his guitar-string knowledge.
It was so much fun watching my son being taught by another adult (who wasn't someone in his family). He was so quiet and calm and he paid such close attention. I was really impressed and a little envious.
Of course after the lesson, when I was trying to book our next lesson and pay for a series of lessons, he was bouncing off the walls. All that pent-up energy needed to be released. So I wasn't able to book our next lesson. I will though.
I'm still imagining the two of us singing and playing Country Roads (his current favourite bedtime song) - that doesn't sound too unrealistic does it?