Well I’m glad you didn’t take it that way. If I had to be honest I would say I love education too, just probably not the same way most mean it. I love learning and I love watching kids learn and teaching my kids(when they will let me 😀) the education system as it exists today not so much, common core is a peticular frustration the existence of Pearson is another. Having high school kids start in the morning at 7:30am when research has proven they won’t learn effectively at that time in general of coarse there are exceptions. I guess what I’m saying is I love learning just not buerocrats if that makes any sense. Btw that track could not possibly have been played by kids clearly those playing had some experience.
The eldest is still asleep and she has to work today (as do I). She'll beam with pride when I tell her that. She's only maybe a three month student. But, she's all about dedication and pestering me for more information.
Her house (though she pretty much lives at mine) is down at the bottom of the driveway - which is pretty steep. She's walked up the driveway, carrying a guitar, and asked a simple question - at like 21:00.
I asked her why she carried the guitar and she said she thought she needed to bring it. I pointed out that I have many, something she already knows. I asked her why she didn't call and she said, "Dr. G, you can't see over the phone."
I'm fortunate to have such a dedicated mind.
The youngest, he gives zero shits. Even though he can clearly count to four over and over again. I set a metronome up with a blinking red light and said use the brush every time you see that light. He doesn't actually care if you like it of if you don't. Nope. He gives no shits.
We played it through a few times and recorded the last.
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I've always had pretty good luck. I'm lucky to have such wonderful children to call my family - seeing as my own damned children are too stupid to know how to make babies.
Also, I might be a wee bit long-winded today. This afternoon, I leave for a show. I don't like to admit to felonies online, so I'm just going to say that I'm pretty peppy this morning, as I prep for the show. (Prep is pretty much done, I'm preparing myself and soon will be herding the cats.)
Good morning!
You are lucky to have good kids in your life, I wouldn’t trade mine for the world, someday you’ll see why born fighters both of them. Soon a third. I hope they have kids of their own someday as in general that makes women happy and I want them to be happy. That is a smart girl showing dedication and willingness to do what you have to will take you a long way in life at least that’s what I believe. I’m unusually awake this morning myself. No good reason for it maybe I just went to bed early enough. My kids are up and today we go see a movie for the birthday girl, that’s what she wants to do. I have to ask you sometime since I am planning to start my own journey to learn to play, preferable electric, how much is a good instrument to learn on going to cost. I remember reading in one of your articles 250$ is that just for the guitar? What about an amp? So much to learn but it’ll be fun.
I usually recommend that people learn on an acoustic - but there's electrics that'll suit and be within a decent budget.
It's really a varied question and my stock answer is, almost inevitably, "Ibanez." It's pretty hard to go wrong with an Ibanez and, if you do, they have a great warranty process. There's also Yamaha - which is so overlooked it's not even funny. The two guitars you heard in that track are both classical guitars.
They're the GC models, made in very different years. The GC is the Grand Concert. It's booming and what lovely tones it produces. I had three but I now have two, as the eldest has claimed one for her own. Somehow, and she's oblivious to the price, I agreed that she could have a $2,500 guitar.
She's also eying a collectible Les Paul ('57 Sunburst) and a PRS Private Stock. Neither of which is going to happen! They're each worth more than a really nice used car.
The good news is that she's working at the farm and she's working shows with us, learning to do lights and sound. So, she doesn't have any real expenses and she can put the money into an account at the credit union. Then, she can save up and buy her own damned guitars.
I treat 'em like I treat my own family. I'll help, but y'all gotta put the effort in. Both my kids have trust funds that absolutely would pay them to do nothing. It'd just pay them very, very poorly. They'd have enough to survive but they'd not be having much fun. So, my kids work for a living.
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