August 10, 2011

• Taking guitar class

  Since I got my degree in 2007 I have only taken one class.  A guitar class.  I was thoroughly disappointed in it because it wasn't what I expected.  I thought I'd be taught to play actual sheet music.  Instead they taught us chords and strumming patterns and some tabulation.  That is okay, I guess, if you want to be a rock guitarist.  I just want to play melodies on the guitar.

  My sister Debbie is going back to school and needed 2 credits to fill out her schedule for her Pell grant.  I talked her into taking a guitar class, and that I'd take it with her.  I have a Washburn acoustic guitar that is a good student guitar (I think original price was around $400) but wanted a Classical guitar for this class.  I used to have one but traded it to my sister Melanie many years ago for $50.  I told her when I could pay her back, I would get my guitar back.  She moved so much that somehow it got lost in the moves.  Didn't really matter, because I never asked for it back. 

  So today Roger and I went to a music store and bought a nice-sounding classical guitar.  Now to just clip my nails so I can play it!

  

   

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