I have chosen to learn how to play the guitar. This is something that I have thought about for a long time so when this opportunity popped up it was a no-brainer for me. I had taken guitar lessons about 30 years ago and it didn’t last very long. I was able to learn some of the cords and could play what I thought was a little bit but in reality it was probably next to nothing. I still have the guitar, that was my moms and clearly too big for me at the time so it is time that I dusted it off and tried again.

One of the reasons that I have been thinking about getting back into it is because of my daughters. Right now they are going down the same path as me, interested in music but too busy with hockey to commit to something else that requires a lot of time and effort. So when I told my oldest daughter that I was going to try this, she said that she wanted to learn as well. So I said, why not. I found her a guitar and we are going to try and learn this together.

Our first session was this weekend, I found that I remembered the basic cords not too bad but I can not switch between them right now. I think that we might have to do some goal setting to try and keep things on track. It can be overwhelming when you think about the cords, strumming, picking, and rhythm all at once.

I have a two part goal for this learning project. The first part of it is, by the end of the class I want to be able to play more than one popular song (not children’s songs with 1 or 2 cords). The second part of the goal is to continue this after class is completed. I would like to be able to get into a routine where I can continue to play and learn for the foreseeable future.

Later this week when I get a minute from marking finals I will post the video from our first session. Stay tuned, and thanks for reading.