Hey IG!
I’m “technically” fairly new here . . . I signed up some months ago, dropped my premium account and now I’m back watching lessons and (hopefully) getting better!
I’ve only been at this guitar thing for a few months now – since May, so I’m still very new and very mediocre. I’m already very impressed (if not overwhelmed) by the depth and breadth of the information here at IG at look forward to making the best of it.
For a bit about me: I’m a 28 year old life-long lover of music and all things creative. My mom taught me to play the clarinet when I was 8 and I dabbled with a few more woodwinds and the trumpet for a while, but nothing serious. I’ve been fascinated by the guitar and it’s amazing capabilities for as long as I can remember but never got around to picking one up.
Back in January, I met an amazing guy (now my boyfriend) who gave me one of his axes at the mere mention of wanting to learn how to play. I’m doing my best to show appreciation & respect of the gift, instrument and the music by learning to play the best I can. I look forward to earning mad skills with the help, knowledge, support and camaraderie that look to be in high volume here. I had a guitar teacher for a month (about 4 lessons) . He started off giving me a good foundation in basic theory, open chords, major & pentatonic scales shapes. I’m doing my best to build on that, trying out the tabs of songs that I like, figuring some simple things by ear & doing exercises for technical prowess.
As styles & players go, I’m very much a mixed bag. I adore John Mayer, Santana, Buddy Guy, Flea, Frusciante, Frank Zappa, Steve Morse, Jeff Beck, Steve Howe, Paul Gilbert and even some Ottmar Liebert & Didula tho I’ll try to play anything that sounds interesting.
Some of the current artists on “Learn to Play” list: Daft Punk, Jason Mraz, Usher, David Bowie, India Arie, Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers…and there you have it!
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