Dana7360
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I wish my school would have had guitar teaching. As it wound up, I taught myself the guitar, then afterwards the mandolin and violin. Now I teach these instruments myself, but I am dismayed at the overwhelming majority of people (99%) who love music, listen to it frequently, but have no interest in learning to play it themselves. They don't know what they're missing - and they're missing A LOT.When I went to school music was a part of the curriculum. We had a separate music class that was one hour per day with the music teacher. Her name was Mr. Carlson. The man who taught how to play an instrument was Mr. Chyala.
Music lessons for just about any instrument was offered to all the kids.
I started learning to play the clarinet when I was in 3rd grade. I was in the school band all through school. In middle school I taught myself how to play the guitar. In high school and middle school one of the elective classes that was taught was guitar. I already knew how to play so it was easy to get into that class even though it was full at the time.
My ex learned how to play the piano as soon as his feet could reach the peddles. His grandmother was a piano teacher. He plays the guitar too.
Studies show that music and art stimulate certain areas of the brain and help with logic, mathematics and reading. Children who learn music or to play music do much better in school.
My child learned how to play the piano and violin.
Give somebody a guitar or mandolin for Christmas. Hopefully, they'll learn it, and at worst, it makes a superb wall decoration.
I taught myself how to play a guitar before I took the classes. It was very easy to me to learn guitar. It was a fun elective class and easy A. Something I didn't have to study for. Playing a guitar wasn't studying to me, it was fun. It was very easy to learn clarinet too. Just came easy for me. Others I watched struggled learning and felt sorry for them.
People would tell me I was great on the guitar but please don't sing. LOL.
I was the child who when most other kids were sleeping with their favorite stuffed animal or blanket, I slept with my radio. On my pillow turned on to rock and roll.
Music has been a very big part of my life all of my life.
I turned my two loves into a career and spent 35 years working with and photographing the greatest musicians of our lifetime.