What are you listening to right now?

Lena played with verve and confidence. Beautiful! Good for her. I love when children can just go for it. Her bow was a thing of beauty.
 
Mike
Wow !
Tell her to keep at it,and tell her to learn well !! For the last three years,I have gone back to having a music lesson one hour a week , but boy, do I ever wish I paid more attention when my parents gave me 8 years of piano (starting over 50 years ago!)To read music and understand theory is way easier to learn when you are young.To overcome 40 years of playing/singing by ear,and go back to reading and theory is hard !Now that music is such a big part of my life, do I ever wish now that I'd paid more attention when I was her age !!!Tell her we watched and loved it, and encourage her to go on
 
Lena is a joy-what a super bow. Do take another. A super job at her debut concert. Lena ROCKS!!
 
Yep. Lena rocks. Despite the fact that her parents force her to go to SBH, ski, climb, cook, etc. :) Great young lady. Great parents.

If she's inclined to do music, I'm sure she'll get all the encouragement possible. The bow was priceless.

I agree with Lloyd that a solid foundation in music fundamentals can be a real plus. I never had that formally. But for some reason I chose to learn basic theory and reading sheet music in my early teens, on my own. Must've been because of that fall I took from a tree as a kid. :crazy: I also had the support of my parents (who hated all that "rock" stuff I was applying it to.)

IMHO. Giving a kid the opportunity to experience a lot and to learn responsibilty gives them the space and confidence to decide. Sure, it's no guarantee. But, it's quite a head start.
 
like Lloyd, I got formal training in music theory and such as a kid with my piano and guitar and choral lessons...and like a dumbass I didn't stay plugged into it, and forgot it all through the years....and now play through my ear only..can still read music, but only on the most rudimentary level

I will make sure Lena doesnt make that mistake if she decides to pursue this further
 
Re: "can still read music, but only on the most rudimentary level"

See. You didn't really forget. Have Lena give you some pointers to get you back up there. :) :up:
 
Some of us found these guys to be an inspiration as kids. This is a vid from when Bob Bogle (RIP) was still playing guitar and not bass. Great guy, with numerous credits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I0jy1H5qTo



Bob is the guy in the middle. Left, is Don Wilson (co-founder with Bob of The Ventures,) on bass is Nokie Edwards who became the lead guitar player and a legend on his own. The original drummer, pictured there, was replaced by Mel Taylor (RIP) and he was a mainstay of solid drumming for so many years. His son now plays with them as they tour. I met them twice here. Last time, they were crabbing about the freak snow storm here that they groaned about. Northwestern wusses. :p

Most of them live in Japan with their families. They tour mostly to sold out venues there! I always wait for another Detroit-area concert.

Guitar heros.



http://www.theventures.com/



Sidenote: Gerry McGee, who shares lead guitar role with Nokie, was the guy that played the famous lead-in on "Last Train To Clarksville" by the "Monkees." They became famous. He didn't. Sigh.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIuIIqbyEIU


I mean. Really. Is there anything more special than Don's laughs and Bob just bouncing? Old farts can still play. Leon does great on the drums. Ya always gotta drag the next generation in. Always.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScXXaBu1Ing

Bob was a cranky, gentle and inspiring bass dude. I miss him.
 
As I recall. A couple episodes into Hawaii 50 the Ventures did the theme. Here's a modified version of that -




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LnK8b_jk8w


Who says ya can't play bass with a pick? I don't hide the pick. I let the sound engineering gurus just get the clicks off the track. It's about the tune. Not prejudice. IMHO.
 
I hope there is more good than bad and ugly. Take a break and dance in the moonlight. The Hawaii FiveO stuff makes me laugh. LOVED that show. Fun fact - Danno was the son of Mary Martin of Peter Pan. Loved THAT show.
 
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