I NEED to change my job!!!

[HappyHippyDad]

You're never too old to learn to read music Trev!! I'm not going to guess your age though mate!

I started classical lessons around 7 years ago and took then for around 4 years and got to grade 5. I then stopped as I got more into playing folky suff! I think tab is fine if you just want to learn a few nice classical tunes and I use it a lot, but if you really want to get into the classical guitar then you need to learn to read music I think.

 

[trev]

I'm nearly 52 mate, I keep promising myself that I'll find a proper teacher and learn properly (I'm completely self taught by the way) but life always seems to get in the way.
I've got a pretty good command of my fingers although to most it would be laughable, I'm getting more and more into finger picking because it's just so expressive. I need to knuckle down onto one area though because all my life I've played what ever the mood has dictated.
Focus Trev. What? All of us?

 

[Richard Burns]

Well at least HHD you may have the chance of a second job as a street one man band if the electrical and nursing do not work out!

 

[HappyHippyDad]

Well at least HHD you may have the chance of a second job as a street one man band if the electrical and nursing do not work out!

I did a bit of busking Richard.. worked out to £9 p/hr which I was pretty chuffed with! :smiley2:

 

[Besoeker]

Ps... Genuinely very nice of you to offer though, just a tad too far :smiley2:

Edinburgh is a beautiful city. Sometimes called the Athens of the north. Go there if you get the chance.

If you are anywhere near Dun's Table, give me a shout.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I had an electric Washburn years ago. It got stolen after a gig, I was devastated because it was a lovely guitar.

That would have been at the Mayfair I suppose.

 

[Geordie Spark]

I'm nearly 52 mate, I keep promising myself that I'll find a proper teacher and learn properly (I'm completely self taught by the way) but life always seems to get in the way.
I've got a pretty good command of my fingers although to most it would be laughable, I'm getting more and more into finger picking because it's just so expressive. I need to knuckle down onto one area though because all my life I've played what ever the mood has dictated.
Focus Trev. What? All of us?

Nearly 52?? ......... It must have been one Hell of a paper round you had.

 

[trev]

Nearly 52?? ......... It must have been one Hell of a paper round you had.

Rykneild Way and Hope Street, just at the time my oldest brother joined the police. No, not the band. The area became known as The Bronx because of how rough it was so you can possibly imagine the reception I got because of what my brother did for a living, I used to get a hiding at least once a week. Always from a gang of them too.
I got them all one by one though and gave them just as bad as they gave me.