zenmomma *

>>The best way for your daughter to get started on the guitar is to find out
>>what songs your daughter likes to listen to/sing along with the
most. Then, get the easiest songbook with those songs in it, and make sure
the book has those little guitar chord diagram boxes in it. Then, give her
the book and the guitar and get out of the way>>

Hey Marji, do they have those books for groups like KoRn and Linkin Park?
<shudder>

Guitar has been an interest of Conor's since he was teeny, tiny. He took
lessons long ago and while he didn't hate them, their method did nothing to
help him play and may have turned him off.

He dropped it for years and then this past year bought himself an electric
guitar. He hasn't yet really played it though. Maybe he's doing the learning
through osmosis thing. <g>

Anyway, the music he likes is very hard rock. Any ideas?

>>in fact, that's exactly how I taught myself to play at that age.>>

I heard Marji play at the conference last year. She was awesome!

Life is good.
~Mary

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earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive."

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Elizabeth Roberts

"Hey Marji, do they have those books for groups like
KoRn and Linkin Park?"

Not sure if you meant that as a "I know the answer
really, but I'm being goofy" kind of statement or if
you're really wanting to know, so forgive me if that's
the case, but yes, you can get the sheet music for
just about everything. My favorite source is
www.sheetmusicplus.com.

From what I understand as far as copyrights go, you
can perform the songs, and even change the lyrics (I
have a couple I'm working on Christian lyrics for a
church group for) as long as you aren't accepting
money for their performance.

Elizabeth

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nellebelle

I have been looking into Scott Houston's piano book. It is for people who
just want to learn to play some popular songs. He says if you are serious
about classical piano, it is not the book you want. It teaches chords.

Here is a link: http://www.scotthouston.com/home.html

Has anyone seen the book?

Mary Ellen

----- snip----- Then, get the easiest songbook with those songs in it, and
make sure
> the book has those little guitar chord diagram boxes in it.

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In a message dated 3/22/03 10:02:56 AM, zenmomma@... writes:

<< Anyway, the music he likes is very hard rock. Any ideas? >>

We could brainstorm some rock'n'roll with easy to follow lines, and he could
pick out those tunes or little passages (not whole songs). A famously easy
early song to follow is "Stairway to Heaven." There are lots of really
clearly audible lines.

Even playing basslines, even though he's not playing a bass, is useful. He
can just pick out the bassline on the bottom two or three strings. "Twist
and Shout" has an easy bassline (just like "La Bamba") and getting that will
give him the patterns used in lots of runs in other places on the neck.

If he goes straight to Eric Clapton solos or Eddie Van Halen, he could be
easily discouraged. But there might be easier songs people could recommend,
and of current neo-heavy-metal stuff I don't know anything. But others here
might.

And the old stuff is stuff that might already be around the house.

Even if he just gets part of a line, every phrase is going to be like some
other phrase in some other song.

Sandra