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[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

There's no hurry for EH to see it. She'll eventually get to it. I had also, earlier, sent her "Blackbird" (Beatles). I would love to hear her play it, but I'm not asking her to, only if she likes it and wants to. Not sure if she's able to yet. Glad you can hear her dedication on the scales. She's listening to your tutelage and doing what needs to be done.

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[–] TheBuddha ago 

Yeah, she's reached the point where dedication will let her play a piece. Her fingers have reached the point where they mostly behave and do what she tells them to do. Well, the pinky will do so in time. She still has pinky issues and that will take maybe another year to acclimate to.

So, with practice - she can probably mostly learn to play anything that involves just chording and basic fretting.

But, without the foundations, it's just a parlor trick. She will have decades to master rhythm, techniques such as four finger tapping or golpe, and an intricate understanding of the fretboard and theory that makes it work. Right now, and this is NOT an insult, she's at the trained monkey stage.

She will be passable in a couple of years. By then, I'm thinking she could even do some pretty decent performances. But, the goal is to put the foundation there, and that will let her build what she wants, rather than adhering to the paint-by-numbers that is rote memorization and musical notation.

Err... I'm heavily medicated, so I hope that makes sense?

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[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

She couldn't have a better teacher. It's just really nice to see she's listening to you and doing what it takes.