I should really rewrite this intro:
It's that time again, a time when we get together and share our work, talk about performing, talk about practice, ask questions, and see if we can push ourselves to new levels of enjoyment. The most important thing is that we enjoy ourselves.
Some of us play for fun. Some of us are professionals. Some of us play with our friends. Some of us are just learning. Some of us don't even really play at all. It doesn't matter, we want to hear you play as well as you can - or just play.
I don't care if you play a kazoo - I want to hear it and, if history is any guide, the rest of the folks who frequent this thread also want to hear it. So, no matter what you play, come share it with us. If we like the song, we'll sing along when we all get to the chorus!
Grab your guitar and your cell phone - and play us a song. Sing for us! Play a piano. Make electronic music. Play a kazoo, blow a trumpet, bang a xylophone! We don't mind - we want to hear all of it, not just guitar.
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[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
It's understandable she wants to rock. I agree, the theory is what holds her future progress but doesn't a little of performing songs help with relating to the theory when she buckles down and concentrates on that? It's a long time to spring and with taking Jan off, she'll have time to get serious on that.
[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I will try to describe it.
Right now, she's getting really good at paint-by-number. Those are all just parts of scales that go together with chords she knows. But, you can hear that she's expressing something of her own. It's quite impressive and shows serious dedication to memorization. If you give her a minute, she'll look at a chord and tell you the notes played in it, without using paper or pen.
So, the theory will come in time.
Right now, she wants to persue the bitchin' solo and crunky. I can't really blame her.
She's still learning to draw. That's more important, in the end. It means she'll have more tools available to make the music sound like what she hears in her head.
She will be like many of us, perhaps. Always chasing sound.
But, she really doesn't truly understand the why they go together.
And that's okay.
It really is.
[–] cynicaloldfart 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
She's definitely in the right place to get the best foundation. I doubt she realises that fully now, but when she looks back years from now she'll know how fortunate she was.