Just a quick status update. I’ve been keeping up pretty well with the daily routine. My fingers are getting tougher, and I find it just a little easier each time to get some solid notes out of the guitar. It’s pretty fun to see that I can find and switch between the two chords just a little bit easier.
I did make a few purchases today on Amazon:
- A guitar stand – I don’t have a case, and the guitar is always either leaning up against the wall or laying on the love seat in my office. The kids are always grabbing at it, so I thought I’d get a stable stand to put it on. I definitely want to keep the guitar out as I find that it “calls” to me during to day to pick it up and practice a bit.
- A strap- A basic black guitar strap. Not that I really need it, but I thought I’d get one.
- A tuner – I’ve been using a tuner app on my iPhone, and it appears to be working, but I’m not entirely sure that I trust it. So I spent $10 on this one over to the right, by Korg.
Something cool happened today
It is still very difficult for me to picture myself actually playing the guitar, though something fun did happen this morning. My 18 month old son Jason was particularly cranky this morning. So I dropped him in my office chair and I played for him. Granted, I just strummed the C chord and sang “Yankee Doodle”.
I was playing. sorta.
I’m sure it sounded horrible, but he smiled, clapped, and when I was done he asked for “more” with sign language, which we’ve been teaching him. Pretty cool feeling.
The sign for “more” is very similar to “ouch”.
