Guitar Lesson #3 -- Ouch!

Last night I had my third guitar lesson. I was able to spend more time this week practicing so I was feeling good about my finger placement. Before my lesson I tuned my guitar all by myself (pat on the back). This time we worked on chords and I was struggling. I would get my fingers perfectly placed thinking "this is not so hard" but then my pudgy fingers (see post about my small hands) would touch the strings that shouldn't be touched and the result was bad. I was pressing so hard on the strings and trying as hard as I could to move things around that I didn't realize the pain in my fingers until I released them. Ouch! So this morning I woke up thinking the pain would be gone but it is still there. I heard that it hurts your fingers in the beginning, but I didn't realize the soreness would linger...no pain, no gain.

Another thing I didn't realize is how slow it takes to learn to play. This is my first time learning to play any instrument so I had no clue about anything. If it wasn't for a guy at work helping me get my guitar I probably would still be "thinking" about doing it. So for the next few months I am going to put aside other hobbies and focus on playing my guitar. Last night's lesson became more than just checking "learn to play guitar" off my list...when he showed me how to make actual music I felt a passion to learn as much as I could. Up until now I wasn't taking it seriously -- yes I would take time to practice, but it wasn't something I loved. I'm excited now about practicing and getting better at it. I'm a "things" person. I like to have something to show for the time or money I spent. Like with sewing or cake decorating I have a product to show for the progress I made, but with guitar I have nothing to show besides my self improvement.

Stay tuned for Guitar Lesson #4!

A RoCk StAr!

Last night I had my first guitar lesson! So before I become famous I just want everyone to know that FAME will not change me. lol.

So after the lesson while watching Grey's I started practicing putting my fingers on the cords and my little pinky is having to really stttttttttretch. In case you did not know this about me which only close friends do know - I have really small hands. My fingers are about 3/4 inch shorter than most girls my age. I think I have found one person that has small hands like me. So my pinky is having a little bit of a hard time making it, but hopefully after a while it will be able to. Also, my dog freaked out when I started practicing. So even if I do not get famous (yeah right) my dog will make us money when we send his video to America's Best Home Videos and the Animal Planet. Vote for Meiko!