Photography, Trading Cricket matches on Betfair, Guitar, Gym, Cooking, Whiskey, Live Music, Long walks without a planned destination. Also in my element now the NFL season has started again, Sunday evenings are the best part of the week!
Lots of guitarists on here. Any advice on making scales more interesting? I've been told they are the best thing to learn to get better but i find them so dull.
Work far too much, back home to kick kids and husband into some sort of shape and then on here. Enjoy reading, running and watching sport, mainly cycling and athletics. Starting to think about education as i only have GCSEs but the Open University scares me.
For me (and this might just be a personal thing) I would say don't pay too much attention to the scales at least learn the song chords and feel the way through the songs rather than get it technically spot on. I would rather hear a song played with feeling than one played very wooden yet note perfect.
The trouble is I find that I end up learning parts of lots of songs but cant play many all the way through well. I usually fall down on the more technical stuff therefore think i need to get better and faster at my scales.
This is the guy I use to learn http://justinguitar.com/ his site completely free. He does simple open chords songs, to fairly complex Hendrix stuff. He also different courses. Rock, blues, folk as well as Beginner and Intermediate.
It really shouldn't. It's exactly the right thing for someone who feels like that. They're very friendly, very understanding and very helpful. You'll find plenty of other first timers who feel like you. They do shorter courses, taster type courses although a level 1 course should be fine for you. Honestly, give it a go, you have nothing to lose. You might surprise yourself too.
If you have worked out a way to be a teacher and it doesnt cost you an absolute fortune(am 39...my deadend came in at 7k per year out my current wages)...drop us a pm or something please.
I have a '93 Rocklobster frame in the garage that I bought new from Freetown Cycles when they were actually on Freetown Way! . I also recently restored an original '93 Salsa A La Carte, which has subsequently been broken again I get bored easily! Here's a pic of my steads Salsa Pistola Road please log in to view this image OS Blackbuck 29er Singlespeed please log in to view this image Salsa Selma Titanium 29er - not completed, frame arrived a week before my Mum died - I haven't had the patience to finish it. please log in to view this image Salsa Ala Carte - Original and handcrafted in Petaluma, California - The home of Mountain Bikes! please log in to view this image All these have been assembled completely by me! This is my old Rock Lobster - it's now just a frame - all components have been shifted. It's waiting for a re birth sometime! please log in to view this image Other bikes that I have had in the last 3 years include 2 x Salsa A La Cartes (Taiwan Built Frames) Specialized Rock Hopper, Specialized Stumpjumper, Specialized S-Works M4, Specialized Allez, Lynskey Ridgeline 29er Titanium, Charge Cooker (for 6 days!), Specialized Langster!
Scottish I can understand, I haven't seen a decent one yet, but Greeks that is another thing, I have seen some amazing ones.
Never mind building bikes glp you need to get that brickwork sorted. Massive crack in it, patches all over the place,poorly tied in, who done that for ya? It wasn't me was it?
Thanks for the words of support, just a bit scary in terms of time, finances and even am i capable. Think i'll look into it some more.
