Your First GuitarWritten by Kathy Unruh
Congratulations, you just bought you first guitar! Now that you've met love of your life and made that big commitment, you're probably excited about building a good relationship with your new partner. But where do you begin? You've just come home from music store with this beautiful, mysterious stranger, or perhaps even rescued an abandoned orphan from flee market or pawn shop. Cradling it lovingly in your hands, you admire it's graceful form and captivating voice. Before you lay several items that you acquired along with your purchase- a case, strap, picks, and of course, that book or video explaining "everything you need to know in 10 easy lessons." You stare at it blankly, wondering what lanquage it is. This is often experience of a new guitar enthusiast. "Love at first sight" engenders high hopes of playing like a Rock Star overnight. Then reality begins to sink in and you reallize that it's going to require some effort and hard work to make this happen! But that doesn't mean it can't be fun. A positive attitude will go a long way in helping you meet your goals. In fact, setting some short-term and long-term goals is one of first things you should do. Here are a few suggestions: GET TO KNOW YOUR GUITAR - Familiarize yourself with its various parts - memorize name of each string and how they are numbered - Understand what type of guitar you have - Learn how to take proper care of your instrument GET TO KNOW YOURSELF - What type of music do you enjoy? - Do you like to sing? - Do you want to be in a band or play professionally someday? - Do you just want to play for your own personal enjoyment?
| | Choose gifts based on hobbies or personalityWritten by The Gift Wizard
How often have you seen gift ideas "for him", "for her", "for kids", "for dad", "for mom"... yadda yadda yadda. While some of these suggestions may be valid, categories are just too vague to be helpful. Who is HER or HIM? You may as well go back 50 years and use stereotypes to choose gifts!And why are Christmas gift suggestions different from birthday gift suggestions? Unless it's poinsettias or fruitcake (yuck), they shouldn't be different. Instead of looking at WHY you are buying a gift, really focus on WHO you are buying gift for! It's our individual differences that make us who we are and dictate kinds of things we enjoy.
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