Been trying to teach stuff to the younger generation lately. Probably due to my unintentional elder statesman look(the weatherbeaten face staring into the distance,the vague and incomphrehensible pronouncements),
these bright young sparks keep showing up at my door and asking things like "when you drop the thumb down in the second bar,do you hammer on or pull off?"
i try and maintain my status of wisdom,but its been a shock to me that i have no idea how to explain what i'm doing,in fact i dont even know what im doing myself.
This is a real eye opener,it makes me respect players who can read music and know how to join all the dots up via tablature etc,they have a framework to base themselves upon.
Me,i'm lost.
witty banjo related username Says:
Monday, July 16, 2012 @12:13:18 AM
I'd recommend telling them to hammer on...lest you get accused of pederasty.
skip sail Says:
Monday, July 16, 2012 @2:27:26 AM
whats that? some sort of bicycle related illness?
Richard Says:
Saturday, September 15, 2012 @11:30:14 PM
Teaching definitely is a learning experience. I find the whole thing of putting yourself into a learners shoes can be very difficult. It kind of means that you have to go back in time.
skip sail Says:
Sunday, September 16, 2012 @5:57:28 AM
leeching is also a turning experience.
primitive fred Says:
Thursday, November 8, 2012 @3:34:41 AM
Yah can't teach nothing to nobody - all you can do is sit beside them for a bit. If you're lucky they'll teach themselves and credit you!
frailin Says:
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 @8:24:04 AM
We ARE the senior statesmen now, Skip. Enjoy! Tommy Jarrell sure did! :)
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