tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post1932085934172254263..comments2024-03-29T00:37:50.677+00:00Comments on A Yorkshire Memoir: Guitar BooksTasker Dunhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-76521734832684689582023-02-24T22:07:38.596+00:002023-02-24T22:07:38.596+00:00Your grandmother gave you motivation. We all need ...Your grandmother gave you motivation. We all need someone or something like her / that. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-89245412332061463682023-02-22T18:41:53.982+00:002023-02-22T18:41:53.982+00:00We had no money for things like lessons and instru...We had no money for things like lessons and instruments. I always wanted to play music. My grandparents had a piano. I studied the book on my own, and taught myself some songs. My grandmother was an invalid, but every morning, she would ask me to play something. That simple request was a powerful encouragement. We spent very little time there unfortunately.Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-9925098089286849482023-02-18T12:26:09.698+00:002023-02-18T12:26:09.698+00:00Having the right teacher, with compatible ideas, i...Having the right teacher, with compatible ideas, is so important, rather than one who insists on forcing their own ideas on you. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-40141330640151946312023-02-18T12:23:07.273+00:002023-02-18T12:23:07.273+00:00I like listening too. Professional musicians are i...I like listening too. Professional musicians are incredibly skilled. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-11840367961219692502023-02-18T08:23:59.142+00:002023-02-18T08:23:59.142+00:00F had to learn piano as a child - the formulaic by...F had to learn piano as a child - the formulaic by-rote method. Boring. As an adult she started guitar lessons and had a teacher who would play something simple and get her to write and play accompaniment and then help her refine her choice of sounds and talk about how the different sounds felt. No theory about 3rds and 7ths and stuff, just lots of practice at improvizing and joining in. He was the best teacher ever but she only got a few months with him and life had other plans.Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-40943174457298603972023-02-18T04:25:09.512+00:002023-02-18T04:25:09.512+00:00I would love to be able to play music on any instr...I would love to be able to play music on any instrument, but it just isn't in me. I'm happy enough now to just listen.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-86778749086009690042023-02-17T15:44:51.152+00:002023-02-17T15:44:51.152+00:00You have to be really good to do that. And I think...You have to be really good to do that. And I think to get there requires a certain kind of obsession. It has to be out and available all the time to pick up for a few minutes to have get another go at that change from A to D. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-39651383090821692082023-02-17T09:55:10.097+00:002023-02-17T09:55:10.097+00:00I liked your playing it brought back the memory of...I liked your playing it brought back the memory of actually owning a guitar and never being able to play it. Though perhaps I should have gone for a left handed one. There were two in the charity shop my daughter runs yesterday, one already sold to a young man. The lure of the bright lights and playing on stage still hold strong.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-85768008583891419062023-02-16T21:03:33.801+00:002023-02-16T21:03:33.801+00:00The right teacher makes all the difference. My dau...The right teacher makes all the difference. My daughter started well this trombone but then the teacher changed and she gave up. There's no point forcing someone to classical guitar if they want to plat popular music. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-13237020950325243902023-02-16T20:57:42.960+00:002023-02-16T20:57:42.960+00:00I've always felt that pianists look down on se...I've always felt that pianists look down on self-taught guitar players as not being proper musicians. I'd love to have a go on a full-sized organ. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-1461659200079296972023-02-16T20:52:58.303+00:002023-02-16T20:52:58.303+00:00Thank you. Many musicians you be horrified by my B...Thank you. Many musicians you be horrified by my Bach piece. The sliding notes would set them off for a start. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-14663728810303906112023-02-16T20:50:23.017+00:002023-02-16T20:50:23.017+00:00Thanks. A music teacher would point out all the ea...Thanks. A music teacher would point out all the early and late notes, those not voiced properly and so on, before coming to matters of interpretation. <br />As said in response to Meike, writing can displace music for me as if I can do only one creative activity at a time. Maybe you are the same. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-4702448702887624852023-02-16T20:44:42.430+00:002023-02-16T20:44:42.430+00:00I know people in music circles who don't seem ...I know people in music circles who don't seem to have done anything else all their lives. They are amazing musicians but just have one interest. I'd rather be a dabbler in different things. Strangely I find it hard to be interested in music, writing and software development at the same time. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-33491806266125300382023-02-16T20:38:55.523+00:002023-02-16T20:38:55.523+00:00Thank you. I hear mainly the bits that didn't ...Thank you. I hear mainly the bits that didn't come out as intended, but when I can ignore that I'm rather pleased with them. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-88707538809570161172023-02-16T20:36:30.465+00:002023-02-16T20:36:30.465+00:00Your abilities are clearly visual, Joanne. I'd...Your abilities are clearly visual, Joanne. I'd be hopeless at the weaving you do. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-55122029789300514792023-02-16T20:33:18.522+00:002023-02-16T20:33:18.522+00:00I had Bert Weedon's book too but hardly looked...I had Bert Weedon's book too but hardly looked at it. It's interesting that people have different levels of musical ability. I can't draw at all. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-74483408271045238032023-02-16T20:29:06.715+00:002023-02-16T20:29:06.715+00:00From what I've seen of school guitar lessons, ...From what I've seen of school guitar lessons, they are slow and tedious. They insist on teaching classical guitar. If she wants to play popular music chords and is motivated to practice enough, she's get on better, but you don't necessarily need an electric guitar. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-16044039146096788232023-02-16T20:23:42.925+00:002023-02-16T20:23:42.925+00:00Practice and motivation. Ukulele is very like play...Practice and motivation. Ukulele is very like playing a guitar at the fifth fret on 4 strings. I have a baritone ukulele which uses the same chords as a guitar. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-27045135161958900472023-02-16T20:04:09.372+00:002023-02-16T20:04:09.372+00:00Dear Tasker, wow: you play very well! Thank you fo...Dear Tasker, wow: you play very well! Thank you for sharing! <br /><br />At about the same time as you I tried to learn guitar too - it started well with a good teacher, but he left soon for Jugoslavia where he came from - and the second one, much older, wanted to educate me and started with Spanish etudes - a fault, because I wanted to play Beatles or Rolling Stones songs... <br />And the steel strings cut so much into my fingers, and my little finger could not reach the uppermost string (he gave me a thing to go a bit more down) - well: I changed to boyfriends who played guitar in a band, haha. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-6021393689198521252023-02-16T16:24:23.748+00:002023-02-16T16:24:23.748+00:00I thoroughly enjoyed both of your videos, Tasker. ...I thoroughly enjoyed both of your videos, Tasker. Since I was a pianist and organist, when I tried to teach myself guitar it made my tender fingers hurt too much to continue. I find playing 88 keys much simpler than trying to figure out what to do with 6 strings. I do envy you guitar players the portability of your instruments, and they're far easier to tune as well.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-44028530242236719312023-02-16T15:06:36.994+00:002023-02-16T15:06:36.994+00:00As a retired musician I can say with certainty tha...As a retired musician I can say with certainty that what ever you play the only thing that keeps you any good at it is practice. I doubt I could play anything on the piano now (I gave my piano to my son years ago after arthritis made playing impossible). I like your Bach interpretation.<br />WeaverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-40648274299300247432023-02-16T12:45:26.126+00:002023-02-16T12:45:26.126+00:00P.S. Playing both of your recordings at the same t...P.S. Playing both of your recordings at the same time is not recommended.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-84345431215813859162023-02-16T12:43:55.133+00:002023-02-16T12:43:55.133+00:00You had/have real ability Tasker. Those recordings...You had/have real ability Tasker. Those recordings were impressive. I taught myself how to play guitar in my teens but my main motivation was to simply accompany the songs I was beginning to make up. Sadly, my guitar just hangs on the wall now and I never play it even though I know I still have songs in me waiting to be crafted.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-1926726785269592432023-02-16T06:41:54.423+00:002023-02-16T06:41:54.423+00:00I had guitar lessons from age 12 to 15, only stopp...I had guitar lessons from age 12 to 15, only stopping when I started to learn the piano (age 15 to 18). Both skills have been put up in the attic where they have been slumbering peacefully along with my ability to speak French. It is a shame to let go of something once acquire by much practice, something that used to give me joy, but when I started to work full-time at 18, everything else took a back seat.<br /><br />Steve's Beatles Song Book was one of his most prized possessions. I still have it here with a few other mementos of his way too short life.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4023204082711630211.post-87552155228773958382023-02-16T00:54:23.281+00:002023-02-16T00:54:23.281+00:00Love those video soundtracks of you playing guitar...Love those video soundtracks of you playing guitar! Marvelous!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com