A noisy evening

[mapsedge]

In an effort to keep the kids out of the kitchen while Michelle was making dinner last night, I reached for my Taylor and started to play. It wasn't long before Katie came in wanting to join in - she's on the Samick. Jami is dancing in the middle. Michelle took a moment away from dinner preparations to snap the pic.

Comments

Happy families!!

[themadblonde]

Making music w/ my family was one of the happiest memories I have. Your kids are luckier than they know.

Re: Happy families!!

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It can be a bit of a challenge sometimes :), since Katie doesn't "play", per sé, she just bangs on the strings and sings whatever comes into her head. That ALONE is worth recoding and selling on CDBaby.com.

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

I loved these kinds of evenings. It does say to make a joyful noise afterall :)

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

And it certainly WAS a joyful noise. K's grandmother gave her a guitar, but it was a little $30 toy that couldn't be tuned and she recognized right away that it Just Wasn't The Same. I still won't let her play the Taylor, but the Samick does well for her. I'm really looking forward to the day when she makes the connection that how she holds her hands affects the sounds the strings make, and wants to really play. I live for the question, "Daddy, how do I play a GMaj7th with a base B, diminished?"

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

Well, you just blew my musical training out the window...that's why I'm now the professional audience member :)

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Don't feel bad. I have only the vaguest notion of what I just said.

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

hehehe

And here I thought I was showing my musical ignorance :)

[aerie13.livejournal.com]

awesome!