On my mind

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This is on my mind:

Had great pleasure having my guitar group perform at Assembly yesterday. I was really proud of them because three of the children have only been playing for a few months.

Many teachers commented on how well the children did.

As a teacher I thrive on giving children new experiences and opportunities to express and find themselves.

As a young kid I was given those opportunities in music that have moulded and help shape my life.

I thank my mum for giving me that start in life. Click here for more about my teaching the guitar.

Here is a picture of me and one of my students, Tilly performing.

Click to hear on You Tube Tilly's performance of my song Fruits of Labour





Teaching the guitar

Every Wednesday this year I have been teaching the guitar to a group of children at school. Most of them came to me with no previous experience of playing a musical instrument. They have found it quite challenging but rewarding. We have had a lot of fun playing together and I'm really impressed with the progress they've made. So much so that our group will be performing at our school assembly next week.

One of the girls will be singing a solo to one of my original songs Fruits of Labour.  Here you can listen to my performance of Fruits of Labour.

Other songs we will be playing are El Condor Pasa [Simon and Garfunkel] and Love Vigilantes by New Order. I am extremely proud of this group because they have worked hard. I have admired their stickability as anyone who has tried to learn a musical instrument will know how difficult it is.

Would love to hear from you about your experiences learning a musical instrument!

Here is a photo of Lea's daughter Bianca having a lesson on rhythm and changing chords.