I gave my youngest son my old Applause UA-10 for a birthday gift a couple of weeks ago. He started the trumpet this year at school, so I thought that now might be a good time to get him started. He was excited when he opened it, but only played it a few times over the past couple of weeks. I taught him the basics of how to hold it, what the various parts were called, and a few chords.
Well everything changed yesterday. He now can't put the thing down. He played it til he went to bed last night and it was the first thing that he went for this morning when he got up. I taught him the chord progression C, Am,F,G7 and the strum pattern DDUUD and it is amazing how quickly he picked it up. Like most people, originally he had trouble with the G7 chord, but he now changes back and forth from it pretty well. A positive reinforcent for practice makes perfect.
I am one proud Dad!
Well everything changed yesterday. He now can't put the thing down. He played it til he went to bed last night and it was the first thing that he went for this morning when he got up. I taught him the chord progression C, Am,F,G7 and the strum pattern DDUUD and it is amazing how quickly he picked it up. Like most people, originally he had trouble with the G7 chord, but he now changes back and forth from it pretty well. A positive reinforcent for practice makes perfect.
I am one proud Dad!