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Excellent! Enjoy the journey. My 12 year old girl decided the same fate last year.
well she's got the "bass player in a hat" just rightTotally cool!
My 14 yo girl is also taking the plunge
well she's got the "bass player in a hat" just right
The lil sneak thief took one of my hats!
I didn't ask for it back. She had that 80's teeny bopper "I have a massive crush on John Taylor" look. Who am I to interfere with that?As a 17 year old who started bass fairly recently, I think it is amazing how supportive you guys are. My father in particular is a very macho man and wanted me to do nothing but study and sports, and he still does not see the point in arts. He will get mad whenever I am practicing and has made it very clear that he thinks I have no hope in music. In some ways this has made my musical drive more but it sure would have been nice to start playing bass 3 years ago. Anyway sorry for being slightly off topic but I love how everyone here is just so crazy supportive of your kids, that is doing parenting right my friends.
That's great! Hopefully she takes to it. Some members of my band have similar age kids, so they (we) started a kids band. My 13 year old daughter is the bassist:
facebook.com/chaosmonkeysband
I'm not much of a sports guy, and neither is my daughter, so it's a really good thing for us to do.
facebook.com/chaosmonkeysband
I'm not much of a sports guy, and neither is my daughter, so it's a really good thing for us to do.
Good for her! I didn't pick up the bass until I was 23, and I really wish I got into it much earlier. My teenage years would have been much different/better.
I hope it went well and she liked it!
I hope it went well and she liked it!
EdwardofHuncote
I Still Dream of Jeannie
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I'll never forget how my Ol' Man encouraged me...
-true story-
I was absolutely fascinated by the old Kay upright in our living room, and when no one was around, I would grab it and try to play along with something the radio, or a cassette tape. (yeah, I said a cassette tape!) Every now and then he'd catch me before I could stand it back in the corner. "Boy, quit foolin' with my bass! You gonna' tear it up or break the neck out of it!
Finally, when I was 17, he just gave it to me. I'd like to tell you I still had it, but the truth is, I gave it back when I bought the upright I still play today. (30 years later)
-true story-
I was absolutely fascinated by the old Kay upright in our living room, and when no one was around, I would grab it and try to play along with something the radio, or a cassette tape. (yeah, I said a cassette tape!) Every now and then he'd catch me before I could stand it back in the corner. "Boy, quit foolin' with my bass! You gonna' tear it up or break the neck out of it!
Finally, when I was 17, he just gave it to me. I'd like to tell you I still had it, but the truth is, I gave it back when I bought the upright I still play today. (30 years later)
Sorry to hear your dad isn't supportive of you playing music. In terms of a career, the reality is...It is tough to make a living as a musician. That may part of your father's thinking.
But there are so many positives to music and performance: confidence building, brain development, working as a TEAM in a band, etc. Hopefully he will start to see some of the benefits in you as you progress.
Keep positive and feel free to ask us old farts when you have questions!
My dad didn't teach me anything. I started bass on my own.
I'm just 17.
I'm just 17.
Another 17 year old who started recently! Hi, I'm Felken, 17, started a year (and a bit) ago. My dad is also a macho man, but he's also a musician. So he liked that I played something. He plays tuba.
Yeah, that's it.
Really depends on the kid, but the experience they have with those first lessons can make a difference.
Four years ago, out of the blue, my daughter came to me and said she wanted to enroll in a local School of Rock program. OK, we'll give it a try.
Started off as a vocalist. I had no idea she had the talent. Did well with it. Two years later wanted to also learn to play bass.
Now she's 16, has 3 basses, a full stack, and a pedal board. She has gigged in almost every venue in Deep Ellum (Dallas), a few on 6th Street in Austin, and this past summer went on a 10 day / 10 venue tour up the East Coast to New York and back. Tour bus and all. She loved it.
Who knew she would have taken off with it like she did, I didn't, but glad we let her give it a shot.
Now my wife and I spend a lot of weekends hanging out at clubs just watching the kid (and being a bodyguard - she is still just 16 yrs old )
I hope your daughter has a good time with it and keeps interested it!
Four years ago, out of the blue, my daughter came to me and said she wanted to enroll in a local School of Rock program. OK, we'll give it a try.
Started off as a vocalist. I had no idea she had the talent. Did well with it. Two years later wanted to also learn to play bass.
Now she's 16, has 3 basses, a full stack, and a pedal board. She has gigged in almost every venue in Deep Ellum (Dallas), a few on 6th Street in Austin, and this past summer went on a 10 day / 10 venue tour up the East Coast to New York and back. Tour bus and all. She loved it.
Who knew she would have taken off with it like she did, I didn't, but glad we let her give it a shot.
Now my wife and I spend a lot of weekends hanging out at clubs just watching the kid (and being a bodyguard - she is still just 16 yrs old
)I hope your daughter has a good time with it and keeps interested it!
It seemed to go well. I work midnights so my wife took her. My son's saxophone lesson is at the same time so she was with him mostly. She liked the teacher, it sounds as if he's going to use the bands that she already likes to teach her the bass clef instead of a book which I think is the right approach for her. So we'll see how it goes.
got the same garbage when I was young. just be you, sooner or later either he'll "get it", or you'll move out. NEVER stop doing something you love to please someone else. doesn't make their life better, just makes your life worse.
