Our new rock star

2007 December 6
by Courtney

Our new rock star

Can you believe that Alex is 7 yrs old now? Wow, he’s growing up so fast. For his birthday, he got a lot of cool gifts but he really likes his guitar. The thing was that it was totally out of tune and we didn’t have any picks for him to use. So, the day after his party, I had to find a music shop and almost all in German, I was able to purchase some picks and a guitar tuner (ended up spending more on those than we did for the guitar). We downloaded some beginner guitar lessons and he’s loving it. After the New Year, we hope to find him a guitar teacher. Please pray we can find one.

For his birthday party, we had a bunch of his friends over for a sleep over. We had pizza, played games, had smores in the backyard and then watched a movie before just hanging out in their sleeping bags making jokes only little boys do. It was a good time. Check out the Photos of the event in the Photo Album.

3 Comments leave one →
2007 December 6

That’s so great he’s going to learn to play guitar! You’ll have to let us know what you find for Guitar teachers as we are both hoping to learn as well. We’d like to learn to aid in leading worship. That’s so cool! Happy Birthday, Alex! BTW, there’s a free guitar tuning website at: http://www.8notes.com/guitar_tuner/default.asp?sstring=a

2007 December 8

Great that he’s learning guitar! Hopefully it will become a lifetime hobby.

Guitar picks aren’t usually used on nylon stringed guitars, they’re usually played just with fingers.

As I recall, there’s a very nice music store in Basel - you might be able to find some nice stuff there.

Let me know if you have any questions about the guitar!

2007 December 10

Hey Ken,

Thanks for the info. I found a good music store in Lorrach which worked great. Actually, this guitar has steel strings which is good because he won’t be able to break them as fast.

Our biggest thing is finding him a teacher. You can pray that that happens.

Take care,
Courtney

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