Student Spotlight

Every month I ask a current I.R. Guitar Lessons student questions about their guitar playing life in the hope that their answers will remind us that we're all in this together. If you'd like to be featured, lemme know!

penny, Age 13

Studies with Ian Rowe

1. How long have you been playing and why’d you choose guitar?
I've been playing for about three years. I play it now because it's fun, but it wasn't always.

2. What about your lesson do you look forward to the most?
My teacher is really funny, and we end up laughing a lot.
 
3. What song are you working on right now and how’s it going?
I'm working on a challenge piece for me: El Sueño de la Muñequita by Barrios. It's going okay. I know most of the notes, but the harmonics are hard.
 
 4. What's been your favorite guitar moment thus far?                   
Practicing guitar under the redwoods with friends while drinking a root beer float.
 
5. Musically speaking, where do you want to be a year from now?
Better.
 
6. Any advice for folks who’re new to guitar?
Watch and listen to others play.
 
These last two questions are for Penny’s mother.

7. As a parent, what has been the most helpful tool or strategy you’ve used to support your child’s musical journey?
We're working on creating a routine by practicing a little bit at the same time every day.
 
8. How has playing guitar impacted your child’s life outside of music?
She has been extrapolating what she had learned from playing guitar to other areas of her life. Lessons such as how learning to get good at something takes hard work, practice and consistency.