Just checking in here to say hello. I first picked up a guitar about 2 years ago, mostly as we had around 6 hanging around the house as my son is a singer/songwriter/guitar player and I wanted a new challenge in life.Had a year of lessons locally but didn't feel any inspiration. THEN my daughter's boyfriend moved in... a really decent guitarist... and the first time he played (Tarrega) I realised THAT was what I wanted to learn.

Tried a few online teaching sites, then came across Elite .. took me a while to commit but now I'm here and am loving learning again. Discovering that in my 50s I CAN learn to read 'real' music has been both frustrating and brilliant in equal measure, and having bought myself a fairly decent classical guitar, I am loving the learning process. Nothing quite beats the buzz of starting a new piece, thinking 'I can't DO that!' and then weeks (or months!) later, finding that my hands really can. Never going to be a Tavi, but I can keep working at it...