One nice spring morning, after a brunch at Country Waffles (one of the favorites), my wife got an idea of having our elder kid start with some music lesson. The reason such a thought occurred in the first place was because Country Waffles is right next to a Music Store which offers lessons. So after brunch, we all visited the music store to inquire about lessons offered for kids.
My elder kid had reservations in getting to the music class. He liked the store, but not the idea of music lessons. Instead of us getting out of the store, the next idea that occurred to my wife was, if I go to class, then seeing me my kid will be encouraged to go. The idea of me going was because, when I came to US, I had expressed interest to learn guitar and what better time than now.
Thus started my journey into the musical world. I got enrolled for a in-person one on one lesson for guitar. When I went for the first class, my instructor asked me what genre of music I was interested in learning. My entire musical knowledge is from listening to Tamil movie songs (musicals as it is called in USA). So I was clueless as to what to answer. I told my instructor that I was like a blank slate.
I was regular for the first three to four months and then there was lot of issues going about in work, so had to take a break from guitar classes.
I fiddle with the Guitar (purchased for the class) at-least once a week trying to play some songs based on tutorials on YouTube. My elder kid, still does not show interest in learning the instrument though. During school last year, during music class they played ‘Three Little Birds – Bob Marley’ and my elder one was boasting to the entire class, “My dad plays this song”. This song was my very first lesson with Guitar. Something that made me think that I have to do better.
Hope one day, he gets interested in playing any instrument.
Dedicated to the Rock Stars of MIT…
Nair 
Sujith 
Soms
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