Our First Session

We held our first session this morning at the Lighthouse.  What an amazing sight to see 40 people with guitars all in one room!  See if you can find yourself in the picture.

Some of us were more advanced than others, and we had to teach some people to hold their guitars properly (the correct way to hold it is with the strings facing out, Joanna!)

Darren taught us how to change strings, how to tune, and stuff about guitar care before launching into our basic chords of G, C and D.

We then broke off into small group tutoring sessions.

Remember to keep practising your chord changes and strumming with "Because He Lives".  We will shortly post up the song in case forgot how it went!

Can't wait til next week.  In the meantime, keep checking this blog because we are going to add some more instructional material during the week.

Done Deal

About 20 of our students met with Darren at Just Music this afternoon to buy some guitars and other equipment.

After 2 hours of trying out guitars and gruelling negotiations, our students scored a great deal on a package consisting of a guitar, chromatic tuner, capo, gig bag and guitar stand.  Great job, Darren.

One of our students also walked out of Just Music with well-discounted set of Roland electronic drums.

Peter rounded off the session by asking the owner of Just Music to come to church!  That's gutsy and inspiring stuff!

Here's a pic of Darren trying out a guitar (can't remember which one it is!).

After an exhausting afternoon, there was no better way to finish off the day than with a refreshing pint or two of Fat Yak at Steve's.  Awesome stuff!