keith9346 --
A couple months ago, My Lady heard me practicing a rhythm passge I was having trouble with. I usually play behind closed doors or when she's not in the house. The conversation went sorta like this...
"Is that (song title) you're playing?" she asked.
Delighted, I responded, "Yes it is. I'm surprised you recognized it."
Her, "You're better then you think you are."
Me, half-seriously "Yeah... we all are." Since then I've not been such a stickler about closed door practice.
Good luck, have fun. You're better than yesterday, not as good as tomorrow.
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
-- Chet Atkins