Mark, if I had taken formal music training in the beginning when I first started taking up the banjo, knowing myself, I would have been turned off playing an instrument. As I learn more about music I am gaining a better appreciation for what formal music training might offer me. I have no clue if in the future I will take any formal music courses, but for now it is definitely not where my head is and I feel very comfortable with that.

Oh, I forgot one thing. The main reason I now have a university degree is because my dad said he would kill me if I left school.

Bonnie