Thanks, mousethief!

Hey!! I think we ARE born with rhythm, but it can get taught out of us by the methods you describe!

Watch someone who says they have no rhythm, tapping their toes, or speaking their language. There will be rhythm to it, as long as they are not thinking about how much they lack it. If you put a bell strap on their feet, boom! Rhythm section! (Try it!)

buh-BOPP!

Oh yes-- and put the instrument down, practice strum patterns on a washboard. Really. With fingerpicks and thumbpick on.

~S~