Amen Jerry! Many folks were simply scared off right from the get-go, with relatives and friends telling them they couldn't sing, (or couldn't play sports, or looked funny, or were too dumb for...)

Sometimes I work with students who are terminally shy or simply haven't a clue what music's all about.....except that something tells them they wanna do it. I'll bust my ass for that person, 'cause I already know something that they may not yet be aware of: and that's that with a seemingly tiny accomplishment (like learning Skip to my Lou with two chords) comes a quantum leap of confidence. Having your own music for the private times, and some confidence for the public ones, is a pretty good combination.

Ahhh, forget the 'one post" thing, lets drive this sucker into the ground!

Rick