my little moment of excitement to share ..

Some of you know that my husband bought me a banjo a few weeks ago . The banjo is very new and odd to me since I have only played the piano , clarinet and flute but I have always been fascinated with the banjo and I am very determined to learn it . I have been told that I better think about my decision to play one since they are one of the hardest instruments to learn . I will be starting lessons after Christmas and New Years is over but in the meantime my daughters friend plays the banjo and he is really good at it for a 13 year old . He has came over a couple of times to show me some small things to get started with such as, familiarizing myself with the rolls with my right hand , those are actually hard to get used to but I practiced and practiced and viola , I got them down .

Now for my moment of excitement , we will call the banjo playing friend "D" . D came home with my daughter from school yesterday and he taught me how to play Cripple Creek . OMG !!! I am so excited ! I actually learned a song already ! I can't believe it . I am not up to the normal speed yet but I do have the notes and rolls down . It is amazing to me that I learned it that quick . I don't think this banjo playing is going to be as hard as I first thought , or maybe that is just my determination shining through and I refuse to let it be as hard as I originally thought , either way I am estatic right now ! Anyways , that is my little moment of excitement , I know it might not be much to anybody else but it is alot to me and I thought I would share it with all of you ! Happy Hump Day ! :)

Btw... the pic of that banjo is more fancy than the one my hubby bought me !