Originally Posted by roachboy

harry:
when you say that you are screwing around with songs, what do you mean?
are you making songs or working them out by ear, etc.?

one advantage of focussing on an instrument when you are older is that you can adapt from a wide range of approaches depending upon what you wnat to do. when you are a kid, there tends to be more emphaiss on the idea of "correct" ways to play--which perhaps explains why so many musical forms become boring so quickly.