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canada goose outlet trillium parka black He bought a guitar, hoping to figure out the riffs to some of his canada goose outlet uk favourite Metallica tunes. think I learned the beginning of Enter Sandman and that was about it, chuckles Scott, 38. never had the dedication to it. canada goose outlet trillium parka black

canada goose outlet london His son Connor, on the other hand, is the definition of commitment. He first developed a penchant for drums when he mastered Rock Band, the video game, as a three year old. After a few years of lessons in Morinville, he enrolled at Backbeat, a music school on Whyte Avenue. Not only does he take one on one classes with a teacher, he joined one of Backbeat bands, Pain in the Class, to learn how to rock out with other musicians. canada goose outlet london

canada goose outlet houston teachers are really nice and the whole place is about rock music, says Connor, 12, who is also taking guitar lessons and wants to pick up the bass, too. canada goose outlet houston

Inspired by his son, Scott signed up at Backbeat last year. thought: the heck, I finally going to try guitar, goose outlet canada he says.

canada goose outlet store new york Wednesday, we hop in the truck and drive on over to our lessons. It a shared interest, which is pretty cool. My dad and I had hockey and to this day, I still remember going to games with him. I definitely hoping the same thing will happen when Connor is 38. He be sitting in his living room, thinking back to his dad attempting to play guitar. canada goose outlet store new york

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He also performed onstage with his son. The Fords, accompanied by their teachers, played Queens of the Stone Age speedy rock number, Little Sister, at a Backbeat show last June. A few months later, they played Jack White blues rock explosion, Lazaretto, at the school Christmas concert.

canada goose outlet online store review get so nervous in front of people, says Scott, who works as a maintenance planner at Shell Scotford Manufacturing Centre northeast of Edmonton. can even play a guitar in a guitar store without freaking out. And Connor just cool. He cool. It been interesting because Connor is so far ahead of me. Like LIGHT YEARS. We were practising today and he told me: got to keep up with the drums. And I trying. He like a metronome. Unreal. his nerves, Scott cherishes every moment he gets to perform with his son. first song we played together, the show happened to be on Father Day, so that was amazing. I know for me I never, ever, ever forget that awesome experience. canada goose outlet shop Very grateful to have got the opportunity. Just very cool and a lot of fun. canada goose outlet online store review

a kid, I know I dreamt about being able to get up onstage and play. But it a lot cooler to get up on stage and actually play with my son. Fords aren https://www.canadagoosejacketonlines.ca the only father son students at Backbeat.

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canada goose outlet mississauga Mike Seed and his two sons are some of the latest. Erick, 12, has been studying piano for years, but only enrolled in Backbeat solo and band lessons six months ago. He plays keyboards with Control Angel, a group of five young musicians who made their stage debut at Backbeat in March. (The Journal started following their progress in January.) His favourite movie? School of Rock, of course, starring Jack Black as a teacher who enters his Grade 4 students in a battle of the bands competition. canada goose outlet mississauga

canada goose outlet mall want to get famous, earn a truckload of money, get a Wikipedia article, says Erick. a website, make some CDs. 50, started taking guitar lessons a few months later. At first, he thought it would be a good way to pass the time while Erick was taking rock band lessons on Saturday canada goose outlet in usa afternoons. canada goose outlet mall

canada goose premium outlet started playing guitar at Erick age and never took any lessons, he says. I thought it would be nice to learn how to correctly play the songs that I been trying to play because I haven really got better over the last 30 years. canada goose premium outlet

canada goose outlet in usa Mike admits he isn the most conscientious student he doesn practise between lessons but he appreciates what he getting out of his weekly classes. At first, he told his teacher he wanted to be able to play Stevie Ray Vaughan tunes. Mike quickly realized he had to aim lower. canada goose outlet in usa

been canada goose outlet black friday teaching me a whole wide canada goose jacket outlet variety of little bits like The Doors and The Who. He showed me one chord part in Crazy Train that I been playing wrong for 40 years. I wish there was a Backbeat when canada goose black friday sale I was a kid.

About a month ago, Mike youngest son Parker, seven, canada goose outlet store uk joined Backbeat. He learning to play the drums. (First song? The Ramones Pet Semetary.) want to be in a band, he says. are fun. They really easy to play. And official canada goose outlet they keep the beat they the most important thing in the band.

canada goose outlet canada It too early to sow the seeds for a family band Erick isn keen on the idea and mom Nadine has canada goose outlet new york city yet to be talked into taking lessons but the Seeds love talking about music or going to concerts/musicals together. They recently attended the Broadway version of School of Rock in New York. canada goose outlet canada

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