Thanks for the story, Owl. I moved to the country when I was the age you are now. I wish I'd thought to learn guitar then! Now I'm seventy. I'm five months in and a huge fan of the custom-written songs Lisa uses in her lessons. I'm now at the point where I don't sit in front of the computer and play along with the videos. For now I'm using all the songs of Fundamentals 1 to hone my tone and strumming. My calluses are good for an hour and a half a day. [br][br]Playing the chords of a song a bunch of times before trying to sing along, and then looking at the lyrics while strumming, with just two very early songs, I'm amazed how well I remember the tunes and it's actually easier to sing than when I'm slavishly trying to match Lisa's metre. [br][br][br]