12.Jul.13, 04:40 PM
Casa watched carefully as B'jin led the exercise on tuning the guitar. Each string had a little peg towards the top that could be adjusted to tighten or loosen the string in minute amounts. Together, they slowly went through the scale, working on each string and to figure out which ones needed fixing.
She didn't quite understand what the meaning of flat or sharp was, but she could successfully identify one that sounded right when they got it where it needed to be. It was a fun exercise for her, as she could easily do it by ear, and by the end she felt a little bit more confident sitting besides B'jin, even though she was still a little shy about how good he was at music. Normally, she was the one who sat and watched and just kind of hummed along, never really getting the chance to learn much about how to Play. That was a Harper's job, after all.
When B'jin asked about the Ballads, she puffed up and nodded confidently - everyone should know their ballads, it was the first thing they learned! However, her new-found confidence ran away when he mentioned reading music. She could read just fine, but the squiggly symbols on paper that were supposed to indicate and teach how to make pretty music just gave her a headache to look at. She shook her head slowly, her cheeks coloring softly. At least there was other ways of learning, and she gladly nodded about learning the newer songs, glad they didn't involve having to read music.
She didn't quite understand what the meaning of flat or sharp was, but she could successfully identify one that sounded right when they got it where it needed to be. It was a fun exercise for her, as she could easily do it by ear, and by the end she felt a little bit more confident sitting besides B'jin, even though she was still a little shy about how good he was at music. Normally, she was the one who sat and watched and just kind of hummed along, never really getting the chance to learn much about how to Play. That was a Harper's job, after all.
When B'jin asked about the Ballads, she puffed up and nodded confidently - everyone should know their ballads, it was the first thing they learned! However, her new-found confidence ran away when he mentioned reading music. She could read just fine, but the squiggly symbols on paper that were supposed to indicate and teach how to make pretty music just gave her a headache to look at. She shook her head slowly, her cheeks coloring softly. At least there was other ways of learning, and she gladly nodded about learning the newer songs, glad they didn't involve having to read music.