I love singing too, it gives me an outlet to, well, express myself I think and it if it feels good - do it.

So keep on keeping on wordsworth it can be very rewarding in the end, if their is an end

Ken

I'm from Italy and 44

I went acoustic in 1981 but i've played only 2 weaks/year, so you can count me among the beginners.

I'm very pleased to find chordie and meet you all here.

Well I am now feeling like a youngster ( probably because I am,lol) at 37.

Never too late to learn as others here have proven.

enjoy learning and enjoy playing, once you dont enjoy it, give up!! ,lol

Picking songs out of chordie will help you a lot, especially with the chord charts for chords you do not know.
Just remember, take your time and dont try too much at once like I have a habit of doing.

Ken

Ark

Yeah people are really friendly. I'm sure i will have loads of questions in the future.

Have a nice xmas everyone.

Bri

Fellow 41 year old here. I've been playing professionally for 24 years. Mostly small, local, gigs but somehow, someway the bills almost always manage to get paid. Your quest to learn at your age is admirable but not uncommon. I teach a few guitar lessons on the side and a great percentage of my students are over 40. It is never too late for one to learn and one can  never become too good to improve. That's the beautiful thing about music, it's a constant evolution of progress and creation. If you ever have any questions don't hesitate to ask. As you see from the responses you've received  there are many good people here on Chordie willing and eager to share their knowledge.

Peace and Guitars,
SouthPaw41L

I tried to follow the link given but for some reason it did not work. However, in general if a person only uses the music for his/her own pleasure there are no problems.

If a person is intending to use the music on a professional basis copyright laws apply unless the artist in question has been dead for 30 years or more.

The difference between a Solicitor and a Barrister is simple. A Solicitor gathers all the legal information i.e. statements and other paper work puts together the legal argumment and the Barrister presents this to the court in their own persuasive way.

I hope this answers thses questions

I don't play guitar - I play autoharp (and bassoon).  Used to play bass until a hand injury made that too hard.  I love to sing and get great pleasure from learning new songs.  I started writing songs a couple of years ago - an endlessly challenging and rewarding creative process.

For a living, I teach Statistics at a university.  Happily married 51 year old guy with two children and too many dogs.  Live in a small town where we have many friends and life is good.

I was lucky to start learning about music as a kid.  Still don't know it all and am still learning every day.  I have a MySpace Music page where I share recordings of my songs:
  http://www.myspace.com/r200james

It's great that you have somebody to help you start learning guitar technique - don't get discouraged, keep practicing, and have fun with it!

Oh, and what exactly is the difference between a solicitor and a barrister?
Is one like the rhythm guitarist and the other like the lead player? 
James

And welcome to Cordie. I am one of the older members here being 60 years young and I have been playing since was 11 but I have to admit I am still learning.

I must say that your arrival here is quite timely, as a Lawyer perhaps you can give the definative answer to copyright on the songs that some of us post on here. The question raised recently on: http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5475

I am sorry to throw this at you on your introduction to the site but you do have knowledge that most of us do not. Rest assured that we will all return the favour by giving what help and advice we can with your queries.

Thank you,

Roger