You have much to learn Grasshopper

<-- Adithi Belting Notes

Every now and then I teach people things that can only be taught by actually seeing and listening to other people. Music is one such concept. Most people will come up to you at a party and say 'man can you teach me to play ... '

Of course, like any good-mannered musician, I always say that I will take time out of my day to teach music to the person asking the question.



Teachography (I know get a dictionary) [People that I appreciate more than they'll ever know]
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1997 - Manish
1998 - Raymond Shimra, Danny, Andy
1999 - Anil Mendonca, Nigel, Gary
2000 - Matt Tash, Joe
2001 - Sachin Mendonca, Jake Whitmore, Mr. Ed
2002 - Hemanth Kumar, Jen, Ilya
2003 - Robbie Porro, Carmen
2004 - Broken wrist takes time out to learn music theory
2005 - My sister, Sristhi, Elvis, Bikram, Damien Lythcott (I was one busy Nigger)
2006 - Adithi, more to come

One thing I always take away from teaching someone music is the fact that they don't just learn from you, they also teach you new styles of music that you probably never heard before. Sometimes I sit back and look at all the people I have taken time to teach and how their choice in music has made me a more rounded musician over the long term. I would never have given the time of day to Dave Matthews or even sounds like Pantera and Sepultura unless I had spent time from 2000 - 2001 listening to and playing the stuff.

I don't think i'll ever stop teaching people until of course my wrist breaks and I am no longer able to play. Even then, I think my schooling and self-education in music won't let me be inactive about the second biggest passion that I have in my life.

Viva la Musica ....