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Who
is Logan and What's Up His Alley?
by
Marshall Patton
This site
is dedicated to my fourteen-year-old son and his undeniable love
of music. Myself, I have never been very musically inclined. My
wife is certainly where the musically talented genes come from in
this household. She plays piano and has a knack for reading music
which has been a definite plus as my son moves into this exciting
part of his life.
Logan sometimes
teases me about having stolen 'his idea' for a web site but hey,
he's got music talents, I've got the computer genes. Actually, the
idea for this site did come from watching him get excited about
musical instruments and exploring how far he could go with his talents.
Starting
a couple of years ago, we purchased a used electric guitar for him
(assuming it would be another passing fad) and signed him up for
lessons at a local music store. That's all it took, he was hooked.
There are some areas of a teenager's life where hopefully parents
can communicate with them. Luckily for me, Logan seems to love the
same kind of music that caught my attention back in the 80's. Sure,
it's packaged a little differently and there are new faces and new
messages, but rock music is, fortunately, still alive and well in
my sons room when he turns on that amp and picks up that guitar.
A couple of years have gone by, the used guitar we bought him bit
the dust and we've bought him a new one, he's got a new amp (Zoom
Fire 30) with a ton of effects and a built in tuner but now
I can even talk him into knocking out some old 80's hits for me
from time to time.
This summer
could be the first year of the 'garage band' stage with him if we
can find the right mix of talented kids. We make yearly trips to
a Christian Music Festival called Ichthus
and I find that I like his music to (just can't admit it too often).
I hope he has many years of music ahead of him and I'm glad he's
found his thing. Now, if I can just get him to listen to country
occasionally...
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