Welcome to Bluegrass Guitar Dads. Glad you’re here. To get things rolling (and help me shape useful content for the group), please take a minute to introduce yourself in the comments below: 1. Instrument(s) What are you playing these days? 2. One bluegrass player you love Could be a legend or a current inspiration. 3. What you want to improve right now Timing, rhythm, flatpicking, backup, repertoire, confidence, etc. This doesn’t need to be polished, just honest. We’re all balancing music, work, and family, and this is a supportive space to keep the music moving. Looking forward to picking with you. Trevor

I watched @Trevor Clendenin's video in the Classroom and I see he does the spider walk across the four frets. My hand will not stretch that far because it's just not made right. I wish my index and pinky were like his, but they are not. I'm going to have to find another way. And I watched as he explained the beats - quarter, eigths, sixteenths, tripletts. I don't like using a pick. I may need to do some rethinking! Ha ha! I'm such a nube! One thing I'm awed at is Trevor's excellent instruction. He really breaks it down so anyone can learn.

This video introduces the core idea behind our 15-minute flatpick workout: learning to divide time cleanly and build right-hand stamina without tension. We walk through: - Counting and subdividing with a metronome - Quarter notes, eighths, triplets, and sixteenths - How stamina is built by staying relaxed, not forcing speed If you’ve ever felt your timing fall apart as tempos go up, this is the work that fixes it. Watch the video, try the drill at 100 BPM, and post a comment if: - A certain subdivision feels harder than expected - You notice tension creeping in - You have a question about counting or pick motion This is foundational stuff. Everything else builds on it.

I’ve been thinking about this lately. My daughter asked me how many guitars I have. It was fun coming up with the answer. Some of us seem to be “one guitar people.” We find our instrument early on, learn it inside out, and ride with it for decades. Same neck, same sound, same feel... it's part of our identity. Other folks are more like a coffee menu. A dreadnought for bluegrass. A smaller body for late-night practice. Maybe a resonator when the mood gets swampy, or an electric for recording. Different tools for different jobs. I’m curious where you land. If you have a main one, what makes it the guitar for you? Tone, feel, history, or something else? If you have several, how do you think about their “roles” in your playing? No right answer here. Just good conversation for guitar people who also have real lives.