My son picked up a guitar for this first time about 8 months ago (he was 17). It was a borrowed guitar. After a week, he had made a plan to buy a guitar. He has been teaching himself various tunes (even ACDC) and has shown real natural talent. I would now like to send him for some lessons to teach him the basics, or some theory, or something that would help him, since he's self taught. I was very impressed. I sing classical but my son did not pick up my singing talent.

My stepdaughter sings in the choir and has us pay a fortune for singing lessons. I heard her for the first time the other night and I'm truly surprised to admit that she is totally tone deaf. She could not carry a tune at all. Yet she plays piano and flute very nicely. Grandmother has paid for those lessons since she was little.