Over the years I have been someone's birthday present, christmas present, valentine's day present, anniversary present , graduation present, just-because present, mother's day present and now, once again, a father's day present. While I've never jumped out of a guitar-shaped cake, I've had the opportunity to join in on the fun of the surprise, usually the birthdays. It's great fun. Sometimes it can go a little off-plan.
I was paid in advance for a month of lessons for a woman's husband. She said they were driving down the road when Wanted Dead or Alive started playing. He said, "Man, I wish I could play guitar like that!"! Well, fishing for a birthday present after 30+ years of marriage, she thought guitar lessons would be a great idea! She wanted me to come to the house and help surprise him. I was there at the agreed upon time , she opened the door and yelled surprise as I stood there with my guitar in hand. He said "Wow, that's great, honey. Thanks! Where's my guitar?"
Note: I had a spare in the car that I rented to him. That was years ago, I now know to ask!
It's also important to make sure that the spouse really wants to learn to play and not just excited about a song. Or maybe they do well at Guitar Hero/Rock Band and think they can play guitar by default. A good indication is when they buy a guitar and try really hard to learn on their own but can't seem to get it. If they put the guitar down and never touch it again, they probably shouldn't take lessons. Lessons won't perform miracles, they'll just show the path, you have to take the steps. If they don't have 20-30 minutes a day to practice, they aren't ready to take lessons.
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