Hello all!

I am Alan and I live in the Dallas, Texas area.  I am 46 years old and have been playing guitar since I was in the eighth grade but I am sad to say that I am not nearly as proficient as I wish to be.  

In high school I really just learned songs(probably to try to impress girls) and it really limited the rate at which I progressed.  I took a several year break from playing but then when I started again I re-committed myself to learning all of the things I had overlooked for so long.  I did take a year of music theory in high school which really has helped me a lot over the past decade.  

Flamenco guitar really took me by storm and I spent a while learning techniques of that style and I am very glad I did if nothing else for the way in which my right hand works.  I love the rhythmic and finger picking styles that are used and enjoy playing around with all of that still.  

Being from Texas one of my greatest guitar heroes is of course SRV.  And it was studying his playing that I really found interest in blues style of playing.  I also studied Gibson's learn and master guitar series which is a great resource.

But I have to say that after finding Roberts you tube channel I probably have learned more from the short time studying his lessons than from any other single source.  I finally feel that I am learning my way around the fretboard in a way that I had always hoped.  If only I had this resource years ago!  Who knows where I would be now.  

Having exhausted the youtube channel I finally have taken the plunge and signed up for this full website and I am very excited to dig into some of these lessons more deeply.  

I am looking forward to meeting all of you and hope to take my playing to another level of fun and excitement.  

Have a great day!  

Alan S.