Many many moons ago I did the same with my kids. Unfortunately, at that time video recording was in its infancy and we didn't get to that point. I did however sit and play guitar and teach them everything I knew, which isn't a huge repertoire. My son is now a fabulous musician, among many other things. He plays guitar, bass, keyboards, banjo, ukulele, etc and plays them all well. He has run the gamut of musical styles, from rock at the start, to folk and now bluegrass. I love sitting down and just listening to him, it brings a huge smile to my face knowing I planted the seed. What is better, is now that he has children, his talent is teaching his children much better than I could ever hope to. On top of that, his wife is a classicly trained singer so family sing alongs are an absolute joy.
Teaching our children music is one of the best parts of parenthood, I hope all of you get at least half the enjoyment I have watching them grow musically.
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