Yes, my son. He's not quite 2, and he is starting to get the hang of strumming while I finger chords. Last weekend, I had him practice holding a pick, but he doesn't quite get that yet. He keeps orienting the pick parallel to the strings instead of perpendicular, but it'll come. We have some time, I think.
He definitely is very enthusiastic about guitars, and music in general. The other day, he spotted the wooden coaster that I got as a gift at a Martin presentation. It's the punched-out wood left when they make the soundhole, with a Martin logo on it and a small hole in the center. Leon grabbed it, excitedly said "Cee-Dee, Cee-Dee, music!!" and proceeded to shove it between the strings into the soundhole of a guitar I had out on a stand, expecting it to play like a CD.
He is learning quickly.
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