This blog is meant to be a complement to a gift for my 13 year old son. Matt is a young, aspiring rock connoisseur, who happens to play the piano, and is picking up percussion/drums. Since we live about 800 miles apart and don’t get to spend as much time together as we’d like, this is a way for me to help shape his musical education, Johnny Cash style.

There is no set number of songs, nor does the order have any particular significance. I’m going to try to stick to one song per artist, as much as reasonable. I’m also going to try to post at least one new song for Matt to “learn” every week, along with a entry about my own relationship with the song. Some songs will make the list because they are awesome. Some songs will make the list simply because they mean something important to me. This process will not be democratic by any means, but please feel free to leave comments if you have something to add. It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a group of musicians and music lovers to raise an aspiring rock connoisseur!