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nice job, very easy to listen to

Many congratulations!    Well done.

I have no idea what 9's 11's and ESP is

I think I managed to work it out in the end .. but I still have trouble with the combined D/F#  chord..  your thread about your elbow made me rethink how I was doing it - because hooking my thumb over the top of the neck was really hurting. So now I am up to the stage where I can do the song ok but hesitate on that one chord change...  more practice of the fingering change I guess.

How long does it take you to master a new song?

In my experience it's really up to the parent and how much they are going to put in too.

I agree that a four year old is not going to take it on themselves to practice, but with parental influence and encouragement.. it can be done. That encouragement should not just be 'do your practice'  but taking a real interest in the music and the result (even if it's not perfect letting a child know they have entertained you is a huge boost to them)

Also agree that modelling and having them watch their parent enjoying the instrument is encouragement.

with my own children, I am having them learn the basics with the piano and when they are six am letting them choose their instrument. So they will have already spent two years learning some basic music theory before they try to apply it to more than one instrument, as well as gain some finger strength and coordination. I have three months to go with my eldest to choose and she has wanted to play violin since she was three.. lately, though she is leaning towards the guitar  (please say guitar, please say guitar..)

Being a teacher of music appreciation to young children (6months - 4.5) I have often found that they learn a lot by simple immersion. So many parents who think their three year old is not participating come back the next week and tell me how the child has been singing all the songs etc during the week.
So lots of different types of percussion instruments for them to listen to play with. Talk about the different sounds (pitch) and the length of sounds (staccato and legato) and the timbre of the instruments/ and then play and look at different beats.  great start to music and no pressure.

I write poetry which I have occasionally put to music. I've got a very streety folksy (read easy to play) sound though.. so not much interest to real players  lol

Hi iain

thanks  I understand how to do the chords individually but not as one.
The instructional vid shows a D/F#   so a regular D with the addition of the thumb curled over the top to the second fret of the E string.
My thumb wont curl over (without straining my thumb).. so my alternative is to use my first finger there and rearrange my other fingers for the D chord..    seems like those are the only way to play the chord..  yet it's taking my brain a while to think "Dchord plus" and finger it in not the same way.. 

I hope I am being clear.

my first crappy acoustic was cheap and nasty, but I still liked the sound. My newish one is nicer to both look at and play, but I still occasionally play the old one.. it's like putting a 78 on a record player.