Learn to play guitar
Learn to play guitar - what is the best and quickest way to learn to play the guitar? That is the driving question that so many folks want the answer to. Should you buy a book, take some lessons, get a “learn guitar DVD", or what? This question is something that lots of beginning guitar players struggle with…
I have been working on this thing -learn to play guitar - since I got my guitar last Christmas. I definitely wanted to get that guitar, and I wanted to learn to play the guitar quite badly. I have been working with Jamorama, and I have been really happy with this course.
In my struggle to learn to play my guitar I have also been buying up lots of other books. I even have one on music theory, and another course on ear training. I guess this learning guitar thing has gotten to be something of a passion.
And that is what it pretty much needs to be if I am going to learn how to play guitar with any real skill… because the bottom line is that making music does NOT come easy to me at all. Nevertheless, I am having lots of fun… and feel no pressure. My expectations for my guitar playing is pretty low.
However, now I have a little pressure… I am going on a bike trip soon - basically a week long camping trip with a bunch of other folks. One of those going is bringing a guitar and encouraging others to bring any instruments they might have. Hmmmm. I can hardly play, and haven’t never played with anyone else, or in front of anyone else. Should my guitar stay or should it go?
Time to start really cranking on my practicing and learn how to play the guitar!
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Absolutely play along on the trip. I am like you, I picked the guitar up about 1.5 years ago and haven’t put it down since. Everything I run across, I try and soak up if I think it might make me a better player. To say the least, I am still learning; but playing with my more experienced buddies at campfires or other gatherings has really boosted my confidence and playability. Go for it and who cares what you sound like…just enjoy the fact that you are actually learning how to play an instrument.
Comment by Seth — 3/28/2005 @ 10:41 pm
Seth,
Just saw your comment… thanks for your encouragement. I *DID* bring the guitar along, and it was AWESOME. Amazing how people that don’t play can be easily impressed.
And there were several very good musicians along who were VERY tolerant of me, and who showed me some good things. I got my first taste of barre chords from these guys!
Jeff
Comment by Jeff — 6/23/2005 @ 5:31 pm