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A Guitar Lesson To Help You Test Your Note Knowledge.
In this guitar lesson we look at a great way to test your note knowledge of the guitar fretboard. But before we look at that, why even bother...Read more on Music
How to Find the Best Disc Music Box Part II
Whether you collect antique music boxes, vintage music boxes, ballerina music boxes for your ballerina room décor, wooden keepsake boxes, or...Read more on Music
Guide To Choosing An Online Guitar Course
FIRST THINGS FIRST:
The internet has opened up many opportunities to have
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One of the more recent...Read more on Music
How Easy Is Piano Playing
Has anyone ever told you how easy a thing it is to play the piano? Have you ever had people convey to you the idea that piano playing involves little...Read more on Music
Solid Bodied Gretsch Corvette Guitar
The Solid-bodied Corvette (not to be confused with the Corvette hollow-body arch-top electric, produced from 1955-1959) was Gretsch's answer to the...Read more on Music
Hobbies Guitar
Playing the guitar is one of the most popular hobbies in America. Millions of Americans play the guitar as a leisure activity; and why not? It is one...Read more on Music
Cleaning Your Guitar
If you could play your guitar without touching it you wouldn't have to clean it. Just take some time to clean your guitar each time you play it. This...Read more on Music
Electric Classical Acoustic Which Guitar Is Best For You
No one could really pinpoint the exact year as to when the guitar was created. The lute, harp and lyre are the three stringed instruments from...Read more on Music
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Musical instruments come in all shapes, sizes, and price ranges. Their complexity can be baffling, especially where education reduces access to them. The more we learn about the tools for creating beauty, the more we can appreciate it. Teach your children to love music, and you teach them to love.
If you love music, learning musical instruments for individual play is a great way to go. Whether you have dreams and ambitions of one day doing something with your skill or you wish to enjoy them you are providing yourself with a skill that will bring years of enjoyment
If you love music, then perhaps you have considered learning to play a musical instrument for your personal enjoyment. I can't think of a better reason can you? Is there a specific instrument you like more than others or would you like to invest your time and energy in learning to play several musical instruments?
I love music, all kinds of music as a matter fact and I can personally play two musical instruments in addition to singing. While I know how to play the flute and the piano, I have always wanted to learn to play the guitar. I have yet to find a good teacher who was willing to take on the challenge of a lefty. One day I will get around to it. I don't make any money from the playing of my musical instruments, I don't perform in concerts and I am not a member of any band. I still love the music and the ability to make the music.
Just the act of picking up my flute or sitting in front of a piano is almost therapeutic for me emotion flows freely from the fingertips to the musical instrument and passion can be spent like money when playing. It's an exhilarating feeling that is almost impossible to describe to anyone that has never played a musical instrument. But I would guess it is very much like I imagine hang gliding to be. Since I have never gone hang gliding I can only imagine. If you've never played a musical instrument you will have a hard time understanding the way it feels.
Just remember that learning anything new takes time and dedication. Very few people pick up a musical instrument and immediately play at a virtuoso level. The beginning is frustrating, but each new step or degree of difficulty you tackle will bring about new challenges and frustrations. Be prepared to both soar emotionally and deal with personal rage that is worse than most bouts of road rage. Thus is the bane of a musician. There is something wired in our brains that has us both striving to continuously do better and makes us our own worst critics. Playing a musical instrument for personal pleasure and release is a great way to go. Besides, it's never really a bad idea to learn something new. As long as we are striving to learn and do more, we are living life to the fullest.
Learning a musical instrument for individual play is absolutely the way to go. Forget the worry of impressing others and learn to live to impress only yourself, especially in the world of music. As you gain skill and your talent grows you will find that you are your worst critic.
Written by:
Gail Metcalf
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