Do you play the guitar?????????

Question:

Do you play the guitar?????????

1.how many years it took u to master playing the guitar
2.how old were you when you started
3.is it the same playing it electric guitar as the normal
4.is it hard or takes time
5.how can i get better and faster

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1.how many years it took u to master playing the guitar

Mastering the guitar is a lifetime occupation. I consider myself a good tradesman, and am respected in my field. I prefer the attitude that I have a relationship with my guitars that continues to develop as we both mature. The nice thing about the guitars is that they are never jealous of each other, and my wife seems to tolerate them as well.

2.how old were you when you started

I was about seven when my father brought a guitar home that had a warped neck and rusty old strings. Cutting my fingers on the strings kind of dampened my enthusiasm, but when I got a classical guitar for Christmas a few years later, I learned three or four chords on it before I decided to take off the frets. I finally went back to low brass, piano and percussion and did't think much about the guitar until I got a little Yamaha FG - 75 in a jewelry store for twenty five dollars. I bought a piece of leather cord from the shop next door, threw it on my back, hitchhiked to California and learned to play it on the way. It's amazing how depending on an instrument for your livelihood can help you to focus on it. I spent the next seven and a half years, more or less, as a folk singer, eventually joined the Army Band as a guitarist, and now teach guitar, as well as orchestra, Concert Choir, and Recorder ensemble at the Elementary and Middle School level.

3.is it the same playing it electric guitar as the normal

Electric Guitar is generally a different style of playing. The strings are the same, but the diameters are generally thinner, the space between the string and the fret is generally lower, and accessories like Whammy bars and active electronics are used on board to enhance the sustain and allow the player greater latitude when playing. Electric guitar uses a lot more three and four note chords, and the technique is usually sparser to allow the other instruments in the group a chance to play in their ranges

4.is it hard or takes time

Anything worth doing takes time. If it were as easy as learning to work a remote, everyone would be an expert and there would be very little interest. Playing guitar is a discipline and a challenge, and it isn't right for everybody. The physiological benefits you get from playing the guitar work for you no matter how proficient you get however, and the enjoyment you get usually has little or nothing to do with your innate talent.

5.how can i get better and faster

You get better and faster by concentrating your practice time on those aspects of playing that are important to you. Be sure to get a good all around working knowledge of the fretboard and techniques, but spend a specific amount of time each day on scale studies, especially closed scales (no open strings) velocity studies, arpeggio drills, and etudes. Etudes are pieces that are specifically written to address a problem that a guitar player or their student had and needed to overcome. You can benefit from that study since most of those problems are things we all need to overcome when we are beginners.

Get a good teacher, get a good method (there are many) Make sure the teacher is compatible with the method. If you can't afford a teacher or one is not available, get lots of mentoring. Every time you meet someone who plays better than you do, bother them until they teach you one thing. When people start bothering you, you've made it! (at least to the degree that others want to learn from you) Read through a new song every single chance you get. Learn to red both tablature and notation, but focus on notation. It is the universal language for musicians and will save you a lot of time if you know it. I am deficient in tablature myself and it makes it harder to talk to students who are familiar with tab from jamming with their friends, but don't understand standard notation yet.

Most of all, keep notes on what you learn, make recordings of yourself every chance you get. Keep track of your progress, or you will lose track of your enthusiasm. Every day that you play, you're a player. We only practice on days that end with a "Y." We only practice on the days that we eat. Feed the stomach, feed the mind, feed the soul. Stay physically fit so you can keep up your focus, concentration and endurance. That doesn't mean you have to be a jock to play guitar, it just means that you have to stay flexible and loose and know how to move through life. Remember the joy you get from playing and remind yourself of it. IT will help you get through the plateaus and difficult times, and there will be difficult times. I hope this helps. My thoughts are with you on your journey and if you run into trouble, give me a shout.