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| My sister practicing on my guitar |
Learning to play an instrument is not easy
especially when you don’t have that ‘someone’ to teach you. You may want to
learn playing the guitar but you find problems how to position the chords B, F,
and those with the sharps and flats. Same as with the piano, you desperately
want to be the likes of Mozart or Yiruma but you can’t play with your two hands.
Now, this is the time for you to concentrate and to focus. When boredom strikes,
playing an instrument is very suitable for all ages.
For me, success is earned. This learning
requires a step-by-step process so sad to say, it can’t be rushed. The reason
why I emphasized ‘by ear’ here is that we can play the music by our own
interpretation. It may at first not the exact melody of the song (because of
the plucking, picking) but at least we can play it without the aid of music
sheets. In piano, learning how to play nursery rhymes such as Happy Birthday or
Twinkle, Twinkle Star is a stepping stone to familiarize your favorite pop songs.
This can be done by finding the right keys of the song using your right hand
then later getting to know its basic chords with your left hand. Take note that
chords are composed of three notes , be it in any musical instruments!
As for my guitar experience, I admit it was
not easy. I took guitar lessons last summer just to know the correct
positioning of some complicated chords and thank God it was worth it. My
fingers got rough because of practicing chords like F, F#, Eb and C Diminished
but luckily I was able to know them. It would be best if you know the very
basic chords such as C, D, E, G, and A and its sub-divisions. The ‘clipping
thing’ using your index finger when tuning the sound of B and F is the most
challenging part but as what others say, ‘No pain, no gain’ so go for it and
never surrender. It may hurt your fingers but with constant practice, you’ll
get used to it.
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| My certificate after I completed my guitar lesson |
My tip might not be enough for you to
understand all these things but a lot of guitar and piano tutorials are now on
youtube. Some could teach you how to play your favorite song in a way you
understand. Just put these keywords in the youtube search bar ‘How to play
(title of the song)’ for more results.
There are many things that you can do when
you know how to play an instrument. You can make your own music! You have the
advantage to showcase your talent and at the same time, you can make money out
of it. (wow!)
No one can live without music. Even our
brothers and sisters who are blind, deaf and mute find ways to make their own
music. I was really amazed when I saw a blind man strumming his guitar in front
of us. He is so talented. He didn’t let his disability stop him from showing
his exceptional talent.
Patience and optimism are the primary
elements towards a successful learning (even into studies). When you learn,
have fun with it! Don’t set a time when you are going stop because learning is
continuous. So get your instrument now and discover how talented you are in
music. If others can, why can’t you?:))
Tip #4 is coming up. Stay tuned for more upcoming
posts of this column. Thanks for supporting guys!
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