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  • December 2, 2021 at 7:36 pm #6430
    Ken Gregg
    Participant

    Hello everyone, I’m Ken and I just signed up.
    I got my first guitar for Christmas when I was twelve years old and was so excited to learn to play. My parents couldn’t afford to get me lessons, so all I had was the little book that came with the guitar. (This was way back before the internet, even before the VCR) My excitement soon turned to frustration and I ended up putting the guitar away not long after. But my desire to learn to play kept popping up. Since that first guitar there hasn’t been a time when I haven’t had a guitar sitting around waiting for me to learn to play it, but it was always something that I was going to get to someday. I turned 53 this year and I can honestly say that not learning to play the guitar is one of the biggest regrets in my life. I found Jonathan on YouTube which led me to his cource, so “someday” starts today.

    I’ve always been a country music fan and I would love to be able to play some of my favorite country songs from back in the eighties and nineties. My goal is to become a good enough guitar player to be able to do that.

    • This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by Ken Gregg.
    December 3, 2021 at 12:42 am #6438
    Jonathan
    Keymaster

    Hey Ken, your first introduction to the guitar sounds a lot like my story.
    Now is your time to finally learn! You can do it! Put in that practice time, a little each day, and whatever you do, don’t give up. It’s going to get hard and frustrating. Your fingers will be soar and other things will come up. But don’t give up and you will make it, no doubt!
    Maybe pick a particular song you want to play, and where or for whom you will play it, and when, some date in the future. This will give you a clear goal to shoot for.

    You never fail until you quit!

    February 14, 2022 at 3:09 pm #6548
    Vivian Michelle Jenkins
    Participant

    Hello Ken,

    I bought my first guitar at the age of 15. I taught myself a few chords and that’s as far as I went–no lessons for me either.

    I am so excited at my age to finally learn to play and to play well. I know that it is going to be a process and require much work, but I do believe it will be well worth it.

    I wish you well!

    Vivian

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