| Students generally ask this question from their | | | | If you want to be a guitar player, you need to be |
| teachers: How long does it take to learn guitar? Well, | | | | very serious about it. You will need to spend many |
| there is no 'one' answer to this question. Learning is a | | | | hours learning the basics of guitar playing. Are you |
| process, it has no finish line. We remain learners all | | | | learning on your own or from your friends? How long |
| our lives. Even a teacher is a learner. What is your | | | | will it take you to learn guitar? You better understand |
| definition of guitar playing? How proficient do you | | | | that it is a life long process. |
| want to become? All these questions elicit different | | | | If you are a musician who uses guitar to express his |
| responses from learners as well as teachers alike. | | | | music, you too are focused on your playing. At this |
| Why Guitar? | | | | level you already understand the entire scope of |
| Rock music is a very popular genre of music; hence a | | | | music. If you are a good musician, you not only play |
| lot of people like to learn guitar playing. It has | | | | your guitar well but can also intelligently discuss music. |
| become fashionable to play guitar. Your popularity | | | | People in this segment listen to, read, and study all |
| skyrockets if you can play a guitar well. The guitar | | | | genres of music. How long does it take them to learn |
| seems to be everywhere. It is a versatile instrument. | | | | guitar? They know that it is a practice for their entire |
| Due to its tremendous popularity it has become a | | | | lifetime. |
| symbol of social revolution. | | | | What is the main difference between people who |
| There are a few youngsters who are really serious | | | | want to be guitar players, and musicians who |
| about a career as rock stars, but generally people | | | | express their music through guitar? Well, the guitar |
| just want to learn guitar for the sake of learning. | | | | players are just guitar players, while some musicians |
| Most of these people lose hope very soon and give | | | | become legends. |
| up their quest, because they do not find the best | | | | Internal Motivation Or External Influence |
| way to learn playing a guitar. | | | | People who are motivated by external influences |
| Your View Of Guitar | | | | generally do not have the discipline required of a |
| How do you view a guitar? What is it that you want | | | | guitar player. Once they realize that they need to put |
| to be? A guitar owner, a guitar player, or a musician | | | | in a lot of effort, they give up and move on to the |
| who expresses music through a guitar! | | | | next 'smart' thing to do. Hard work and delayed |
| If you want to be just a guitar owner, all you need is | | | | gratification are not what they bargain for. On the |
| enough money to buy a guitar. Then guitar is just | | | | other hand, if you have an internal motivation to learn |
| another toy, like a portable play station, a computer | | | | guitar, you will learn it, no matter what it takes. |
| game, or a fashion accessory. If you belong to this | | | | Learning guitar is a lot of perspiration and inspiration, |
| segment, how long will it take you to play a guitar? | | | | but it is equally important to enjoy the process. |
| 30 minutes? You just want others to see you playing | | | | Mastering the guitar does take a long time. How long, |
| the guitar. | | | | depends entirely upon you. |