The Guitar.

An amazingly versatile instrument, the guitar has some of the percussive qualities of a drum, the melodic beauty of a cello, and the utility of a piano and yet it retains a character distinctly of its own. it can be relatively cheap to buy and simple to maintain and it can be used to play chords and achieve melodies with equal ease. It’s also kind to mistakes and so even the most hesitant beginner can produce decent tunes with a little practice. When I first started to learn the guitar, I never imagined such amazing things about it. It as just that it sounded good and I like e sound. That as basically it for me. You may be asking yourself, but why? My fingers seemed too short and my hands hurt like hell. I would hear or someone plays and say to myself, “that’s too hard”.My desire was to learn the electric guitar because it brought out the Melody and it stood out. It put the player in the limelight. But how on Earth was I ever going to do this if even the simplest chords were this painful? However, with practice, I learned how to play songs in such a short time. When I learned how to play, however, It felt so boring, simply strumming chords. I felt the desire to make it more fun and interesting. That’s why I always wanted to learn the electric guitar. I really loved the sound and the fact that it stands out and you get all the attention. It’s all I ever thought about then. It was when I joined music school and started launching deeper that I started to appreciate the acoustic sound of the guitar. It is simply a small orchestra of its own. It can bring out the drum bit, the sound of a piano, and the Melody simultaneously. I started learning classical guitar. I saw some of my classmates play fingersstyle technique and felt so envious. It just brought out the different colors of the strings and I immediately set to work to develop this skill. And so, I kept switching between electric and acoustic guitar according to how I felt. With that, I have come to appreciate the guitar in all ways. Whenever you feel like one thing is getting monotonous, switch from one to the other, get some rest, and look for inspiration. Whatever it is that you do, don’t give up keep strumming and making music.

“if you feel like you’re not getting enough out of a song, change the instrument. Go from an acoustic to electric and vice versa”

Mark Knopfler.