OK so I don’t use this blog much but that’s going to change, I am setting myself a blogging taget for this site as I usually just end up posting all my stuff over on Guardian Force.
As well as any (occasional) SEM posts etc. that I decide to do I will be updating on a regular basis my progress on my latest project, learning to play the acoustic guitar.
OK so why have I decided to learn to play guitar? Well there is a few reasons;
- I want a brand new skill - I have a decent sized skill set but it is pretty much exclusively made of technical, engineering and language ability, well I do feel I have a lot of creativity I almost never explore it in an actually artistic way, additionally I have never been good at anything artistic which brings me on to point two;
- I want the challenge - because I’m not an artistic person in any way I know this will be difficult, additionally learning and instrument with no musical experience is also notoriously difficult as I have to learn a whole new system of maths, reading and co-ordination
- I am hoping it can help me relax – I love the sound of acoustic guitar, while I am not quite at the mellow out and play phase yet I am still enjoying actually playing and despite how difficult it can be, it’s easy to zone out and concentrate on jsut the one thing.
- Spending more time with a friend - I am taking guitar lessons with one of my friends and we have been frequently enjoying lunch in Nottingham city either before or after the lessons and gives us chance to have a chat we would have usually missed out on
- I love music - and unlike many people who say that, I do mean all music. Of course there are songs and sounds I don’t like but I will always give music a chance, If you don’t believe my check out my Spotify profile, it hosts a massive range of genres and artists and not just the last 3 Kings of Leon albums.
My updates will mainly consist of what i’m learning etc. so if you’re interested in learning too, you may find something useful!
My tutor is Kirsty Proctor who works at the MLC in Nottingham, obviously I haven’t spent too much time there yet but it seems to be a really cool place and Kirsty has an amazing knowledge of music (I get so confused!) and I can’t wait to understand all of it.
Here is my guitar, it’s my first ever and is a Fender Electro-Acoustic
I hope to get more as time goes on and I will be looking for an electric eventually as well as a Bass after I have been playing a few years. My end game is clearly the Lego guitar.
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