6 Harsh Truths About Guitar
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Did someone old tell you this , young man....NOW get LOST....
Piano is also much harder than guitar.
@@hansmemling2311 a guitar is basically six pianos strung up in a row, that has to make it at least twice as hard.
@@BDSMaestro the piano looks deceptively easier because all the keys are in order but in this case because more is possible the level is higher. I say that as a classical guitarist who also studies classical piano. The guitar is not an easy instrument but top level piano is harder than top level guitar in more ways. As for your analogy that it's six pianos strung up that makes little sense. It is in no way comparable to trying to play 6 pianos at once.
@@hansmemling2311 Of the 8 instruments I play and 4 instruments I teach, piano to me seems to be the easiest one. Granted I can only speak as an intermediate piano player because it’s far from my favorite instrument. But I could have a new student player Für Elise with two hands in probably 25% of the time it would take a new student to play Dust in the Wind.
"The deeper you go, the harder it gets" 💀 THAT'S WHAT HE SAID
It gets harder with age.
It’s true
Omg shut up 😂 Ayooo
I see, what you did there. 😏
"THAT'S WHAT HE SAID"
You sound like such a bottom dude. GAY.
A few small caveats:
1- You will lose skill if you don't practice, but you will quickly regain them once you return, Muscle memory sticks harder than abstract information.
2- There is a point in your progress where you must realize what is your actual goal on the instrument and commit more time to that. Constant improvement is not a goal in and of itself.
3- Guitar might be a difficult instrument, but it is also one of the most popular, there are no shortage of resources.
4- Progress is slow, but it can become faster with effective practice methods and consistency. Those small gains add up as you stated.
I put guitar down for about 5 years when I was getting sober.
I picked them up with a fresh brain and came upon Jazz III picks and not my playing is better than ever.
@@hughjanus5518 congrats to your sobriety man.
@@cleangoblin2021 thank you.
@@cleangoblin2021 thank you
@@cleangoblin2021 thanks
I’m 65+ and took guitar up at 64. Some 14 months in and I’m amazed at how much I’ve taken in and managed to remember!! I’m loving the DADGAD tuning and the half dozen or so instrumentals I’ve learned. Have been shown the open G and how it has helped the Stones with their career, lol and am now on triads, various scales, inversions, hammer ons and pull offs within standard tuning. I have not found my age to be the problem but rather the speed of my fingers when changing chords. That is certainly frustrating but not insurmountable. My MAIN problem is that my wife of 45 years has now become a guitar widow, as I tell her, at least I’m only upstairs and not at the nineteenth hole having a few snifters, lol!! BGT by 90!!!
hehe, and i'm over here panicking that i'm way too late at 28 years old having played just about as long as you have. maybe i have time to become okay player yet(is this the right choice of word here, not sure 🤔 2nd language problems 😆). last 3 months daily, since i got my EP Les Paul. with an inspiring guitar playing is so much fun. next purchase, an amp! 😂
keep on rocking mate!! cheers from finland!! 🇫🇮😎
One disadvantage of starting at an older age is lack of OBSESSION.
For practice.
For gear there's obsession to spare!🤣
Hah true :-) Gear keeps piling up in my home, but I play only the songs I already know not learning anything new :-)
I think thats's actually the biggest thing with aging. I can actually figure things out a lot faster than I could at 16 and even visualize the scales better but I'm not quite as engrossed in it.
Keep your guitar out on a stand where you can access it easier and you'll play more.
I do, and I still don't play it. I even ordered tools to fix my action and stuff, but I haven't started yet. PROCRASTINATION IS THE BIGGEST ENEMY EVER!
@MvsicAdd7ct Well, sounds like you're having issues with your setup. If your guitar is set up and nice to play, you'll play it more if it's out where you can access it.
@@redbloodedamerican2346 That's true! 🥺
@@MvsicAdd7ct are you worried about setting it up yourself?
@@redbloodedamerican2346 I've watched/read every tutorial/advice on how to set up an acoustic guitar, so I think I'll be fine. I'll be careful. I'm just procrastinating 😬
Theres a difference between a kid in band in high school for resume building
And a professional trombonist
I got to professional level only in trumpet, but i was competent in knowing scales and fingering in every band instrument
Except trombone
A classical composer from long ago said that the guitar is the easiest instrument to play badly but, the most difficult to play well.
Thanks for roasting me, Brandon. I'm PISSED OFF, but not even mad ☺️. Now I'll JUST LEAVE 😭
Excellent list . I’m 72, been practicing 10-15 hours weekly every week for 6 years straight and have made tremendous progress because I love practicing and playing, so 90 (might be) too late but I feel like I’m just now able to play at the level of my hero’s 55 years ago when I saw Hendrix, Johnny Winter and Alvin Lee at Woodstock…and I’m improving every month.
You rock! I think that playing the guitar (or any instrument for that matter) is a great hobby to spend time on when you retire.
Never too late in my humble opinion!
The Harsh truth is that you tell the Harsh truth … truthfully ❤️🔥🗿
hey my name his Harsh ahh
I'm 76, been playing since I taught myself classical in high school. Yes, everyone loses ground on things they don't practice. But with time you understand the instrument better and find new ways to get around on it.
pluse it means more to you and your playing becomes more meaningful, like an extension of your life experience.
Brandon, you FOOL. You have unknowingly ruined your age reveal.
About 3 years ago you made a video where you said you have been playing for 15 years.
In this video you said you started at age 10, which means that if you plus 15 from 10, you get 25.
Plus 3, and you get 28.
I have deduced that you are most likely 28, or 29 years old.
Edit: The video I'm talking about is "19 Unique Guitar tips I would give my younger self - Brandon D'Eon".
What a genius we have here! BRANDON's AGE HAS NOW BEEN REVEALED MUAHAHAHHH 😎
You're Batman!!
Not all heroes wear capes
Woah
You're Batman!!
Just want to say I'm digging the longer videos. 🤘🤘
Bullshit. I started playing guitar as a teenager. I made real progress only after the age of 45, when I started practicing. Four years of practicing did more than 35 years of noodling.
Yep this is also true
Thanks Brandon, I too started playing guitar when I was 10, now I'm 17 and I hope to one day progress and dedicate myself to music and guitar.
really needed to see this. BTW im so glad to hear your Diphallia surgery went well!
I started playing guitar at 24. At least one person tried to tell me that I was too old. Now I'm 59 and have released several albums and singles, toured a few times, and continue to gig. I keep pushing myself to get better. It's amazing sharing the stage with musicians who are younger than my guitars. If you want to do it, do it. Re: trombone, I played horns in school including trombone. I can liken trombone to fretless bass. Sure, you can get close to the right positions, but it takes a lot more to hit it just right and actually sound good.
My trombone is always hard when i watch your content!
Love your channel man! I have a B.A in trombone and bass. I also teach a lot of guitar. Trombone is an instrument that demands perfect technique to create a truly desirable tone. A lot of recreational trombonists don't have proper technique and plateau very quickly. Also; because we have a slide and not valves, intonation is very difficult on trombone (this is compounded if your embouchure isn't correct). I think trombone is harder for beginners but guitar is harder for professionals. Guitar has a much wider range of literature and requires a lot of music theory knowledge. Bone doesn't require nearly as much theory training since we can't make chords by ourselves :) both instruments demand years of discipline to get to a very high level. Better question is what's the easiest instrument? Don't say bass or I will cry and wet my pants.
Bass is kinda hard even though I'm already good at it. It's probably because of its role in a band and trying to craft unique basslines.
I think I had an "embouchure" in my ribs last night... (whatever that is..) 😂
Everything he just said is a 100% true and it's all happened to me already.
I started playing at age 12 and I'm 27 now. For context, I used to be able to play a lot of full songs and be somewhat decent at solos and fingerstyle arrangements, fast and complex chord changes and even new full albums by heart. At 17 I kind of forgot about guitar for a few years and when I picked it up again at 21 I had already lost most of my skills and forgot more than half of the songs I knew, and the same applied even more for the full albums I already knew. It was shocking to me and it felt really underwhelming, but I still tried to put some effort into it and get my skills back. It's not been easy in the slightest, my practice routine is almost non existent and I don't have as much time as I used to, so I sometimes struggle to be consistent, but it's definitely harder to be at the same level I used to be being now at 27 years of age and I have absolutely noticed that it is indeed harder to even learn a piece of a solo nowadays for me, specially since I've already learned a full solo except for 2 short sweeps at the end that I can't seem to get right or in time at least for now, and I've been practicing it daily for almost a month. But on the other hand, I still find so much joy and passion when I pick up the guitar, and it motivates me just thinking that maybe one day I will be able to play the songs that I love and continue improving.
Cheers and much love to all my fellow guitarists, may your journey be better everyday and don't lose the love you feel for the jnstrument.
Timing only gets better as you age I've found. Also are you talking about learning by ear? That should also get easier with age. The physicality and the passion may diminish though. Are you referring to attention span when you are learning? That might get better or worse with age depending on a bunch of stuff. I do find that I have less attention span and drive but am better at a lot of other aspects of learning the guitar. One thing that has brought me great joy is that my creativity has only increased, which was the thing I really wanted all along and I think that mostly came from getting more familiar with the intervals. With learning someone else's solos for me I always get stuck on 1 or two parts of a difficult one and have to come back much later. Look up the principles of purposeful practice, maybe that could help. I still find sweeps difficult 10 years after first starting but I can do it a little bit, the right hand technique is always the hard part with that. You probably already do this but slow it way down first and gradually speed up.
I'm a bass player and I play when the mood fits me. I know how to play songs that I had trouble with years ago. And now I am making original bass lines based on my emotions. I realized in therapy the more I'm depressed, the slower and longer the song is. Last thing I made was 6 mins.
It's not good to be depressed, but if you channel those feelings into your music that's a good and healthy coping mechanism. I've been playing bass for almost 20 years and music is a great outlet for your emotions. I'm a multi instrumentalist but bass was my first and is what I'm most skilled and comfortable with. Do you play with anyone or are you just a one man operation like me?
@@SneedBass Ive been playing bass, and bass only, for over a decade. I play by myself because no one else needs a bass player. So, I just make basslines on my own.
@@marcen12 I was lucky in my first 6 or 7 years to have friends who played guitar and drums. My best friend played drums, and I've known him since we were babies and another good friend who played guitar. We all started picking up our instruments around the same time. So we formed a little band when we were about 13. We were awful, but from that I learned the basics of music. Our guitarist moved away and for a while it was just drums and bass. Then we became friends with another guitar player and at that point we were better musicians. We didn't care about being a band, we just wanted to jam and we did until we all got out of high school, and our drummer moved to go to college. By that point some friends from school had a summer gig lined up with a church and they asked me to play bass for them. We did, and since I didn't know any of the songs, I made up my own lines by using chord sheets and had to transpose because they played in Gmaj all of the time as it was comfortable for them to sing in. Then I got kicked out because I was caught smoking (cigarettes) by the youth pastor. Since then I've just played on my own. Learned different instruments to become a more well rounded musician and to be able to make my own music. If you live in a city and have a local music shop, ask around and see if anyone needs a bassist or start a band yourself. You learn a lot from playing with others. Anyways good luck with your playing.
Also upload some of your lines, I'd like to hear them.
@@SneedBass God, that sounds lucky to have played with people. Most of the time, I was in my bedroom playing along with music. All the things I made have shoddy recordings b/c of lower volume and I don't think it's any good no matter how much I say I have improved.
@@marcen12 I do all my stuff on my phone.
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Sorry for that, I think youtube is trying to keep me from telling you what I use. It's petty good.
I love playing guitar. It's the best. I appreciate your insight about people who just don't enjoy it that much. I always think that about people who say "I guess I just don't have that talent;" that it's more a matter of choice, commitment and how much joy it brings you.
age reveal by behavior, 28 tops. been playing for like 4 years, go back to songs i struggled with and amazed how much better now.
I think forgetting songs and losing skills when you don't play as much
Is the beauty of playing an instrument.
You have to keep your skills sharp and repeat the same thing until you master it and perfect it with no unnecessary movement.
If it was easy to learn, it's easy to forget.
If it was hard to learn, it's hard to forget.
Age that's a double edge sword. When i was young i was impatient looking for short cuts. From ages 12 to 18 knew cowboy chords, one scale and a few monkey see monkey do songs. 3 years ago when i was 59 picked up guitar again because of patience, realistic expectations and content like this i understand music theory. Now at old timers festivals ( blues and country) i can jump in to play and sound good. So old fart advice be patient be real and be great
_I like your style dude._
Segovia said. "The Guitar is the easiest instrument to play but the most difficult to play well"
I love this so much. So much truth in this that it PISSES ME OFF!! but I’m not even mad lol
Since I started watching you few months ago I started playing guitar more than playing videogames and started practicing music theaory and scales
I am 11 years into guitar playing and I just started these things this year and hell yea Intermidiate level of me will increase to advanced in couple of months
Your craft doesn't have to be your #1 priority, because remember that you have yourself and others, that should be your #1 priority, phisical and mental health and relationships should always be the priority
Started @ 73years old after a 35 year hiatus . Been at it 6 months with a cheap Laurel Canyon acoustic . Learned everything from You tube videos. Tons of bad habits to relearn but playing better than I ever thought I could both camp fire and Travis style finger picking. I might get to be mediocre by the time "I'll Fly Away"But I'm having a ball . It's never too late to have fun (or whatever your goal may be.)
Great video
to check your improvement for me is the best to recor myself
The harshest truth of all: no one cares about guitar solos except guitar players.
I never would have become a guitar player if it wasn't for solo-guitarists who know how to make the instrument sing. I eventually caved in and bought my first cheapo squire as a young adult, otherwise I was neck deep in electronic music of all kinds. As a boy, I remember being absolutely blown away by "Flying in a Blue Dream" by Joe Satriani long before I ever thought it would be a feasible prospect to learn an instrument.
I also have a co-worker who doesn't play an instrument.... a metalhead.
Yeyyyy Brandon!!!
Not a harsh truth but an important thing that made me improve.
We often get into the habit of playing the same thing and sticking to our comfort zone. Getting uncomfortable and trying different styles is imperative to skyrocket your guitar prowess.
If I’m too tired to play at night, I get stoked about having energy the next day to play.
bro carrying guitar youtube 🗿🗿
I'm 36 and been playing guitar since I was 13. I'm more obsessed with guitar than ever. I've had haitusis from the guitar, including recently. I effortlessly remember every cover I've ever learned. Sadly, the only things I've forgotten how to play are a few of my originals. I remember most. I'm working very hard to recover the forgotten stuff. I'm currently better at the guitar than I ever have been, and I'm a more disciplined player than ever before. I play for hours everyday, I learn everything correctly (no matter how long it takes or how difficult) and I strictly don't half ass or fake anything. I put lots of money into quality gear, and I'll be starting a band before the end of this year. It hasn't gotten harder with age, I've improved in all the above ways.
Nailed it!
Guitar has been part of my life for almost 30 years. I agree with all of these points, and was entertained by the video and roasting. I’m also one of those lil’ bitches who let other hobbies get in the way of my playing over the years😆. Though, had I kept up the intensity of my playing like I had the first 5-10 years, I’d probably be playing on stage with my idols these days. 😅
Thanks for the video, Brandon!
Thank you.
I agree 100% with you sir.
quick question should i rest if my fingers are really sorr from playing or should i keep going? and if i do need rest, for how long
i know ur age Brandon.
What is it?
This one needs to be stopped.
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I started taking guitar lessons at 55. I gave up at 63. I honestly practiced every day and really tried to get better. Having a lesson every week was important for me to have a deadline and for me to stay consistent. Even with all that work I never managed to play a complete song at a recital. My inability to make and change chords at anything approaching full speed finally took all the fun out of learning and trying to play. I still love the guitar and watch lots of guitar videos, but I will never "play" the guitar beyond noodling scales and slowly strumming a few easy chords.
2 is absolutely true. I used to be in a cover band. We had probably 80 songs on our list, played roughly 36 songs a night, give or take a few. After I left the band, my brain did a complete info dump, and I probably couldn't play any of those if asked to today. A riff here and there, sure, but not whole songs.
I developed the habit of going through a set of practice drills while watching my favorite TV shows each night, or while streaming a movie. I got so where I felt weird just sitting there watching something without doing anything. So now I automatically practice in the evenings while watching TV, and that time isn't wasted watching TV because I'd have to do those drills anyway.
Even young people forget songs that you’ve previously played … I feel better thank you
Bruh, I still remember how you to play songs that I haven't played in 12 years, you seem to be the type to say "If you disagree you're wrong" but I literally have hundreds of songs cataloged in my muscle memory 😅
Guitar is the most prestigious instrument there is. QED.
Rock on brothers
This is really good. So true. I play guitar a little bit because I have one. I think I'd rather play piano because it's easier in some ways. Guitar is really hard and you have to like to do it. Another reason to play it is if you like to sing and you want to accompany yourself with something so singing can be the primary motivation to play guitar which isn't as strong as just having an interest in guitar I guess but still something. I think even if you aren't good though, doing some music every day or playing an instrument or singing or doing anything creative is good for a persons mental health. Best to do what you are interested in and enjoy. That's my ramble.
Your focus determines your reality, if you want it hard enough and practice hard enough you will get results.
Neurons will continue to develop and form connections until you die no matter your age, so yes take what he says in mind but remember the only limitations are the ones you place on yourself.
When you're young, your brain connects neural pathways in order to learn the instrument. There are things you can do though to help neuroplasticity. So anyone learning over 40 gets to do it the fun way. With mushrooms or acid.
hopefully your soul/heart also gain character as you age so you can play those sweet bends
You can get very far if you just learn songs by ear which I suggest every beginner guitar player do it will level up your skills after a while so much so that you would have to start focusing on specific things to improve also learning songs is way more enjoyable than just playing exercises and it forces you to get the technique and chops needed to get the song sounding as it was intended after you've done a bit of that I guarantee the instrument will be a lot easier and more fun
My son plays trombone in the university concert band. He admits it’s a tough one to learn. But as an old dude in his 50’s learning guitar I have my own struggles now!
“6 month coke problem”
“Too much time scrolling on your phone or smoking cigarettes”
😂😂 ffs this was too much
Easy to play, difficult to master.
F chord disagree with the first part😂
Everything gets harder with age except 😮caring about being excellent i don't get complaints about heavy guitar's I love my 92 studio as much as my stratocaster and I still suck at both
But I love your videos and always hit the like button 👿♥️
For me, singing is the thing that gives me pleasure. Guitar is the thing I force myself to learn to accompany it. It's a difficult balance, and sometimes content on the internet lets me know that I'm only sorta okay at both.
But when I'm not watching Berklee and Juliard grads on UA-cam, people tell me how its amazing I can sing, play guitar, keys, drums, trumpet etc. even at a beginner or intermediate level.
So I mean, everyones path is different. You can only improve upon yourself yesterday.
Hey, that's great that you do that. Like I've always told people, some just don't have a good singing voice and can't hit the notes right, even with training, but anyone able-bodied can learn an instrument to some extent. If you are a decent singer, learning something like guitar to go along with it makes you a one-man show. Take advantage of that, and keep up with both. I can play the hell out of my guitar but I can't sing for shit and I really wish I could. If you can do both well, there's nothing more to ask for aside from improving in both. Good luck to you.
Same here. I don't care how great your guitar solo is, you just bored the cr@p out of the audience but if you have an ability to sing well, the audience pays attention. I see most solo acts where the singing is regarded as a necessary evil. They concentrate so much on trying to squeeze a lick between chord changes that the singing becomes nothing more than throwing words on top. Guitar is always way louder than the mic. I can certainly hold my own and can run up and down the frets endlessly....but I never do. My guitar supports the _lead_ instrument, aka: the voice.
I would _never_ trade my singing ability for greater guitar skill.
@@gargamel3393 My guitar playing taught me to sing, especially soloing where you understand that the key is to hit the right notes at the right time. I sing like I'm telling a story, adding expression and character. Many singers believe that they are doing a great job, simply by staying in tune and faithfully following a melody...absolutely no emotion.
Oh yeah, I love singing and the guitar is a backing/rhythm instrument for me :-) I suck at both, singing range not even two octaves, just basic chords, but a lot of fun with that! But I am improving, as you say - "improve upon yourself yesterday". I often tell my children - do not compare yourself to others, just make sure you are getting better. And that is what I try to do with my singing and playing.
i teach guitar and i disagree with point 4. (Kinda)
ill have to split up the ages a bit more but this is what ive seen.
4-6 we clap and sing but strumming a chord isn't happen.
7-10 with parents making sure they practice they will progress but slowly, without parents making sure they practice they will have no progress.
11-18 if the kid wants to play they will learn very fast.
they dont grasp what you teach well but will come back next week knowing it.
19-30 they will learn fast.
they will grasp what your teaching but sometimes come back the next week having forgotten the last lesson.
31-50 70% learn the same as the 19-30 group but 30% will find curtain skills like timing or very difficult to learn.
51-and up this ground is is the same as the 31-50 group but about 10% have boundary's that can feel impossible to get past.
a lot of factors play into this as well, but the main things I've noticed are.
* its never to late to learn, but for some it could cause curtain difficulties.
* The students that practice alot get good regardless of age.
* The best age to get your value for money out of a lesson is 19-30 and second would be 11-18.
with those variables i believe its not so much age making it harder for the majority of people but its the amount of free time they have to practice that has the biggest effect.
Just a big fat f&^€ing NO with all of this. He has to be joking, bs'ing, etc with all this. *Caveat: I've been playing over 37 years* I wouldn't take one lesson from someone with this outlook.
For me the reason I don't improve as much as I'd like to is pretty simple.
I love guitars. I love playing guitars. I hate doing guitar exercises. Practising a song is fun. Playing a song I already know is fun. Playing scales 100 times is not fun. Trying to pick the same string without playing notes at 200bpm 16th notes for 10 minutes straight is not fun.
Most days when I get home from work I can't wait to pick up one of my guitars and play until it's time to go to the gym. The only two things I enjoy as much as playing guitar are lifting weights and sleeping.
Doing actual exercises for any amount of time equates to torture for me though. The only practise I do is when I'm learning a new song that's too fast or too technical for my skill level, so I practise the song at slower speeds for hours and hours sometimes - until I get it up to speed.
If there was a way to make doing exercises fun for me, even a little bit, I'd practise every day without fail. But after taking lessons from 3 teachers in person, trying several paid online courses and youtube videos I've still found no exercise that isn't torture for me.
Hey, if it makes anything - I'm the same with this - I hate practising if it is not a new song. It's like you were describing my routine :-)
Practice does NOT need to be atonal and most music that actually matters is at a tempo that you can whistle.
I started at age 22 and have been playing ever since. I feel like only now I'm just beginning to learn lol.
Related to point 2. - If you write your own songs it can still happen - I have a top tip from experience - Video yourself as well as recording! - I have a recording of a song I wrote from a year ago and I've spent three months analysing it and still cant work out what the feck it is - learnt my lesson and now I video as well as record in a song writing session!
i started playing 6 years ago at 18. i’ve been lacking on practice. i play almost everyday but not practice just playing songs and writing songs but i actually don’t really practice. i need to practice and i do get hyped sometimes but other times i don’t get hyped enough and stop cause it’s tiring and im 23 bout to be 24 and man sometimes i get so tired of playing. i need to jump back in more and more
Agreed! Guitar is one of the hardest. Not saying piano is easy, but piano doesn't have the BS duplicate notes all the way up the scale. It's simply low to high with octaves. Guitar has all that and more BS duplicating and triplicating and more.
Now at hitting 53 i am more comfortable and confident with my playing than i was at 23. When you are young your knowledge is limited, i know now much much more musically. You can also have different roles when you play guitar. As a songwriter guitar is for me like endless strange world, you always find something new. I have never aimed to be technically superior, for me guitar is a tool to write songs and accompany them. I have never trained scales example, but i do know quite a few chords, i know what sounds great and what fits with what songwise. I can play average basic rock solo if you want me to, but that's never been what i want to do, play solos.
I didn't play for 10 years plus and I regretted it
I'm 26 and have been playing since june last year after a 3 year break. I've been playing every day - to the point that my girlfriend says that I have nothing else on my mind - and am taking lessons as well now. I am definitely making progress but I can also tell that I would probably be progressing faster if I was younger. But oh well, nothing to be done about it now. (Other than practicing even harder to make up for it lol)
my action........ lol am almost 8 years into guitars and am never "never"! satisfied with my action.
I am 54. It gets harder and "taking breaks" it takes a while to make it back. Oh well, I still love it. And yes I don't remember "Stairway to Heaven". I forgot that 20 years ago.
Man, my guitar is always somewhere near... one look at her, and i feel love and need to play.. so i just take it and practice practice practice
To master, yes, but surprisingly to begin with and play normal songs, drums are harder
I learn, forget, relearn, then reforget songs all the time.......... but they get very easy to re-learn eventually
it get harder as you age, but I don't have youtube tutorial nor free tabulature when I was young
Truth, I say whats your favorite musical style and dont divert from it, I use to get hung up watching you tube virtuosos play and I just had to learn everything but I finally stopped doing that and I just play what is in
Scientists are finding out the brain is way more pliable at older ages than originally thought. If you're 90 go for it!
True!
One of the hardest things about guitar I imagine would be the fact that ur learning it for no reason
Cause you probably ain't gonna turn it into a career
I know this and I still play....bcuz my pretentiousness refuses to play second fiddle to my ambition.....
If I don't make money off it I get just as much satisfaction knowing I can impress ppl.....everybody needs something to hold on to 🤷
I played piano for years and play guitar off and on for 3years and guitar is harder than piano for sure
Trombone isn't that hard. There are seven positions. #1 is all the way in, #2 is when the grip is halfway to the lip of the bell, #3 is when the grip is at the lip of the bell, #4 is when the end of the slide is at the lip of the bell, and #5-#7 aren't used nearly as much as these 4.
Im 51. I just keep getting better. Maybe its because I quit smoking cigarettes a long time ago. I stick with the herb, man.
Brandon, I actually smoke cigarettes, how do I get off of them?
I think guitar is in middle in terms difficulty. It has frets so it easier to play than trumpet. you got easily styles like punk then harder styles like thrash metal and jazz.
If speed and technique is a main concern. But I’m a wailer, not a shredder. But yes the older I get the longer it takes to get warmed up, and to keep my chops I need to play regularly. I’m 51 now. When I was in my 20s and 30s I could pick up my axe cold and kill it. Now? Well, two things. I need to play everyday to kill it, but also now, I could care less who is impressed. I play because I love it. Now more than ever.
Got that right brother! Guitar is much harder than most instruments. Yes, violin, for example, may be harder, but other than that, guitar is very hard to masters. You said trombone is hard? Not really? that was my first instrument I learned when I was 9 and 10. I didn't have a hard time with it.
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Amen about the dopamine point. People are blowing their dopamine out on other lazy more pleasurable avenues. You need that dopamine to have motivation to be a good player and get complete fulfillment. I feel bad for newer generations. Their dopamine levels are all outta whack.
I'm a multi instrumentalist with the most experience in bass. I find that keyboard is harder to me than guitar. But I've been playing guitar longer. Also another truth of guitar: carpal tunnel. It sucks and gets worse as you age.
But what’s the meaning of the red X ring? Smash it on a students head when they fail?
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#1 tip from me > buy a looper! I started at 13 and have learned more in the past three years with a looper in my mid fifties than nearly the entire lifespan of interest.
I play guitar and piano, and I memorize everything much better on the keyboard than on the guitar, like songs, licks, chords shapes, everything seems more confusing with the guitar. But maybe I am simply more a keyboard player ;)
strange delivery bro- strange
yeah I forget the actual progression in knights of cydonia 😂 and I started when I was 21. Got turned off of any interest in musical instruments in middle school because my music teacher in those grades was an ass.
"It gets harder as you age"
it IS nr1 priority !
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