Raise your hand if you've ever taken a cricket bat or something, flipped it upside down and felt like a guitarist playing some blazing tunes. Good, I’m not alone.
Here are EIGHT simple reasons why it’s worth your time and never too late to start learning the guitar.
1. It’s Pure Bliss… Playing the Guitar
When I finally decided to start learning the guitar after my class 12th, I did not aim to be part of a rock band some day, or to become a musician. I wanted to learn it for myself. I wanted to play the guitar just for the sake of playing. No purpose. No motive. Just being able to play it gave me lots of motivation, peace and serenity. You don’t have to be a great player to derive pleasure from playing the guitar.
2. A Companion for Solitude
Are you alone at home with nothing to do? Pick up the guitar and play some of your favorite tunes.
Not only have you spent your time in a worthwhile manner, you have also got yourself a bit of practice under your belt! Can there be a better way of spending your free time?
3. Give an Outlet to your locked-up Emotions
Are you an introvert person? Do you tend to keep your emotions to yourself rather than flood it over some poor soul?! Then you got to learn the guitar, or for that matter any instrument. It’s an excellent way to express your feelings and emotions.
- Feeling sad? Play a slow, monotonous tune.
- Feeling rebellious? Get on to some hard hitting chords!
- Feeling cheerful? Create your own tune!
The feeling of not being understood will cease to exist. Your friends will know your mood just by listening to your guitar!
4. Don’t just Listen to Music, Play it!
Most of my friends are music lovers. They have a very good ear and appreciate good music. But why stop there? Why not learn to play the music which you love listening to? Believe me, the feeling of being able to produce a tune is way more amazing than to just hear it through your i-pod. You got to feel it, to appreciate it. For me, it was the most important motivation to finally pick up the guitar and start playing.
5. A Hobby to be proud of!
Playing guitar can be a good addition to your extra-curricular activities. A good hobby to develop and present rather than stamp-collection and coin-collection!
6. Have a boy/girl friend? Impress them!
Guitar, as a musical instrument, has always carried a glam-quotient which other instruments don’t even come close to…barring the drums, I guess. It is always considered very stylish and cool to be able to play the guitar, whatever your age! Not just your partner, it feels great to play it amongst your group of friends.
7. Cognitive development
Outside of influencing an individual’s creative capacity, learning the guitar can greatly improve your memory and alertness.
8. It’s an Art
Yes, it is a beautiful art. And it is a wonderful instrument. It helps you to develop your romantic understanding of rationality. Practicing any art does that. Learning guitar is one of the easier ways to do it.
"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded."- Jimi hendrix
If you have no other reason or motivation to learn guitar, I would suggest you to go ahead and learn it…just to experience the bliss that comes from being able to play it. You would never regret it.
So when are you going to start playing Guitar? Or have you already started playing guitar?
Share your experience with us in the comments below.
