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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Learn The Basics With An Acoustic Guitar

By Adrian Fletcher

For many there is an undeniable attraction to the mystery and romance of an acoustic guitar. It can make the blood rise with passionate flamenco sounds or evoke melancholy with haunting, soft melodic tunes. While most people don't think about its range when they think about the acoustic guitar, everyone can appreciate the beautiful music that has been created by masters of the acoustic guitar.

Most people, even those with no musical understanding, daydream about playing the acoustic guitar because of the emotion it can evoke when played well. Just seeing one in a shop makes you want to try to play it, even if you don?t know how, just to hear the tones. Maybe you've even wondered about how much it would cost to learn. Or how quickly you could be playing your favorite songs

You consider how playing an acoustic guitar in front of your friends and family will produce admiration and joy of you newly acquired talent. You dream of having the ability to play like your favorite musician but then shake your head and get back to reality.

Acoustic guitars may seem magical, but, of course there isn?t really any magic in the guitars themselves. It?s the music that they can create that enchants you. It?s just like when you learned to write during childhood. After a while you mastered it and finally you could take on all sorts of writing assignments.

The same principle applies to acoustic guitars. The guitar is just an instrument you use to make music. The learning process of writing is similar to how one learns to play acoustic guitars. Initially, before you learned how to play the guitar, you just tinkered with one at a store, much like scribbling with a pencil. You observed what would happen if you moved your hands a certain way or another. At first, you started to learn how to be comfortable with the guitar then eventually, your fingers learned to move the right way on their own. Very soon, your guitar becomes an extension of your hands, a vehicle through which you express your thoughts.

Acoustic guitars have a kind of draw to them, but people who have never played guitar before are often amazed by them. It is often assumed that there is much more to the guitar than there actually is. The ability to produce music is almost mystical to some.

Music is such a intense expression of sound and emotion that it can be overwhelming to think that anyone could produce such beautiful sounds. This outlook can make people apprehensive with learning to play an acoustic guitar. Remember, the acoustic guitar was built to speak this language.

So, if you have dreams of playing an acoustic guitar or had dreams that were dashed by never finding the time or place to learn, then think again. Dust down that old acoustic guitar that spends all it's time in the closet or take the decision to buy that guitar you've had your eye on in the guitar store. Learn how to play it. You won?t be sorry you did. - 18762

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