Are You Too Old to Learn How to Play Guitar?

My next door neighbor had a decorating &- practice and learn. Figure out how to play some
catering business that she ran out of her homeof your favorite songs. As Nike would say, "just
for years. Her husband had their garage closed indo it".
and that became her office/warehouse/meetingHere Are 7 Things You Should Do To Get
area. She worked hard and kept a clear vision inStarted On The Guitar:
her mind the whole time. One day she would open1. Most towns have a local music store. Pay them
a store front with a gift department, a florala visit and explain your goals and budget range
department, and a catering department.for your first guitar. Put some guitars in your
In her travels around town she always kept herhands and see how they feel. They are all
eyes the real estate market, always looking fordifferent, so the main thing is to find what is
that perfect property that matched the dream inmost comfortable for you.
her mind.2. While at the music store, ask about their lesson
One day she found it. The place she hadprogram. See if you can meet some of the
envisioned. It would need some work to get it toinstructors and determine if you could develop a
where she wanted it to be, but hard work wasrapport with one of them.
nothing new to her.3. If private lessons are cost prohibitive, ask
She bought the property and spent the nextabout books or videos the store may have to
several months working tirelessly getting it ready.help you get started. Again, it's all about what you
Scrubbing, painting, landscaping, overseeingare most comfortable with. Some people prefer a
contractors, paying attention to the smallest ofbook over a video, or visa versa.
details. Finally, the day came when everything was4. Look around online, there are a number of
in place and the doors were opened to the public.good courses out there that won't break the
The business was a hit and took off. she hiredbank. Understandably, I am a little partial to our
more employees, increased her inventory, andlessons program at AdultGuitarLessons.com,
her profits. She continued to work 6 or 7 days abecause we have developed the lessons course
week, loving every minute of it. She still does. Notspecifically for the beginning adult guitar student -
bad for someone who went out on a limb andaspiring guitarists with "real life" experience under
opened a new business at the age of 68!their belt.
We all know people like this, the ones who didn't5. Once you do start playing guitar it's important
get the "memo" that, at age 65 it's time to collectto remember that it will not happen overnight. No
the gold watch and head out to pasture.one comes out of the womb "knowing" how to
Are You Too Old to Start Playing Guitar?play. It is an acquired skill that takes time to
If you "think" you are, then the answer isdevelop.
probably "yes". You may have had the dream to6. If your fingers feel like they are moving slow,
pick up the guitar at a younger age, but got sidedon't automatically attribute it to age. Anyone and
tracked. Life has a funny way of getting in theeveryone who first picks up a guitar experiences
way of such dreams. Raising a family, climbing thethe same thing. You are trying to train your
corporate ladder, starting a home, building up thefingers to do things they have never done before!
IRA. Priorities change and the creative side of usIt's understandable that they might "put up a
gets put on the back burner.fight".
But sitting there on the back burner, our dream7. The key to the whole process is a combination
continues to simmer, and one day we wake up toof patience and persistence. You should take a
the realization that we only get one shot at ourlong term view of learning guitar and be patient
journey on this earth. That this is not a "rehearsal"with yourself, taking it slow in the beginning. You
for the real one. This "is" the real one and if weshould also be persistent, knowing that it will
are ever going to do it, we just have to "do it".require some effort and practice to learn how to
This applies to any pursuit that we have onlymaster techniques and concepts on the guitar.
dreamed about. Whether it's playing a musicalMost of all, if you have had the dream or desire
instrument, learning to paint, writing a novel orto learn how to play the guitar, why not make it
starting a new business. The only way to quenchhappen today? There is no reason to put it off
that thirst is to jump in head first. The best timeany longer. Some may consider playing guitar to
to start is now!be a luxury and not a necessity, and keep putting
Maybe you wanted to play guitar in your youthit off until the "time is right". But the truth is, if we
but just "never got around to it". You may havewait for the "right time", it often never comes.
even played guitar for a while in college but hadAnd take it from an old guitar player - playing
to give it up for a "real" job. You might haveguitar is not a luxury once you learn how, for me
wanted to take up the guitar as a hobby but init is as important as breathing!
between raising a family and building a career,So don't wait another minute - no matter what
never found the time.your age, go get a guitar, get some lessons, and
If playing the guitar is an un-quenched passion ofget going!
yours then it may be time to make it happen.Please do not hesitate to contact me with any
You might be apprehensive as to where to begin.questions!
Start by buying a guitar! Next, take some lessons