How to Start Learning Guitar

As a child, I had no interest in learning classical guitar. To tell you the truth, I wasn't even aware that it existed. My parents loved classical music, but I hadn't gotten into it very much. Although my first passion was rock and roll, clasical guitar was always around me I yearned to become a rock guitarist, shredding in front of huge audiences and earning millions of dollars at it. Obviously, classical guitar didn't fit into that.

Clearing out the garage one day I found my dad's old classical guitar. I had no understanding that the soft strings and machine head setup were different to either metal strung acoustic guitars or electric axes, since I had never seen an instrument close up before. I figured this was what all guitars looked like, and I asked my dad to give me some lessons. He showed me a few things that evening, and I began to practice continuously.

Practising on the classical guitar is very much easier than other guitars. When you are first starting out playing an acoustic guitar, the strings really bite into your fingers. Because classical guitars are strung with nylon strings, they don't really have this problem. even beginners can play continuosly. This makes it much less frustrating during the first few weeks.

Finally I discovered that what I was playing was classical guitar, but by then I was too into it to care. It really was a beautiful instrument, and I was loving the music that I was being taught. By first learning classical guitar is that it becomes easy later to pick up rock 'n roll. All other guitar music is by comparison extremely simple. Learning classical music will give you all the tools to easily take it up anytime you want to. As a matter of fact, some of the best lead guitar players out there nowadays are classically trained.

If you are thinking about taking up guitar, at least give classical guitar a close look. Try out some free online classical guitar lessons. Take a look at what is being taught and make a decision if you like it. Even if you ultimately find that classical guitar is not your style, you won't have lost anything. Actually, you will have started with a good musical foundation that will make you a better rock player than if you hadn't studied classical music.