When I first decided to pick up the guitar, not anticipating taking classical guitar lessons. Like most kids my age, I wanted to be a rocker. I thought that I could only learn some chords, strum my guitar and magically getting hordes of groupies, flocking to my side. This is a common and innocuous fantasy, but my parents encouraged me to dream bigger. They convinced me to take statements of classical guitar to begin with. They argued that the classical guitar lessons would give me a more solid foundation in how to play guitar. I would like to learn techniques, understanding music theory and really become proficient. Then, I could rock out with the best of them.
I was a kid pretty mature for my age, and I had to admit that their explanation makes sense. I signed up for lessons in classical guitar with the stipulation that, once I had it good, I might get a guitar and start rocking. What I didn't expect was how much I enjoyed classical guitar lessons. Classical guitar playing was like nothing I had ever done. I never really had listened to classical music before, but once I started playing and I became absolutely fascinated with it. He was so thin, so complex and so intricate. Even if the rhythms were simple structures of rope and changes added a grace that I'd never heard in contemporary pop music. I was hooked.
It helps that I was a natural to play the classical guitar. One of the things that never tell you when you start taking classical lessons is that the nails make a big difference in how well you can play. Classical guitarists with lousy, soft fingernails are doomed to be second-rate guitarists. You must have strong fingernails, correctly, otherwise you can't take notes. Not only did I have good nails, but I had the sort of long thin fingers that allow you to play bigger, more complicated arrangements with ease. My body was done perfectly to play the classical guitar, and my mind was not far behind. I loved classical music with the time that I had been at it for a couple of weeks.
That is not to say that I gave up my dreams of rock and roll. Conversely, once you are past guitar lessons at the beginning, I started to play a bit of rock 'n' roll as well. It was surprisingly easy to pick up after he had classical guitar lessons. Don't get me wrong, involve some skills that you don't use in a classic match. Some agreements are different, and you need to learn how to use a pick. However, I had discovered this subtlety with my fingers that it was relatively easy.
