{"id":343,"date":"2020-10-12T07:27:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T07:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicwithmario.com\/studio\/?p=343"},"modified":"2022-06-23T11:19:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T11:19:02","slug":"do-i-need-to-be-musical-to-learn-how-to-play-the-guitar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicwithmario.com\/studio\/2020\/10\/12\/do-i-need-to-be-musical-to-learn-how-to-play-the-guitar\/","title":{"rendered":"DO I NEED TO BE MUSICAL TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Arial||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Oswald|500|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;43px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Oswald||||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;2.2em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>This is another important one that needs to be discussed. This point is very important to me as many people struggle with this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The perception out there is that you need to be musical in order to learn how to play or even master the guitar. This results in too many people not ever even attempting to learn as they see themselves as non musical people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s break this down: Yes first and foremost the guitar is a musical instrument. BUT what many people fail to notice is that it is also a TECHNICAL instrument. And it is because of precisely this reason that anyone can learn how to play it\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude42\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/svg\/1f642.svg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>You see any individual can master technical aspects. All someone would need is the right mentor, the right attitude, and a willingness to work hard on all the aspects that they are shown. It\u2019s that simple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Once people start realising that they can nail the guitar\u2019s technical aspects, they can really do excellently well on the instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>This topic is a very relatable one for me as I myself am not a musical person and struggled with this when I first took up the guitar. I thought that I couldn\u2019t ever do anything or achieve anything because I was not musical and did not come from a musical family. Slowly but surely I started focusing on all the technical aspects of the guitar and have never looked back. As soon as I realised that I could nail all the technical aspects of my playing, I knew that nothing could stop or hinder me along this journey.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>I figured out all the ways that I could use techniques to not only help me progress, but all the ways that I could use them to plug or fill the gaps that my lack of \u2018musicalness\u2019 left. All my teaching methods were built from the ground up with these thoughts and goals in mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I wanted to create guitar courses for people who struggle with these thoughts. For people who think that they cannot achieve anything on the guitar. So in short, my guitar courses will give you real results real fast. Because my methods work \u2013 Period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Don\u2019t get me wrong, I\u2019m not saying that being musical isn\u2019t a good thing. It most definitely is and will result in certain\u00a0aspects being easier or will allow you to pick them up quicker. All I\u2019m saying is that being musical is MOST DEFINITELY not a requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Let\u2019s end off by saying \u2013 it\u2019s OPTIONAL\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude42\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/13.0.0\/svg\/1f642.svg\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>I hope I\u2019ve gotten you fired up and have changed your perception on the matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>If you have any additional questions please don\u2019t hesitate to ask.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mario<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another important one that needs to be discussed. This point is very important to me as many people struggle with this. The perception out there is that you need to be musical in order to learn how to play or even master the guitar. 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