First Blog Post, Ever

So, obviously this is my first blog post. Talked to Mrs. Dana (the one who inspired me to get a blog), I told her that I couldn't think of anything to make my first blog about. She said that I should do it about my love for music/playing guitar, so I will!

I love to play guitar, which you should know if you know me, but I can almost play it for hours just playing the same Metallica song, or little piece to a really cool song. Granted, I'm not a great guitar player, but I'm far from the worst. However, I think I'm doing pretty good for only been playing for a little over a year now and being self taught.

Last Christmas was when I first started actually learning. My dad had bought me a guitar way before that, but I only played it for about a week. He wanted me to learn something new. This was when we still lived in the apartments and I didn't do much. He bought me a guitar tab book, which had some pretty cool songs in it, so I picked up the guitar and slowly but surely learned some new stuff on it. Chord by chord, note by note, I slowly learned a few songs.

At about this time, I started to hang out with one of my friends who's a guitarist. He's played for 5 years and is very talented. He taught me many techniques that he has learned throughout the years of him playing. Many I use and few I've altered.

Throughout the months I've been teaching myself new ways of playing, new techniques, and many new songs. My mind has been opened up to much more music, and much more respect for other guitarists. Whether they play the music I loathe, or the music I love. This new found love for music is one of the greatest feelings I've been able to experience. I know that whatever rough times I'll go through in my life, that I'll be able to play my guitar to express it. Even through my happy moments I'll be able to play it.

Now, I'm not obsessed with it. However, throughout the day I think about the comfort it brings me to play it. No matter how stressful of a day I've had, just the strum of a chord, or the the echo of a note can take me to a sanctuary that I wouldn't trade for anything.

I'm not obsessed, just in love with music and the feelings it can bring about.