Hi, I’m Jennifer from Oregon. My guitar journey started 9 months ago. I was raised in a very musical household (my parents were in a band together when I was younger) and although I loved music, I never thought I could be a musician or learn to be proficient on an instrument. I took piano lessons in elementary school and I hated it, so I had just assumed I wouldn’t be good at another instrument.
At age 39 (currently 40) I picked up my first electric guitar and I fell in LOVE. I’ve been learning using a combo of Justin’s lessons and long distance zoom lessons with a family member. I am learning so much and although I am still new, I feel like I am progressing on my goal to become a solid intermediate player. I would also love to be able to sing and play!
I’m excited to meet you all and maybe my introverted self will get up enough courage to join in on one of the open mics in the future.
Isn’t it funny how we think thoughts like ‘I could never’. I had similar thoughts about learning guitar until I stumbled into JG website.
Justin has a great teaching method which I find really demystifies the guitar and makes you realise you can to it if you put in the effort/time.
The community is also awesome. Lots of good people in here always willing to help out and encourage.
Welcome, Jennifer. Keep following the programme, slow and steady, and in time you’ll learn to play and sing, be ready to record and share your playing (the sooner the better) and then to the OM. Many of us, have taken the path and achieved more than we imagined.
Hi Jennifer,
Welcome, and I wish you a lot of fun…and I look forward to your first video with guitar in your hands, that is often a smaller/easier step than playing live in front of a camera…but of course it is possible jump into the deep end all at once
Greetings,Rogier
Welcome to the forum. I am glad you decided to take the step towards learning guitar even though piano did not work for you years ago. I played the drums when I was about ten years old and didn’t take to that too well, so kind of felt the same. Maybe I had no musical talent in me. Fast forward 20 years and I played guitar miserably and put it to rest until another 15 years later I found Justin guitar online. Not only did I rekindle my interest in playing, but do rather well at it using his techniques. You will make leaps and bounds in your progress if you keep it moving one day at a time. Record yourself and look back at your progress. You will be able to sing and play as well. Just give it time and take baby steps. A lot of us post videos of ourselves, myself included, playing and singing. Everyone here is still a work in progress so any feedback is honest and polite. Looking forward to hearing you play at some point. Enjoy the journey
I need to remember to document my playing along the way. My husband took a video of me the first day I got my guitar trying to play a D chord. I have already come a long way since that day! Justin is such a good teacher and has a very good grasp of what beginners struggle with.
Hello Jennifer
I am late to the welcoming party
You are blessed to have music all around, a guitarist in the family who can teach one2one alongside Justin’s lessons.
