Guitar

Today I bought a replacement pitch pipe and a guide to learning the guitar. I bought a brand new Yamaha acoustic about 3-4 years ago with the intentions of teaching myself an instrument. It did not go too well. I practiced a total of about 9 hours before I gave up. And this was over the course of a few weeks.

But, lately I have been cleaning my house as if the President we attending supper, and I can't stand looking at it going unused any longer. Further, James has been working like a madman to master his guitar skills, which makes me feel utterly lazy about the whole thing.

So I decided I would give it another go. I have always had the regret that I don't play an instrument. I love vocal music, but knowing an instrument requires further discipline and mastery, something that I envy from other musicians.

Perhaps I will finally be able to dedicate to something enough to thoroughly grok it. I would really like to be able to play, just to relieve stress, avoid television more, and just be creative about something.

I am not even asking to be good at the guitar - I am far too old to expect to find some unworldy talent at a musical instrument. But a few chords, the ability to play a few songs, maybe even play around artistically would suffice.

I think to ensure that I stick with it, I will create a chart of goals, somewhat as I have done for my running/health. Maybe schedule 2 hours or so of practice everyday. It seems to be working for my running, so it might be a thought.