Adult Beginner Guitarist | Progress Video: Week 1 – 1,5 Years (VIDEO)
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I’m, at the time of publishing, a 27 year old adult beginner guitarist from Germany and I wanted to see if it was possible to learn instruments as an adult.
I started out on the piano, but paused for a while due to studies. The Guitar was the instrument I had with me when I lived in France.
In January 2016 I started learning the guitar with a structured plan. Before that I barely had any feel for rhythm (see recording)
This video is a collection of recordings I did while progressing on the guitar. I hadn’t recorded any video until the 10/11th month, so you will hear the audio extracts of my playing sessions.
If you like what you see, subscribe to my channel! I added way more instruments to my project of learning instruments as an adult. At the time of writing I am learning to play these instruments:
piano
guitar
violin
cajón
ocarina
If you are a beginner and you learn one of these instruments, leave a message! 🙂 Maybe we can learn from each other.
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For real? 1 year and 6 months?
Remove your pinky from the guitar it allows you to be much faster and more versatile in the right hand
When the fingerpicking started, so did the progress……Then it was hammer down! Nice!
Bro what are the best melodious songs to learn in fingerstyle on guitar??
Hey man, is this classical? I've played a Schecter Hellraiser for years and I want to seek a music performance major after I graduate. I feel so lost trying to get into classical guitar. Any tips? I already have a pretty good knowledge of theory and I have all modes of major, harmonic minor and jazz minor memorized by heart. I just don't want any bad habits to develop due to being brought up on electric lol
Dude…this was beautiful!
Is this self taught or with a tutor?
I dunno if you're still into guitar, but I have a few advices for you about techniche.
About your right hand, in particular. You keep your pinky finger resting on the guitar. And as I see it has been working for you. But if you ever get to some harder pieces, I am pretty sure it will become an obstacle. For example, if you're playing something fast such as 1st Etude from Villa Lobos, you probably wont be able to play it fast ( which is the purpose of the piece ).
I don't want to discourage you if that is something like your style to keep a pinky there, but perhaps just try without it. I'm 100% sure playing will become 100 times harder because you always played that way, but I dunno. I'm pretty sure it's not good for you on the long run.
One more thing about right hand, when you are playing multiple notes on the same string, please alternate your fingers. I cant describe just how important that can be in many cases. It lets your other finger rest and it wont get tensed up.
But yeah, keep playing! 😀
Cool progress 🙂
A nice inspiring video.
How did you learn ? Did you go to music school ?
Or a private tutor ?
I am depending on YouTube as of now.
Btw you play really well.
Inspiring !
Wow, great video! I'm 19 and planning to pick up a guitar as well. This really helped me. I hope this will make me realize that getting good at playing an instrument takes a lot of time… and that it's not really about becoming the best, because you can always learn and improve more. It's about the learning process and learning an instrument is a never ending journey.
I like these kind of videos…great inspiration… and 26 too old? I hope not, I started 7months ago and I'm almost 20years older 😀
Great progress man…guitar is hard instrument to master especially classical guitar…takes years of practice
Check out Aerial Bounderies by Micheal Hedges, he was an amazing fingerstyle guitarist. One of the best. Cheers
Hey Master Lukas!!! I am beginning my classical guitar lesson. Did you start from private lesson with the teacher or just by yourself? By the way, I love your fingerstyle!!
What sources did you follow to learn classical guitar? Your progress is amazing!
Chris Rea, one of the best guitarrists out there, started playing at 21.
Where did you learn from? I think having a structured plan as you say is the key to progressing as you did.
I started guitar about 2 months ago. And to keep a record a uploaded a video.😅
https://youtu.be/_kXR4VDeEys
Today makes one week since I started. I hope I stay determined