AM I TOO OLD TO LEARN GUITAR?

 

 

AM I TOO OLD TO LEARN GUITAR?  Asking for a friend



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The short answer to this question is – No. You are never too old to learn guitar. You can start to learn any instrument at any age. As long as you do not have any underlying conditions that physically prevent you fretting the instrument, there should not be a problem. While younger people may learn quicker, you are still capable of learning guitar as a beginner whether you are 20 or 70.

Your age has nothing to do with learning guitar, it's that simple.

The Golden Rules

Practice for half an hour a day rather than fitting a week’s practice into one day.

Progress at your own speed – this allows you to concentrate on concepts that are more challenging and move quickly through areas you find easier. Focus on the progress you are making, rather than the problem areas. Next day, next week and next year will come around. Keep practicing, it will come!!

Remind yourself why you want to learn



Learn something new eg. A new song, scale, arpeggios

Keep a practice schedule. You can print these off the internet.



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There is a chain of thought that says that musicians get better with age. Certain starts like Bill Withers or Debbie Harry, never even had a hit until they were over the age of 30. Other stars that are still touring well into their mature years are the likes of Paul McCartney, Paul Simon (maybe it’s the name!). Tony Bennett was in his 80’s and still performing with the likes of Lady Gaga. 

Charles Bradley

There are even some artists who make their first album after the age of 60!! The Soul singer Bettye LaVette (age 74) and the Otis Redding like singer, Charles Bradley (1948 – 2017) are two who would fit into this category. 

    

Bettye LaVette



Cadillac Junction - John (author), Mike L, Mike R. My current band. Never too old!!


According to infogram the largest percentage of students who play guitar are under 20 years of age. The next largest percentage are over 50’s (less than half the under 20’s group!)

 https://infogram.com/percent-of-gender-of-guitar-players-1gl8e20vgq53mod


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