15 year old starting to play guitar?

Question

I'm 15 years old and I want to learn how to play the guitar, and I'm planning on taking lessons. Is it too late to start learning? What are the basics of learning guitar? What kind of guitar do I buy when starting? I've played piano for the last 5 years but I quit because I've lost interest and I didn't practice. However, I been listening to alot of guitar pieces and I'm really interested. Is guitar, like piano for me, one of those instruments that gets boring after a while?

Answer 1

no most of blink-182 didn't start until around this age

Answer 2

boring is a relative term, but if " Practice" becomes boring to you then you have to realize that every instrument requires practice. you do not get good out of desire to play or ambition. You need practice to fine tune your skills and abilities, and learn the new ones along the way.
I think the best options are:

1. Get a used ( but good) guitar and work with it. If you are still very much into it, and still actively practicing in about a year. Then get a new better guitar.

2. Give it time, maybe six months, and if you still have the burning desire to want to play. Then consider it seriously at that point, as it is it could very well be a phase that will pass with time. A lot of kids go through their phases, and because you did get bored with the piano there is that off chance this is just a phase. You might even be looking in the wrong direction, maybe music is not your " cup of tea."

Answer 3

It's never too late to start, however, your 15 year old will probably pick it up faster than you.

The big mistake of beginners is to buy a cheap guitar because you aren't sure that you are going to like it or not. The difference between a $100 guitar and a $500 guitar is the $500 one is easier to play. Cheap out on the guitar, and you'll get something that is frustrating to play and you'll give up.

Guitar requires practice - regular practice. If you are not willing to put in the time to practice on a regular basis, don't bother starting. I used to take my guitar with me to work and practice over my lunch break.

Answer 4

not everyone takes to instruments the same way. some people never get bored of piano. I started playing guitar at 17, and now i'm going to school for it, a year later. I practice a lot, and i consider myself well on my way to being what i would consider a good guitarist. I have never gotten bored of it, but i practice some days more than others.

Answer 5

I was 16 years old when a friend from Kentucky drew down 11 chords on a sheet of paper for me. With intermittent help from him in working out rhythm methods, I focused on the standard Country tunes of the times. While in high school I took a year of Vocal and learned how to read and write music--the best thing that ever happened for me to progress.

I purchased a guitar chord book that also had music theory notation fitted for the instrument. Using what materials were available, I soon began to write music, which prompted even more theory study and application.

In essence, I never had a professional lesson from anyone unless I count that old boy from Hazard, Kentucky, and his sheet of 11 chords.

I've been playing and teaching guitar since then--discounting some times while serving in the U.S. Army.

If you have the strong desire to learn to play the guitar, then you will do it. You must live, breathe, and love the guitar to do it.

In contrast, you will have days that the guitar will remain in its case--a perfectly natural occurrence, but during your learning period you should seldom miss a day of practice.

Answer 6

I haven't found the guitar boring and I've been playing most of my life. The famous guitarist Liona Boyd, (this is the way she spells her name), started at fourteen, (I know this for a fact because I've read her book) ....and she's one of the best classical guitarist in the world, her tremolo is the best that I've ever heard, go on youtube if you want to see and hear her, she's also beautiful......I always recommend an acoustic for my beginner students.....electric sounds awful until you know how to play it !!!!!! If you want the basics of guitar go on youtube for the free lessons, that will give you an idea of what the basics are like, good luck with this, and I can't imagine you getting bored with guitar.....piano I can see, that's not my thing....but guitar no way !!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 7

guitar is easy. Yes, you have to practice a good bit just to get used to stretching your fingers across the neck. You also have to learn how to stay in time somewhat, and how transition quickly from chord to chord and note to note. But after learning a few chords and practicing for almost 7 years, I can do all that fine and I can play by ear pretty well too. I found an acoustic guitar is better for learning on, since the strings are rougher - which is a good thing, since it'll get your fingers used to playing guitar quicker. I don't practice near as much as I used to, but I can pick it back up and still have a blast (and be almost as good as I was). I love playing guitar, and after you get past the initial "learning period", it'll become easier to get into for you.

Answer 8

you're not too late. my friend started learning at 14, he now plays with a professional band, and HE IS AMAZING!!!!!! it just all depends on talent. you should just buy an easy acoustic guitar, you can learn to specialize in bass, electric etc. later. i don't know if you'll get bored or not, but if you love it enough, you'll persist. it will help if you learned piano because the keys/notes/scales etc. are very similar.

Answer 9

I didn't start til I was 37...it's 3 year later, and I'm not too bad. It takes a lot of time, and practice, but you can do it.
I started by learning a few chords, learning a bunch of songs, and then learning a new chord, then more songs...but I learned with the intention of singing along (campfire stuff, and in my classroom...mostly pretty simple stuff)
Hope this helps...Merry Christmas.