Topic: I have respect for musicians
Please someone give me some inspiration! I always wanted to learn guitar and finally did somethng about it now in my adult life and been taking lessons from the ground up (music theory, practicing chords, learning strumming patterns). I've only had 6 weekly lessons so far and practice about 30 mins a day (more when I find the time). This is so difficult. But I still love it and really trying hard to learn. I know 10 chords but there is hesitation while switching and then of course you don't quite get a clean ring off the strings. You know how it goes. So I stop, look at my fingers where they're touching extra strings and slowly adjust and ring the strings again till I get it right. But man, am I doing something wrong, or is this painstaking slow way to learn the only way? I'm asking when I should realistically expect to play something that is recognizable? Is it realistic to get good enough to play a song in months or am I in this for a year before I can expect more from myself and actually play a real song with the right tempo? I can't beleive how guitarists don't even look at the guitar and position their fingers in the right place while switching chords so fast. WOW. I realize now how amazing that is.