Roger

Hello there

I'm Roger from London in the UK. I'm 50 years old. I have always wanted to play the guitar and have been ecouraged to do so by my chidren as they play different instruments. After much research i decided to subscribe to Guitar Tricks at the begining of September as part of a plan to fufil a lifelong dream. I devote an hour or 2 per day to learning/practicing and thus far it's going really well and i am about to complete Guitar Fundamentals 1.

It would be great to get a view on what a reallistic expectation is in terms of what my playing ability will/should be by the end of the year and what a rellistic goal should be for 6 months time with my direction going more towards blues and rock guitar.

It would also be great to hear from others and their journey.

Best regards,

Roger

Hello Roger, Welcome aboard. Many of us in our 50's coming at it for first time or rekindling some of it from our early years so your in famiiar company.

Congrats on nearly completing GF1, but as far as expectations are concerned there aren't any really. Or at least at this level there shouldn't be. As soon as you set expectations you'll be putting pressure on yourself and then finding out as we all have that there is so much to learn on this instrument. GF2 is going to ramp up into many areas. Some theory, scales both major and minor and some unique chord variations that might take you a while to get comfortable with. All part of the normal process. Everyone learns at a different pace so just enjoy the process and take it at a pace that your comfortable with. The other students are here for encouragement and the instructors are great with answering any specific areas you need help with.

Good Luck,

Moe

welcome Roger! I have found GT to be the best and most comprehensive of the online guitar lessons. I am also in my 50s, did play viola in my youth and guitar. Ended up with GT as it has an easy to follow learning path, a large sampling of songs to learn, and the instructors are top-notch.

Enjoy and welcome!

Welcome Roger,

I don't have anything to add, Moe said it best, everyone of us learns at our own pace.

Good luck with your studies.

Hi Roger,

Also in my 50s and determined to learn to play the guitar. I agree 100% with what the others have said. For quite a while I was getting pretty frustrated with how long it is taking me or how slowly I am improving. Eventually I have accepted that for me this is going to be a slow journey. My practice habits are not consistent enough and there are a lot of things going on in my life that take away some of the time and energy I would like to devote to practice. Remind yourself that this is not a timed event and there is no deadline unless you set one for yourself. [br][br]

Relax and enjoy the journey.

Dave...

Hi guys

thanks for your candid and supportive responses as well as personal insights. It's great to know there is such an engaged community and I'm really looking forward to this journey together. [br][br]

Best,

Roger