Final Reflection--Guitar Lessons

When I picked up the guitar, I had no idea what to do with it, I just new I wanted to learn Stairway to Heaven  my favorite song of all time. I started off playing an electric guitar, and I eventually persuaded my parents to buy me an acoustic guitar also. I started off practicing once a month, then once a week, until eventually I got so into guitar that I was practicing every day for fun. I had to constantly work on new techniques that were harder and harder until I could master them. The outcome was stupendous. In only a little bit of time, I have mastered the basics of guitar and can play a few of my favorite songs, including Stairway to Heaven. So far I can play the intro to Stairway to Heaven nearly perfectly and am starting to learn the chords and solo. I can play many chords very well and even switch from one chord to another easily. I still am having trouble playing guitar classical style. I am a big lover of Latin classic guitar and in order to play it, you have to be able to finger in classical style, which allows you to play much faster. I am still having great difficulties with this because I am not as familiar of the strings with my index and middle finger so I often pluck the wrong string.However, I am practicing my scales classical style from now on, and eventually I can improvise very well with these fingers. I have ended up loving guitar, when I go on vacation I bring it, just so I don't have to go a while without playing it. I love this activity, and it has become a part of me, of my personality. I have learned many skills from this activity, primarily relating to playing instruments. However, I have learned the importance of dedication. If you are dedicated to something, no matter how difficult it may seem at times, you will eventually master it and love it. This is the greatest lesson I have learned from guitar, the importance of sticking with something.