I started guitar after 30. What do you think ?

Yes you are too old, you should be married 3 years ago.

Just kidding.

No lah, the question you should ask is not if you're too old.

It should be if you're passionate enough and know how to set a proper timetable to accommodate the lessons ?

I don't know about you, but some of the piano players I know can't stand the guitar.

Too painful and they give up too easily.

Learning piano helps you with your foundation/music theory, but the problem is when you start learning other instruments, you start comparing and found the piano much easier and then you give up easily.

I never learned the piano and never had to compare so to me, guitaring isn't that hard but since I am just learning for fun, I have no pressure to improve/ace by a certain time/age.

The problem with some musicians is they set a pace where they MUST ace the exam, where learning no longer becomes fun, but a CHORE just because of the certificate/exam.

As for those of us who learn a musical instrument out of interest and fun/joy, ignoring exams and such, we tend to find it easier to pickup and no pressure at all.

In the end, i think those who learn out of genuine interest and not rushing to pass exams might improve and find it a joy.

Learning to play a musical instrument should be an enjoyable process.

But when you combine it with an exam to ace and get certificate by a certain period (usually not your own pace) it becomes a chore and that's why many kids give up music after they grow up.

You only have yourself to blame for being greedy and not able to plan properly.


Why lah you go learn both violin and guitar at the same time ?


You are messing with your finger and brain muscle development like that.

Learn one at a time lah.

It's not difficult to squeeze 1 hour a day for practice.

Don't waste time yumchar with friends.

During weekends lagi manyak time, spend 6 hours a day on either Sat or Sunday.

Planning, planning, planning!

Discipline!

Preferably not because I believe the muscles are flexed/trained differently but there's no law that says you can't.

What I recommend is if you wanna learn both, do it at the same time, or alternate.. this way the muscles can accomodate and not neglect the other.

Jikolo's way, as you've seen, is to play violin 1 month, and then ignoring the guitar for the whole month.. like that sure cannot improve lah.

Maybe you can alternate odd/even days.


As for levels/grades, jeeeez.z. does it matter ?!!! Just have fun!


Don't bother with the exams or anything. When you can play the song you wanted to play then you've levelled up already. *LOL*

You worry about the exam only when you wanna join some snobby orchestra or something. :-P