Guitars

     I love the thought of being able to play the guitar. I've seen so many talented guitarists in my life, and I would love to be like them one day. When I was four, my mom got me my very first guitar, and I loved it. I still have it 13 years later. One of the strings is broken, but I still have it. Haha. Last Christmas my mom got me my first electric guitar, a black one with a skull and crossbones design on it. She also got me this "Teach Yourself To Play Guitar" book, and at first I seemed to be doing ok at teaching myself. Then I hurt my fingers in the process of trying to learn and stopped playing. Now, 8 months later, I'm trying again. I totally forgot everything I had learned, so now I have to start all over :(
    When I got my first guitar, I would watch videos of Elvis Presley and try to copy what he was doing with the guitar. I managed to learn how to play a little bit of one of his songs, but I don't remember which one. After that, my mom and I went around telling everyone that Elvis taught me how to play the guitar! Well, in a way he did. But other than that I never really learned how to play. I would just make up my own songs and play them for my stuffed animals. They were such a wonderful audience, they always asked for an encore, haha ;) One year for my Grandma's birthday, I was going to play "Happy Birthday" for her, but I chickened out at the last minute.
     I was never much of a performer when I was little. I hated the thought of having anybody watch me do anything! I just wanted to play with my friends. When I was 11, that's when the performer started to show up in me. I started dancing at church, and it's been on ever since! I can't really sing on my own, but my voice mixes well with others. So I figured since I can't sing, and I only dance once a week, I'd try to play the guitar to keep myself occupied. I don't think I have that natural instrument-playing talent, but I'm pretty sure if I set my mind to it that I can learn how to play. Or at least I hope I can. I just love the thought of being able to get up and just rock out as much as possible! It looks like so much fun. If the whole dancing thing doesn't work out the way I want it to, I would love to be a good enough guitarist that I could play for/in a band and tour all over the world!
     I tried to teach myself how to play the piano, and that certainly didn't work out. I'm really hoping that's not how it's gonna be with the guitar. I know Kevin Jonas taught himself how to play when he was 13. He seemed to be really great at it, I wish I could do it. But see, he grew up in a musical household. No one in my immediate family is really into music stuff like that, they just like to listen to music like anybody else. So it's a little bit harder for me to teach myself because my family doesn't really know anything about that side of music. But, I have always liked a good challenge...