Jimmy's Six String Sessions

We are all guilty…but it is really this simple!!

Students sometime question why they need to learn the fretboard and scale patterns. Simple answer...so you can do this!!

Tumeni notes - Steve Morse 1990 Live Live in germany __ One of my favorite !

Do you think about learning to play guitar but just don’t take the time to follow through? Sometimes, you need to put yourself first. It is important to improve your own wellness so that you are there for those you support around you. Consider just a few of the benefits of allowing yourself to grow the skill of playing guitar.

10 Benefits of Learning to Play Guitar

1. Playing Guitar is Fun!! Happiness, joy, and fun are all essential to a healthy life.

2. Enhances creativity, further enabling you to express yourself. Once you learn as few as 2 chords, you can start improvising or even write your first song.

3. Improves Coordination, Dexterity and Flexibility. Exercises hand eye coordination, strengthen and loosen up the fingers in shaping cords.

4. Boosts your personal growth. Learning music (guitar) helps develop imagination, creativity, problem solving and critical thinking.

5. Develops Musical Skills and Knowledge. Opens up the world of music in understanding how top artists do what they do.

6. A Great Way to Relax and Reduce Stress. Its a great way to relax the mind from a hard days work.

7. Builds Self-Confidence. Adding a new skill or ability your confidence grows. Further, learning a new note, chord or song adds to confidence in ability.

8. Improves discipline skills. The only way to learn and get improve is to practice. As you set aside as little as 5 minutes a day to play guitar, you soon reap the benefits of your discipline.

9. It exercises and improves your memory. As you practice and memorize chords, learn the fretboard, understand scales, you are exercising and growing your memory.

10. Provides a sense of accomplishment. Each time you sit down with the guitar and learn one more thing, you should feel pride and a sense of accomplishment.

11. Bonus Benefit: It’s an attractive skill to have!! Only 10% of the world population play guitar. How many times have you watched someone play and think “I wish I could play guitar”. Imagine being able to show off your new skill playing your favorite song.