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Manuel is a passionate, driven, and techsavvy AV technician, artist and music composer with over ten years of experience, specializing in the captivating world of music and entertainment. Manuel is an expert in creating soundtracks for short films, feature films and video games. How to Register and Order on My Film Music Orchestral Page

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Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Nice Jazz Festival 2010 4
Photo by Guillaume Laurent

Your guitar, whether it’s electric or acoustic, is undoubtedly the most versatile of instruments. You can strum a few chords, follow a disciplined traditional guitar technique, or play intricate jazz chord and scale progressions. It’s up to you. No matter your style, the key to achieving your ultimate goal and creating the desired sound is the impression you make.

Interestingly, music differs from many other activities. Let’s take sports, for example. When it comes to playing professional football, there’s no escaping the fact that you need to excel, and there are no shortcuts. Technique and fitness are absolute necessities. Musical expression, on the other hand, shares similarities with the spoken word. A well-chosen few words can be far more powerful than a barrage of complex verbal statements. The same principle applies to playing the guitar .

Arguably, the most successful singer-songwriter of all time is Bob Dylan, whose delivery is primarily based on guitar sounds combined with his exceptional talent as a lyricist. His musical compositions are often simple, yet the simplicity of the music, along with his compelling melodies and lyrics, hits the mark as a musical statement.

Therefore, it’s crucial to understand that technical ability has little to do with musical skill. If your groove is a simple country, reggae, or blues feel, you can be excellent and highly relevant without being a technical genius. A player who performs with feel and taste is a musician, just like an accomplished classical or jazz guitarist. It’s remarkable how formally trained musicians, such as those in the classical or technical jazz realm, can sometimes struggle when it comes to playing rock, country, pop, or blues music .

Playing guitar offers limitless possibilities. It’s the most adaptable instrument, and the journey toward your goal is the fun part. You never stop learning the guitar . Every time you pick it up, you discover something new, and it doesn’t have to be difficult to be relevant!

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