I love music, its no secret. And as I've been learning more and more about singing, I thought I had almost reached my maximum potential for appreciation of the musical arts. Slowly I'm beginning to realize how ignorant that point of view was and is.
Almost 2 months ago, I began to learn guitar, as I yearned for a little bit something more to go with my singing. And that was it. The sole reason I decided to learn guitar. Not a horrible reason I suppose, but it wasn't purely out of appreciation for a musical instrument that I began my lessons. As time goes on, my teacher has begun to explain more in-depth music theory on guitar, and I've begun to really take my time with my new instrument, experimenting as much as possible with its sound, and I feel I've begun to respect it much, much more. A guitar is quite literally a tool of man, and can be played expertly by anyone with enough practice. However, the more I play mine, and the more research I do onto others playing the instrument, I realize that what really separates good sounds from beautiful sounds is the passion a person puts into playing the instrument. To me, a continued appreciation for learning music is a key to success of the personal sound. I've begun to appreciate my guitar as a sound by itself, rather than only be something to be played while I sing, and I'm beginning to recognize its versatility in a new light. I'm sure many other music lovers out there have already made this discovery, but I just thought I'd share this thought.