5 Reasons Why The Guitar Is An Easy Instrument To Learn
At this point, you've probably heard it all. "The guitar is really difficult!" And playing the guitar is quite simple. Finally, you now have 15 reasons why playing the guitar is simple.
1. Guitar Is the Least Nerdy Instrument
Although it may sound ironic, playing the guitar is one of those unfair instruments that you are quite unlikely to be made fun of, unless possibly by the band teacher who may assume that the guitarist cannot read music.
Trumpet players are mocked for being nerdy and having spit valves (and sometimes their egos). Flute players are referred to as sissies. French horn players have a distinct reputation, but it is one that has firmly entered the nerdy category.
None of that is understood by the guitarist. The guitar just seems "cool" in some way.
If you carry a tuba case everywhere, you can encounter some preconceived notions from people. However, if you carry a guitar bag or have one strapped on your back, nobody will bother you, and you might even hear comments like "that's one awesome person, right there."
Not right, is it?
2. Extremely Low TTS (Time To Song)
Basically, I'm talking about how long it takes to play a tune that sounds nice (a couple steps up from Mary Had a Little Lamb).
The guitar has one of the shortest TTSs of any instrument when viewed from the perspective of chord playing.
Another excellent benefit of the guitar is that, if you learn how to fret the notes correctly, it can sound great from the very first time you play it. It requires a lot of effort to fret the notes accurately and consistently, but unlike wind instruments or the violin, where the technique necessary to play a note that sounds any good is extremely tough.
With a few dozen tunes that use basic chord progressions, you will be able to learn.
3. No Micro-Coordination Necessary
Although the guitar requires a lot of coordination, it is significantly simpler than other instruments because it doesn't require as much micro-coordination.
"Gross motor skills" and "fine motor skills" are used to monitor a baby's growth. Although playing the guitar requires fine motor skills, if I were to add another category, it would be "micro motor skills".
Why do I say that?
An outstanding illustration of micro motor abilities demanding a high degree of coordination is the brass embouchure.
A wind instrument player's mouth and lips are simply referred to as their embouchure. Wind instrumentalists spend hours practising in an effort to enhance the coordination required for the embouchure.
4. So Many Learning Resources!
When compared to other instruments, the popularity of the guitar is wild. This popularity has the positive side-effect of making learning resources easy to come by.
For instance, if you go to Udemy and search for didgeridoo, you will only come across one person who has made didgeridoo-specific courses.
Or, in a similar vein, if you want to learn the bassoon on Udemy, there is just one bassoon teacher to choose from.
You won't be able to scroll to the bottom for a few minutes if you try the guitar right now.
Although Udemy isn't by any means the sole way to learn an instrument, it does highlight the variety of resources available for learning the guitar.
If you're learning to play the guitar and you
5. What You See Is What You Get
A fully externally performed instrument is the guitar.
You may be wondering, "What?"
Why do I say that it was externally played? Of course it's being played outside!
It's no big issue that you use your hands and arms to play the guitar.
They'll understand exactly what I'm talking about if they play wind instruments. When playing a wind instrument, coordination is required not just with your hands to regulate the tube's length (which is how most wind instruments work), but also with your mouth, tongue, and occasionally even the muscles in your throat.
Your throat, indeed!
Further down, a wind instrument player must coordinate their diaphragm, which is actually one of the most crucial things to understand. Your diaphragms are not only used for accents; they are also crucial for breathing assistance and wind speed management. (That is how higher notes are played, especially for brass embouchures)
That's all well and good, but the fact that you can't see any of those things makes this more challenging for wind instruments.
That's true, the music teacher can't notice what's wrong when they go to chat to him or her and seek for assistance. They are just able to hazard a guess.
If a guitarist is having a problem, they can just approach a mirror or a mentor, and they will be able to see what is happening right away.
Summary
So it turns out that I do consider the guitar to be a really challenging instrument. When compared to other instruments, I believe all the reasons I gave are accurate, and playing the guitar is simple in a variety of ways. I prepared this to elaborate on a few of these points and answer the big question: How difficult is the guitar?
Anyway, check out my article on how difficult guitars are if you want to see the other side of the debate and learn why it might not be quite as simple as it seems.
