The Guitar and Its Effect on My Life

The Guitar and Its Effect on My Life

The time was Christmas morning 2003, the ambience was silent and

tranquil; not a sound could be heard. All of a sudden, I was woken

from my eternal slumber. With awareness of the significance of the

time and event, I leaped out of bed and rushed into the living room

where a Christmas tree stood tall. Beneath the tree there lay my

precious presents. Rummaging through these random gifts that had been

awarded to me, I was disappointed to see that there were few that

specifically appealed to me. Yet being the foolish child I was, I had

overlooked one of them. In the corner of the room was one unwrapped

box; upon it labelled “Electric Guitar and Amplifier”. Although it had

not appeared to be something as momentous at first, little had I known

that this object was something that would soon turn out to have a

highly significant effect on my life…

From that point on, the guitar seemed to turn the tables for me. It

was highly unlike any other musical instruments I have ever played

before, it had seemed to be something that I had become completely

attached and addicted to. In spite of all the offers my father had

given to me about guitar lessons, I had intentionally turned them

down. As puzzled as my father was to my decision, I explained to him

that this was an instrument I wanted to play in the form of an

enjoyable activity. Having a guitar teacher would give me consistent

blocks of homework on specific set pieces, thus turning practice into

a task. I wanted to learn to play this instrument at my own pace and I

wanted to learn to play this instrument in a manner that I would

regard it as something ...

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...sion with practicing the guitar has almost reached

the point that my parents have had no choice but to enforce a maximum

practice time of 3 hours per day on the guitar. They have also warned

me that should my grades drop, my guitar would be the first possession

of mine that would be confiscated. This in one sense could also be a

good thing considering the fact that it does give me more incentive to

achieve higher academic grades.

After weighing out the pros and cons, I would definitely say that

playing the guitar has had a favourably positive effect both

psychologically and physically upon my life. With aid of my guitar I

was able to release the stresses of everyday life, learn new ideas

about music and make new friends. Of all the greatest gifts that

anyone has ever bought me, my guitar is definitely among the top.