I'm a college student. I go to a pretty prestigious place, which means that there are hundreds of talented musicians here. I've tried picking up the violin since middle school, but it just never clicked. Maybe it was because I couldn't afford a violin teacher or maybe I was just untalented. I don't know. I don't feel like I'm particularly talented at anything, whether it be in the arts, music, sports, etc. But I feel the most insecure about being unable to play an instrument because I feel like EVERYONE I meet plays an instrument. I feel so stupid when someone is playing the piano and hits a key and says "this is a C" or "this is a minor/major". I have no damn clue what they are talking about and it makes me feel so uncultured.
I do want to learn guitar this summer, but I honestly don't know if I would have the time to become really good at it. I like how soothing guitar sounds, but I do want to become somewhat good at it. My concern might sound stupid, but this has been nagging me for a very long time.
How difficult is it to pick up guitar? How much music theory would I have to learn?
Submitted April 09, 2022 at 09:47PM by East_Knowledge_2895 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/u06fq9/i_cant_play_an_instrument_and_i_feel_so_insecure/?utm_source=ifttt