{"id":51691,"date":"2019-07-25T10:49:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=51691"},"modified":"2021-04-22T12:21:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T11:21:25","slug":"four-top-reasons-to-pick-up-a-guitar-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/07\/four-top-reasons-to-pick-up-a-guitar-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Top Reasons To Pick Up A Guitar Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>As a music lover, you&#8217;ll likely have dabbled with the idea of learning an instrument yourself. Many people believe that unless you picked up a guitar as a kid, the whole thing is going to be too tough to achieve as an adult. On the contrary, this couldn\u2019t be further from the truth and learning to play in your teen or adult years is still certainly a goal to put on your bucket list. If you\u2019re contemplating the idea, here come four fab reasons to swap your air guitar for the real deal!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Therapeutic\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The practice of music has long been praised for its therapeutic properties and ability to enhance our mental health. Playing a musical instrument and songwriting is such a useful tool to express our emotions healthily. Many musicians use their craft to get through tough times in their life or to unwind after a hard day&#8217;s work. We live in such a fast-paced and digitalised society that can sometimes affect our bodies and minds negatively. With this in mind, every individual must have a way to destress and access a therapeutic outlet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Creativity<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The practice of creativity can both enrich our lives and nurture our hidden talents. The natural high that arrives from the creative process is both unmatchable and unique. Being creative has often been linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/ashleystahl\/2018\/07\/25\/heres-how-creativity-actually-improves-your-health\/#62b18e6913a6\">improving one\u2019s mental health<\/a>, so you\u2019ll be ensuring a healthy mind if you have enough artistic expression in your life. If you are creative often enough, you will find that your skills and imagination will develop over time. Your increased capacity for original ideas will likely help you in your work and social life also. The first thing you will need to do is to find the right guitar for you. Sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/guitaarr.com\/\">Guitaarr.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/KillerGuitarRigs.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KillerGuitarRigs.com<\/a> will be able to provide some useful info.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Self-esteem <\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many people struggle with their self-esteem, at least at some stage during their lives. The practice of learning to play the guitar could help to elevate your levels of confidence. You\u2019ll surprise yourself with the achievement, extend your social circles and perhaps perform in front of others. Sometimes when you lack confidence, all you need to do is to push yourself out of your comfort zone. Often, the thought of performing is actually scarier than the process itself. Once you\u2019ve performed in front of others for the first time, you\u2019ll likely wonder what you were so worried about!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>New skills\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those who commit to always learning new things will benefit from a rich skillset that they can draw upon in other areas of their life. Playing the guitar will improve your memory, which will help to slow down the process of cognitive ageing as you get older. As well as this, playing the guitar may land you with some <a href=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/07\/5-interesting-tips-to-learn-on-writing-hit-songs\/\">singer song-writer skills<\/a> that you never thought you\u2019d have! You\u2019ll learn to be more self-disciplined and focused because learning the guitar takes lots of practice and hard work. There are plenty of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.landr.com\/10-songwriting-techniques\/\">song writing tips<\/a> out there to get you started. If you don\u2019t fancy this, you can simply learn the songs of all your favs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a music lover, you&#8217;ll likely have dabbled with the idea of learning an instrument yourself. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":51695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2746,10377,7],"tags":[22250,7184,199,22247,21915,14595,12,153,22248,10889,22249],"class_list":["post-51691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editorial","category-entertainment","category-music","tag-creativity","tag-education","tag-guitar","tag-lessons","tag-listicle","tag-mental-health","tag-music","tag-musical","tag-self-learning","tag-songwriting","tag-teaching"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-drJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":56660,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/10\/hints-and-tips-you-should-know-before-you-pick-up-an-electric-guitar\/","url_meta":{"origin":51691,"position":0},"title":"Hints And Tips You Should Know Before You Pick Up An Electric Guitar","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"23\/10\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"When you start playing electric guitar you soon realise there's so much more to consider than just the instrument itself.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Editorial&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Editorial","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/editorial\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/electric-guitar.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/electric-guitar.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/electric-guitar.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/electric-guitar.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/electric-guitar.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":84109,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/09\/ghost-singers-bring-new-voice-to-collective-music-with-latest-single-remember-when-i\/","url_meta":{"origin":51691,"position":1},"title":"Ghost Singers Bring New Voice To Collective Music With Latest Single, &#8216;Remember When I&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"14\/09\/2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Set for release tomorrow, September 15, 'Remember When I' is the new single from Ghost Singers. 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