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If you have it in you to play a musical instrument or sing, most likely you will know it at a very early age. It will feel like a force that compels you to act on it. For example, if you like rhythm, you might be pounding on objects or develop makeshift drumsticks, cymbals and drums out of toys or pots and pans!
If you like the guitar, you might be strumming on stretched out rubber bands and if you like the blow instruments, you might be blowing whistles or whistling.
Eventually, you might bug your parents enough that they will buy you an instrument to get started. If that is the case, following are some factors to consider:
Patience. If you are young, you might not have a choice. You might be thrust into joyless lessons on music mechanics that create dullness in what once seemed like great joy. Stay with it. Learn what you can from lessons. You can begin creating quickly in music and can do that in your off time.
Approach. Not only were the Beatles not classically trained but neither John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, nor Ringo Starr could read music. They just played. When they needed a chord, they either figured it out themselves or travelled to see someone who knew it. Discover what works for you and do it.
Practice. Every musician that is worth hearing, practices all the time. Most of the time, if you are driven, it is a labor of love and a chance to get better. In fact, one famous studio guitarist saved up enough money when he was in his late teens to take off work for one year. For that year, all he did eight to ten hours a day like a job, was learn the guitar. After that year, he could play any style guitar and became a much sought after studio musician who constantly worked.
