If you stick with practicing this instrument, you will find that it WILL positively impact your life in some way. ✨ Share your motivational tips & encouragement for practicing guitar below to help out our girl, Cristina & anyone else who may need it.💗
Imagine your future self already knowing how to play .. use that to inspire you and Remember every day you practice your e one more day closer to your goal
This is such great advice and you said it so perfectly!! Sometimes I find myself becoming unmotivated and I have to remember why I started in the first place:) thanks for this video❤️
Several of my students have mentioned that they watch your channel, and they just love you. Thank you for sharing and inspiring so many young ladies to pick up their instruments and play.
Hi, Katie! Thank you so much for leaving such a sweet & supportive comment. I really appreciate that, especially coming from a fellow female guitar/uke teacher here on TH-cam. Your channel is adorable, by the way! And you're also a great role model to look up to for young female musicians. So glad we can use our passion to help inspire others!
@@GuitarGoddess I'm so floored that you responded. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to write back. My student, Nora, is going to freak out! Sometimes she wants to show me a new song that she's learned from you during her lesson. I'm also floored that you checked out my channel, and thank you for your kind words! You are a very talented individual, and you are very kind. Blessings on you day!
So I just started playing about 2 years ago and It was very frustrating at first, but I quickly learned that if I wanted to get better I needed to know how to practice. So when I wanted to learn a new song I'd always learn the hardest part first and sometimes it took me weeks to get it right but when I did it all came together beautifully all you need is 10 to 30 mins a day and your brain will remember. There were a few times where I couldn't do it one day and the very next day I am able to do it! It's an amazing experience
Great advice GG! Cristina, I would echo what Guitar Goddess said about learning songs that you love. Even the most experienced guitarists get in a rut with what they are playing, and there is nothing more motivating than picking the song you are obsessed with RIGHT NOW and learning it so you can jam along! 😌🤙🏽
Playing guitar is the most amazing thing that I did till now. It was hard at first but.. then I stopped caring about how good I sounded. What mattered was that it made me feel something
Thank you to everyone and GG for the motivation. I started playing guitar about 3 years ago. I started because I loved listening to my grandpa play. I not only wanted to learn the instrument, but to get to know him as well. This past year I've kind of hit a "root." My grandpa had a major stroke resulting in limited motion in the right side of his body. Meaning instead of us playing guitar together, he has to learn how to walk again. Since then I haven't played much guitar because I didn't know what to play, do, or learn. I think now I realize why I want to keep playing. Not just to become a better guitar player, but to play for him.
Hey Christina! I’m almost 13 so about your age and I play guitar as well. If you feel unmotivated sometimes it’s helpful to go back to your roots and play the first song you ever learned. That will remind you why you started. Also artists in the music industry are always coming up with new songs so there is always some new song to play. Just play the songs you love. Watching other people such as Guitar Goddess can be very motivating and inspiring too!
Just try to have fun while learning! In the long run you will find that you are able to create something unique...we all have different ideas and different shaped hands and all these things add up to your potential as an individual...so hang in there Christina!!
I love that remember y u started playing and going back to that remind me of when I was a young kid and dancing in the living room to the music on the stereo
You can earn a good living playing guitar! You can express yourself through songs that You write, and people will listen to them. Like GG said, you can travel around the world with the money and connections you make playing the guitar! If I had spent 15 minutes a day practicing at your age, I'd be playing the Sydney Opera House tomorrow! Music is the biggest thing that brings people together, and you have that power right in your heart and fingers. Make the most of that gift... it's such a great journey!
You're not only guitar goddess but also a true motivator and you help me everyday to stay motivated and do work . Just because of you I never get discouraged . I wanna thank with all of my heart . Love you GG 😍
Yup. I started learning doing quarantine and it was honestly hard cuz my fingers are tiny but now I started making song covers already. You just gotta keep going
I stay motivated by learning the songs I really love and by watching other people playing the guitar. Thank you for filming all these video and teaching me guitar. Thank you💖 P.S. Could you please do a tutorial for 'Mean' by Taylor Swift? It's my favorite song ever...
Thanks for sharing! So glad you're enjoying my videos. I don't have any current plans for "Mean", but I would love to teach it when I get the chance. :)
I have this little tip/idea to motivation. When I was 10, my dad forced me to play the guitar, but I was literally like "no no no" and my dad just gave up on me. Years later, I literally saw my most favourite K-pop idol: Park Chaehyung, Kim Seokjin, Wendy,etc (if u know who they r) playing the guitar like a pro. And I was like "Omg they can play the guitar?!?!?!". I always dreamt of being like them and for the First Time, I wanted to play the guitar. So maybe u could look for Ur fav idols/celebs for motivation. Or even, look at Michelle!! She is so amazing I swear on my life. 😘😍💖💗💞 To Michelle
I started cause I like a lot of artist, and the fact that you make videos about those artists is really helpfull, cause sometimes the exercises are boring but the songs that we love aren’t and you make you so simple so thank you
I totally feel ya! The best way to learn a new technique is to just play different songs. Every song is different and has the opportunity to learn something new. :)
You truly are a great motivator.. loved ur advice.. i too play guitar and sing along.. It's truly a best advice for all the guitar lovers who are struggling to learn the concept of guitaring and i should say music.. :)
What keeps my motivated is listening to the music that I want to play. I watch my favourite musicians and inspire to play like them. When I hear an awesome song/riff, I want to learn how to play it etc. Also, I never make practise feel like a chore, I don't set timers, I don't set schedule days, I just pick it up when I feel like it, which is everyday. Guitar is a long journey filled with many ups and downs, but the process is extremely rewarding and amazing. Cheers
This video popped up just as I was getting unmotivated to play so thanks!! Also it helps me want to pick up the guitar more is when I’m playing a song I’ll try mimicking a strumming pattern or just make one up if you can’t hear a guitar in it :)
Thank you sooo much I just stared and I have the fender acoustic guitar and it really hard but now I think about what you said and what I could do in the future thank you so much
I took a couple guitar lessons when I was (really young) around 8 and I remember HATING IT! About 5 years later, my mom decided to pick up the guitar and started taking lessons for her birthday. I seized the opportunity and fiddled around with the guitar, found a GG tutorial, and now love it! It's only been 7ish months since I became reinvolved with the guitar but I remember my proudest guitar moment was learning 'Pumped Up Kicks' after seeing Taylor Swift play it on the Ellen show. I LOVE playing a song that by my favorite artists and that really motivates me.
Im 12 ,i love playing the guitar it makes me have a break from all homework.I went a bit nervous about it after I was in front of my year and forgot the lyrics/went to close to the microphone.Some boys after to that used to sing it and squeel (but i just went louder because I went to close).They knew that i was upset that i messed up but that did it to make thsmself cool.So on the 21st of July I got the courage to go back on stage and I didn't mess up! Everyone makes mistakes and you will learn from that.🎵💖
Think about the future.....you got this! Guitar is a totally amazing instrument! Christina I love the fact you're sooooooo into guitar! And i obviously just LOVE(×1000000000) MICHELLE 😀♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thanks ,that's what it is,A big problem is about to learn "online" my question is it's very difficult to control myself to keep practicing,quickly understand etc.so how to? .but it have no choice,so Thanks for your suggestions. I do like some of guitar tutors said"do it like your Second Nature" oh..that's incredible,but it takes time,of course.Thanks again.
Thanks a lot for making this video gg. You truely are an inspiration and a great motivation to me and many. What makes you the best motivation is your honest struggling videos which straightly connects a learner watching your videos. Being very honest, i dont practice any of your videos, except for Despecito and the shape of you because i like to practice indian bollywood music but still watch all your videos because your videos has always brought positivity and motivation to me. Keep motivating and best of luck in your electric guitar journey. Looking forward to see your progress soon.
Pravin, I am so happy to know that you enjoyed this video! Thanks for letting me know. :) I'm so glad you feel connected to my learning/progress videos. That's my goal. I want to use it to motivate you and everyone else in the GG community. I will have more electric guitar videos coming soon. I have quite a few. Just need to edit them. :)
You should keep making videos doesn't matter better or worse and watch it every next month and the progress will keep you going. And remember give up is something u don't understand.
From France 💖 your videos are so interesting Michelle 😍 you taught me my very first song on the guitar ( Beautiful Eyes by Taylor) and so many other songs so thank you so much for that 😘 love you you're adorable 💖
Its not often you come by another Kiwi! (New Zealander) I was in the same situation for the last month where I wasnt play guitar much even though I had the time, What I did to stay motivated was to watch Jim Root play (my guitar idol) and then I learnt a somewhat easy song that I enjoyed to feel good, and while I worked on that, I also worked on a much harder song to push my skills... Damm Distortion by baby metal, that melodic intro is a pain in the ass xD
Great video GG and so nice of you for doing this video for your viewers. My advice for Cristina: What GG said, learn new things and new songs. That helps you learning more on some new techniques or strumming patterns or new chords, etc.... Every song is different. Another thing is watching other guitarist on how they play and get inspired. Best place to see other musicians or guitarist is here on TH-cam or Instagram. Last: If you're stuck on something, ask for help. May you have an awesome guitar journey Cristina! Keep on learning! 🙂
So glad you loved the new video! :) I'm loving reading all of these supportive comments from the GG Community. Y'all are truly inspiring & encouraging! Thanks for sharing some sweet words for Cristina.
Well for me, there's no particular reason why I like guitar, like, I just like it. And so, I started learning it with a teacher. But as time past, I started to lose interest in guitar, I don't really know why, maybe it's just because I felt like it's boring. I stopped playing guitar for a few months as I have no "motivation" to continue. But at one point, I started to think, why do I start? It's because I like it. Not only that, I also have a person, or an idol of mine, who plays guitar, which I think he is probably the one who inspired me to pick up the guitar. So now, even if I didn't learn guitar with that teacher, I learn it by myself, going through TH-cam and the Internet to find some lessons and new songs to play. I wouldn't say I'm really good at guitar, but I can say that I love guitar, that's all it really matters, you love it, you do it. I know I wrote really long and it might seems a little boring, but I just wanna use my personal experience to encourage you to continue doing what you love.
Playing An Instrument is not something that you do to keep yourself entertained. It's something you do because you are passionate about it. I don't know about piano, drums and other instruments but when it comes to Guitar You have to be passionate about playing and be ready to make sacrifices. When I was 4, I used to tell my parents "I want to play Guitar" so when I was 7 I went for lessons and after buying a guitar and learning a bunch of chords and Theory, I quit. 4 Years later, my sister started taking guitar lessons from the same teacher I went to and I felt it deep inside my blood that I was destined to play Guitar. I started again and now I play Fingerstyle Guitar. I'd be lying if I say it was easy because it is not. Some people think Guitar is easy but it isn't. However It does become easier when You are passionate and eager to play. I don't set timers or practice everyday but when I feel that longing I pick up the guitar and I don't put it down until I do what I feel is necessary that day. Yes, Practicing is Crucial in guitar but having the will and passion is also very very Important. 🎸🎸
Hi michelle! Im glad to see you well. Long time since i watched your videos. Still remember your apple picking vlog and the time you talked about parking chaos in college 6 or so years ago. Man.. That was a rough time for me. TH-cam has changed a lot since then. I missed the yyoutube era of 2006 to 2013.
Hi!! Oh my goodness. I remember you!!! :D How could I forgot Yellow Little Ducky?! You've been around a long time. How have you been? I miss parts of old TH-cam as well. A lot has definitely changed since then.
Really nice video we should all stay motivated and make our goals come true !!!that's what I'm trying to do with my guitar journey ..!!sometimes with school and other activities is really really hard to pick up my guitar sit on my bed and just relax and play some songs !!but I always try to remember why I started and why I fell in love with my guitar and music in General!!! Thank you GG for the tips !!!I hope Christina and all the others to stay motivated and find out what they really want ! Thanks again have a great day !!😊
Thank you for this! I've had my guitar for I want to say 5-6 years(im 17) and every so often I try picking it up and then end up giving up. And just recently I decided to try to pick it up again but as of right now I'm sort of stuck because I don't know where to go now. I've got a few chords down and I want to learn a song but I'm too indecisive and don't know which one to learn that will be easy enough so that I won't get discouraged. 💕
Check out Andy Guitar on TH-cam. He has a great beginner programme so go to his site for a very structured plan with lots of simple songs. Also look into Justin guitar on TH-cam. But also come back here for her guitar song tutorials as they are great as well.
Just learn whatever song is going to motivate you to play. Don't base it off of what chords are in it. If it's a song you love, you'll want to play it. You just have to be patient with yourself and break things down step by step. :)
For a while I felt stuck when I was forcing myself to learn difficult theory I felt like I NEEDED to have all this knowledge in order to play I lost all my motivation and then I just started playing songs Again like only learned songs and left the theory part to the side.. it was so much more fun! You have to learn what YOU want and not what you think you need to that’s the best way to go about it if you learn what you want it becomes fun and won’t feel like a must :)
I believe guitar is too boring and hard at the beginning but once you got your hand on your guitar maybe in 2 months or maybe 3 months.. believe me you would definitely like to play guitar for almost 2-3 hours and yes we should focus on different songs which we do like as we're really feeling it when we play our favourite songs on our own!
I love playing guitar. I don't know why i love playing it.. but you inspired me a lot to play guitar. Thank you for doing all the videos and inspiring us to play the guitar NB: Your sound is also awesome some of your songs of Taylor swift you had sang was so lovely which makes your sound similar to her.. ^ ^
Learn songs you love and sing along while you play! Guitar playing really compliments singing, and singing is such an elevating, fun, health-enhancing, stress-relieving thing to do. That's what kept me addicted. Singing was a big motivator. Now that I'm trying to learn lead guitar on the electric, I don't have that singing paired with that practice, and I'm finding it a lot more challenging for that alone. But I'm just going to work on some amazing solos that I really want to play, and that'll keep me going.
I just started playing the guitar and I know beginnings are really hard, but I'm so impatient😂 I hope I'll be better later, cause I really wanna be good at it❤️ btw. That's so sweet you did this video! Thank you!
You WILL get better. You just have to accept patience within yourself. You're going to fail. You're going to make mistakes. But, if you keep practicing, you're definitely going to get BETTER.
I guess what i heard most ppl say growing up its “to push through it especially on the hard days, or remember the first spark” except that its bullshit. Since for me it doesn’t really hold up to true burnout. I guess what i would say is that theres something worth it and even if u cant see it right now its still there. Stay Hard!
As someone who played guitar since age 6 and now became a professional concert player and a college professor, I would like to say that you should treat your practicing as your school homework. It’s not optional! Practicing is not fun, but is necessary to become a great musician. It is very helpful to record videos of your songs. It is Definitely a great motivation to be able to share your videos with friends. Just start recording and you will see miracle at work.
Wow that's so true.. That's my experience too. I practice one part for a week, and no good results. But suddenly on 8th day it gets better. On 9th, the best!!!!!! Do you know that experience?? Omg😀. It's like God watching you practice all that week and he decides to bless your brain to put all the pieces together suddenly on 8th day❤️
I feel s o motivated to continue learning to play the guitar right now but it's almost midnight and I can't play right now cause my parents will hear it then.... cry. Well let's wait for tomorrow. Thank you for motivating me!!! 💗 I'm so thankful
I’ve been trying to learn for a couple of months and I’ve started losing confidence , I don’t know where to start to get myself enthusiastic again , sometimes I get frustrated when I start to learn a song that I like and then I find it’s passed my skill level , I know many intros but I don’t no one full song . What’s your advice ? Oh and Christina your at the right age to become amazing because you have your whole child hood to learn . Just look up Sungha Jung and you’ll see what I mean.
Cristina, to push the things forward, mostly is a good idea and I think you can find a lot of wisdom in the words of GG and the others. But sometimes, thats my very own experience, it could make sense to slow the things a bit down, without giving up. So for example you could split the 15 minutes suggested by Michelle into five minutes for practicing and 10 minutes for playing the things you love. And for this 5 minutes it's enough to take a little thing - perhaps a single chordchange or one barchord. This keeps you in the process of practicing but the time is to short to get seriosly bored. And after that, when duty ist over, you are free to do that, guitars really are made for: playing some music you like no matter what it is. So stay tuned, and I wish your guitar still remains a good companion through your times.
Try to push yourself to learn ONE new thing every time you pick up the guitar. I've been playing almost 30 years, and learn new things every time I pick up my guitar. And I play almost every day. Music is freedom and joy!
I think it's important to practice guitar everyday and to try to increase the practising hours little by little. It also helps to challenge yourself, but you have to make sure not to burn yourself out either. I'm practising note reading through classical pieces, rhytm reading and singing prima vista. I'm enjoying it so far. I begun by practising for 5 minutes a day and increase the time for 5-10 minutes more each day. I'm practicing for 2 hours a day now. My goal is to be able to practice for 6-8 hours a day. But make sure to take a break between the practice hours and take small steps. You'll love it after seeing yourself getting better and you will experience music differently.
Can you do king of my heart by Taylor swift if you haven’t already? 💜💜💜 what helped me was, at first my dream was to play guitar in front of millions people and making them smile and sing along with me. Now, every time I play guitar I think of my goal and how close I’m getting towards it. It keeps me motivated and happy 😃.
What I do when I get bored is retune to a different tuning a look for a an interesting song to try. For an 11 year old that my not be a great choice, but trying to add a song in Dropped D might be just different enough to make her guitar feel like it is "new".
This is not just a problem for youngsters, I started at 55, i'm now 60 and still TRYING, but some days after 12 hour working day it's difficult to motivate myself, then I look around at all my music and guitars and remember when wanting to play hit me back in the 60's but due to life never got around to it, but at least 5 minutes every evening and try to put more time in on half days
I also found creating a Facebook group for my lesson storage and backing tracks, have a few friends in it and guitarists, i make a couple of video's and get great help, thats a good thing to do, not posting them on my normal wall just in here, it helps with those little boosts of confidence
Hi Michelle thanks for the vid I rlly needed it next can you do a guitar tutorial of in case you didn’t know by Brett young please ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love that song
I always did at least 10 minutes a day for half a year and I actually never had a single day that I did more than 10 minutes, because it always feels like a chore... Well in the beginning (6 months ago) in the first weeks I practiced a little more because it was completely new for me, but now I now the basic chords and know the choruses of like 5 songs I like it gets really boring and the next step is too difficult for me. I don't know what to do... I am thinking about quitting and maybe trying out the Piano/Keyboard because it looks way easier and guitar lessons are also really expensive...
I only started playing the guitar like 3 months ago, and I'm kinda mortified because I'm 19. Im having classes with a cool teacher but I don't have a nice progress, I mean I can't even change fast enough between barre chords. It takes practice, much more than I originally guessed, but you also have to find a song you love to practice on. For example, my first song was House of The Rising Sun. Classic, but I don't like it. So my teacher asked me what rock ballads I like. Right now I'm actually practicing on photograph by ed Sheeran bc its a great song, and I feel better. I guess the key is to give yourself time and play songs you love. One thing that made me practice more though is sth like reverse psychology, bc when my teacher told me he'd give me a more simple picking pattern for HotRS I immediately promised myself Im gonna nail the actual picking pattern.
Ugh. I know how you feel. My first guitar teacher pushed "House of the Rising Sun" on me and it's absolutely NOT at all what I wanted to learn. It was SO boring and de-motivating. Your teachers should be teaching you music that motivates YOU. I never teach my private students songs they don't like. I want them to stay motivated when they practice in between lessons. I'm sure your teacher has good intentions of teaching you that song for a particular skill set, however, if you don't like the song, I am 100% sure you won't be practicing it at home. Ask your teacher, if he can find you a song that is in your musical interests that include the method he is trying to teach you.
@@GuitarGoddess he actually asked me what rock ballads I like because he had asked me in the beginning what music do I like, but that was the first song and yeah. Thank you so much for replying, you made my day (I'm learning Photograph by Ed Sheeran now and I will tell my teacher my honest opinion on the songs next time). By the way, when I watched your tutorial on You Belong With Me I decided I will take up guitar
I also got a Little piece of advice here, coming from my own expierience. Don't see playing the guitar as a Competition. Do not let the fact, that you Play the guitar less good than others, demotivate you to continue playing. Even the best guitarists in the world have to practice and learn new stuff.
If you stick with practicing this instrument, you will find that it WILL positively impact your life in some way. ✨ Share your motivational tips & encouragement for practicing guitar below to help out our girl, Cristina & anyone else who may need it.💗
Guitar Goddess could u do the song sad from xxx I play guitar for an year now and u inspierd me to play hope u right back ur dear fan
Can you please do" fly love " by Jamie Foxx pleaseee I would mean a lot
I❤u gg😁
For frank or Russ who u think was watching
Imagine your future self already knowing how to play .. use that to inspire you and Remember every day you practice your e one more day closer to your goal
Love this!!
Thanks you and its amazing to hear ❤❤
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I like this advice. I’m truly brand new to playing. I wish I were introduced to learning at a young age. I’m 21 now.
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This is such great advice and you said it so perfectly!! Sometimes I find myself becoming unmotivated and I have to remember why I started in the first place:) thanks for this video❤️
You're welcome, Elise!! Glad I could help! 😊
Elise Ecklund and guitar goddess, you are amazing TH-camrs and I love you both even though I only recently stumbled upon you, Guitar Goddess.😊😊
Olivia Bayus
I agreee
Oml they are both 2 of my favorite youtubers!!😊
I love u Elise
Several of my students have mentioned that they watch your channel, and they just love you. Thank you for sharing and inspiring so many young ladies to pick up their instruments and play.
Hi, Katie! Thank you so much for leaving such a sweet & supportive comment. I really appreciate that, especially coming from a fellow female guitar/uke teacher here on TH-cam. Your channel is adorable, by the way! And you're also a great role model to look up to for young female musicians. So glad we can use our passion to help inspire others!
@@GuitarGoddess I'm so floored that you responded. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to write back. My student, Nora, is going to freak out! Sometimes she wants to show me a new song that she's learned from you during her lesson. I'm also floored that you checked out my channel, and thank you for your kind words! You are a very talented individual, and you are very kind. Blessings on you day!
So I just started playing about 2 years ago and It was very frustrating at first, but I quickly learned that if I wanted to get better I needed to know how to practice. So when I wanted to learn a new song I'd always learn the hardest part first and sometimes it took me weeks to get it right but when I did it all came together beautifully all you need is 10 to 30 mins a day and your brain will remember. There were a few times where I couldn't do it one day and the very next day I am able to do it! It's an amazing experience
Thanks for sharing!!
Great advice GG! Cristina, I would echo what Guitar Goddess said about learning songs that you love. Even the most experienced guitarists get in a rut with what they are playing, and there is nothing more motivating than picking the song you are obsessed with RIGHT NOW and learning it so you can jam along! 😌🤙🏽
Thanks for chiming in, Cody!! You're seriously such an upbeat, positive influence in the guitar community. So glad to have you here. :)
The Groovy Guitar Dude I agree, I learnt one of my faves songs and now, I’m really good!!
This is great advice I often lose interest in practicing guitar and often get distracted to
Playing guitar is the most amazing thing that I did till now. It was hard at first but.. then I stopped caring about how good I sounded. What mattered was that it made me feel something
I used to take guitar lessons and the books didn’t motivate me to keep practicing.
Thank you to everyone and GG for the motivation. I started playing guitar about 3 years ago. I started because I loved listening to my grandpa play. I not only wanted to learn the instrument, but to get to know him as well. This past year I've kind of hit a "root." My grandpa had a major stroke resulting in limited motion in the right side of his body. Meaning instead of us playing guitar together, he has to learn how to walk again. Since then I haven't played much guitar because I didn't know what to play, do, or learn. I think now I realize why I want to keep playing. Not just to become a better guitar player, but to play for him.
Hey Christina! I’m almost 13 so about your age and I play guitar as well. If you feel unmotivated sometimes it’s helpful to go back to your roots and play the first song you ever learned. That will remind you why you started. Also artists in the music industry are always coming up with new songs so there is always some new song to play. Just play the songs you love. Watching other people such as Guitar Goddess can be very motivating and inspiring too!
Thank you so much!
Honestly you are the reason why I am continuing to learn Guitar and sing. For that, thanks so much!!
You're welcome, Stewart!
Just try to have fun while learning! In the long run you will find that you are able to create something unique...we all have different ideas and different shaped hands and all these things add up to your potential as an individual...so hang in there Christina!!
I love my guitar , I will keep trying to learn no matter what , thanks gg for the motivation , we LOVE you ❤
I love that remember y u started playing and going back to that remind me of when I was a young kid and dancing in the living room to the music on the stereo
You can earn a good living playing guitar! You can express yourself through songs that You write, and people will listen to them. Like GG said, you can travel around the world with the money and connections you make playing the guitar!
If I had spent 15 minutes a day practicing at your age, I'd be playing the Sydney Opera House tomorrow!
Music is the biggest thing that brings people together, and you have that power right in your heart and fingers. Make the most of that gift... it's such a great journey!
You're not only guitar goddess but also a true motivator and you help me everyday to stay motivated and do work . Just because of you I never get discouraged . I wanna thank with all of my heart .
Love you GG 😍
Aww!! 💗💗💗
You're definitely right. When you love something for the right reasons, it will change your life in ways you can't imagine.
Yup. I started learning doing quarantine and it was honestly hard cuz my fingers are tiny but now I started making song covers already. You just gotta keep going
I stay motivated by learning the songs I really love and by watching other people playing the guitar. Thank you for filming all these video and teaching me guitar. Thank you💖
P.S. Could you please do a tutorial for 'Mean' by Taylor Swift? It's my favorite song ever...
Thanks for sharing! So glad you're enjoying my videos. I don't have any current plans for "Mean", but I would love to teach it when I get the chance. :)
I have this little tip/idea to motivation. When I was 10, my dad forced me to play the guitar, but I was literally like "no no no" and my dad just gave up on me. Years later, I literally saw my most favourite K-pop idol: Park Chaehyung, Kim Seokjin, Wendy,etc (if u know who they r) playing the guitar like a pro. And I was like "Omg they can play the guitar?!?!?!". I always dreamt of being like them and for the First Time, I wanted to play the guitar. So maybe u could look for Ur fav idols/celebs for motivation. Or even, look at Michelle!! She is so amazing I swear on my life.
😘😍💖💗💞 To Michelle
Aww, thanks for sharing!! That's so sweet of you to say!
Aaaaa Kpop fannnn!
Thank God my idol isn't lil' Wayne...
Cristina don't get distracted.
You are awesome, continue playing the guitar.
Maybe you'll be next Guitar Goddess.
Love from India.
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I started cause I like a lot of artist, and the fact that you make videos about those artists is really helpfull, cause sometimes the exercises are boring but the songs that we love aren’t and you make you so simple so thank you
I totally feel ya! The best way to learn a new technique is to just play different songs. Every song is different and has the opportunity to learn something new. :)
You truly are a great motivator.. loved ur advice.. i too play guitar and sing along.. It's truly a best advice for all the guitar lovers who are struggling to learn the concept of guitaring and i should say music.. :)
Currently in a rut... thanks!
ahhh thank you so much for this and all you other videos!! you're such an inspiration ❤️
You're welcome!! 😊
What keeps my motivated is listening to the music that I want to play. I watch my favourite musicians and inspire to play like them. When I hear an awesome song/riff, I want to learn how to play it etc. Also, I never make practise feel like a chore, I don't set timers, I don't set schedule days, I just pick it up when I feel like it, which is everyday. Guitar is a long journey filled with many ups and downs, but the process is extremely rewarding and amazing. Cheers
And that my friends is the right attitude and approach to have with guitar. 👏🏼
This video popped up just as I was getting unmotivated to play so thanks!! Also it helps me want to pick up the guitar more is when I’m playing a song I’ll try mimicking a strumming pattern or just make one up if you can’t hear a guitar in it :)
I only played for two months but would get to frustrated and stopped . This is motivating me again.
i just want to play guitar cause its sounds great,
U are an amazing singer and an amazing guitarist too
Thanks for this video, I really needed this.
Thank you sooo much I just stared and I have the fender acoustic guitar and it really hard but now I think about what you said and what I could do in the future thank you so much
You're welcome!! 😊
I took a couple guitar lessons when I was (really young) around 8 and I remember HATING IT! About 5 years later, my mom decided to pick up the guitar and started taking lessons for her birthday. I seized the opportunity and fiddled around with the guitar, found a GG tutorial, and now love it! It's only been 7ish months since I became reinvolved with the guitar but I remember my proudest guitar moment was learning 'Pumped Up Kicks' after seeing Taylor Swift play it on the Ellen show. I LOVE playing a song that by my favorite artists and that really motivates me.
Thanks for sharing your story! 💗
i am playing guitar while my studies going on , so either i can be a mad artist or a bookish jerk
😭ya
Im 12 ,i love playing the guitar it makes me have a break from all homework.I went a bit nervous about it after I was in front of my year and forgot the lyrics/went to close to the microphone.Some boys after to that used to sing it and squeel (but i just went louder because I went to close).They knew that i was upset that i messed up but that did it to make thsmself cool.So on the 21st of July I got the courage to go back on stage and I didn't mess up!
Everyone makes mistakes and you will learn from that.🎵💖
Think about the future.....you got this! Guitar is a totally amazing instrument! Christina I love the fact you're sooooooo into guitar!
And i obviously just LOVE(×1000000000) MICHELLE 😀♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thanks ,that's what it is,A big problem is about to learn "online" my question is it's very difficult to control myself to keep practicing,quickly understand etc.so how to? .but it have no choice,so Thanks for your suggestions. I do like some of guitar tutors said"do it like your Second Nature" oh..that's incredible,but it takes time,of course.Thanks again.
That makes me so happy😊
Thank you so much for sharing this video with us❤
You're welcome! :)
U r so sweet 🤗 u describes the things in a very simple n beautiful language😊
Thanks a lot for making this video gg. You truely are an inspiration and a great motivation to me and many. What makes you the best motivation is your honest struggling videos which straightly connects a learner watching your videos. Being very honest, i dont practice any of your videos, except for Despecito and the shape of you because i like to practice indian bollywood music but still watch all your videos because your videos has always brought positivity and motivation to me.
Keep motivating and best of luck in your electric guitar journey. Looking forward to see your progress soon.
Pravin, I am so happy to know that you enjoyed this video! Thanks for letting me know. :) I'm so glad you feel connected to my learning/progress videos. That's my goal. I want to use it to motivate you and everyone else in the GG community. I will have more electric guitar videos coming soon. I have quite a few. Just need to edit them. :)
This video helped me so much. Thank you so much
I love this post. Thank you so much, so much inspiration :)
You're welcome!! 💞
You should keep making videos doesn't matter better or worse and watch it every next month and the progress will keep you going. And remember give up is something u don't understand.
From France 💖 your videos are so interesting Michelle 😍 you taught me my very first song on the guitar ( Beautiful Eyes by Taylor) and so many other songs so thank you so much for that 😘 love you you're adorable 💖
Hi, Olivia! Thanks for leaving such a sweet comment. I'm happy to know that my videos have helped you. 😊
@@GuitarGoddess You're welcome ! We are lucky to have you on youtube 💕!
Its not often you come by another Kiwi! (New Zealander)
I was in the same situation for the last month where I wasnt play guitar much even though I had the time, What I did to stay motivated was to watch Jim Root play (my guitar idol) and then I learnt a somewhat easy song that I enjoyed to feel good, and while I worked on that, I also worked on a much harder song to push my skills... Damm Distortion by baby metal, that melodic intro is a pain in the ass xD
Great video GG and so nice of you for doing this video for your viewers.
My advice for Cristina: What GG said, learn new things and new songs. That helps you learning more on some new techniques or strumming patterns or new chords, etc.... Every song is different. Another thing is watching other guitarist on how they play and get inspired. Best place to see other musicians or guitarist is here on TH-cam or Instagram. Last: If you're stuck on something, ask for help. May you have an awesome guitar journey Cristina! Keep on learning! 🙂
So glad you loved the new video! :) I'm loving reading all of these supportive comments from the GG Community. Y'all are truly inspiring & encouraging! Thanks for sharing some sweet words for Cristina.
Well for me, there's no particular reason why I like guitar, like, I just like it. And so, I started learning it with a teacher. But as time past, I started to lose interest in guitar, I don't really know why, maybe it's just because I felt like it's boring. I stopped playing guitar for a few months as I have no "motivation" to continue. But at one point, I started to think, why do I start? It's because I like it. Not only that, I also have a person, or an idol of mine, who plays guitar, which I think he is probably the one who inspired me to pick up the guitar. So now, even if I didn't learn guitar with that teacher, I learn it by myself, going through TH-cam and the Internet to find some lessons and new songs to play. I wouldn't say I'm really good at guitar, but I can say that I love guitar, that's all it really matters, you love it, you do it. I know I wrote really long and it might seems a little boring, but I just wanna use my personal experience to encourage you to continue doing what you love.
Playing An Instrument is not something that you do to keep yourself entertained. It's something you do because you are passionate about it. I don't know about piano, drums and other instruments but when it comes to Guitar You have to be passionate about playing and be ready to make sacrifices. When I was 4, I used to tell my parents "I want to play Guitar" so when I was 7 I went for lessons and after buying a guitar and learning a bunch of chords and Theory, I quit. 4 Years later, my sister started taking guitar lessons from the same teacher I went to and I felt it deep inside my blood that I was destined to play Guitar. I started again and now I play Fingerstyle Guitar. I'd be lying if I say it was easy because it is not. Some people think Guitar is easy but it isn't. However It does become easier when You are passionate and eager to play. I don't set timers or practice everyday but when I feel that longing I pick up the guitar and I don't put it down until I do what I feel is necessary that day. Yes, Practicing is Crucial in guitar but having the will and passion is also very very Important. 🎸🎸
Hi michelle! Im glad to see you well. Long time since i watched your videos. Still remember your apple picking vlog and the time you talked about parking chaos in college 6 or so years ago. Man..
That was a rough time for me.
TH-cam has changed a lot since then. I missed the yyoutube era of 2006 to 2013.
Hi!! Oh my goodness. I remember you!!! :D How could I forgot Yellow Little Ducky?! You've been around a long time. How have you been? I miss parts of old TH-cam as well. A lot has definitely changed since then.
@@GuitarGoddess Pretty okay. I have a stable job and trying new activities.
@@YellowLittleDucky That's great! It's always good to try new things. I'm currently doing the same. 💗
Really nice video we should all stay motivated and make our goals come true !!!that's what I'm trying to do with my guitar journey ..!!sometimes with school and other activities is really really hard to pick up my guitar sit on my bed and just relax and play some songs !!but I always try to remember why I started and why I fell in love with my guitar and music in General!!! Thank you GG for the tips !!!I hope Christina and all the others to stay motivated and find out what they really want ! Thanks again have a great day !!😊
Appreciate ya sharing your honest experiences! Honestly, sometimes practicing guitar is the ESCAPE we need from all the crazy in life. :)
Amazing advice..👏👏👏thank you so much💖💖💖..more power..😍😘😘GodBless you and your family.😇🙏🙏
This video was deeply encouraging to me GG! Thank you so much!
You're welcome, Heather! Happy to help out a fellow GG.
Thank you for this! I've had my guitar for I want to say 5-6 years(im 17) and every so often I try picking it up and then end up giving up. And just recently I decided to try to pick it up again but as of right now I'm sort of stuck because I don't know where to go now. I've got a few chords down and I want to learn a song but I'm too indecisive and don't know which one to learn that will be easy enough so that I won't get discouraged. 💕
Check out Andy Guitar on TH-cam. He has a great beginner programme so go to his site for a very structured plan with lots of simple songs. Also look into Justin guitar on TH-cam. But also come back here for her guitar song tutorials as they are great as well.
Just learn whatever song is going to motivate you to play. Don't base it off of what chords are in it. If it's a song you love, you'll want to play it. You just have to be patient with yourself and break things down step by step. :)
Thank you Michelle 💕
You're welcome! 💗
For a while I felt stuck when I was forcing myself to learn difficult theory I felt like I NEEDED to have all this knowledge in order to play I lost all my motivation and then I just started playing songs Again like only learned songs and left the theory part to the side.. it was so much more fun! You have to learn what YOU want and not what you think you need to that’s the best way to go about it if you learn what you want it becomes fun and won’t feel like a must :)
Yes, EXACTLY!! Theory is important, but it doesn't need to be fully understood right away. The main thing is to start playing!!
I was motivated to practice a guitar because I really like Ed Sheeran...
but when I see this kids in our school my mindset is I cant lose...
So inspirational!
I believe guitar is too boring and hard at the beginning but once you got your hand on your guitar maybe in 2 months or maybe 3 months.. believe me you would definitely like to play guitar for almost 2-3 hours and yes we should focus on different songs which we do like as we're really feeling it when we play our favourite songs on our own!
Yes, that's why playing songs you LOVE is SO important! :)
I love playing guitar. I don't know why i love playing it.. but you inspired me a lot to play guitar. Thank you for doing all the videos and inspiring us to play the guitar
NB: Your sound is also awesome some of your songs of Taylor swift you had sang was so lovely which makes your sound similar to her.. ^ ^
💗💗💗
Learn songs you love and sing along while you play! Guitar playing really compliments singing, and singing is such an elevating, fun, health-enhancing, stress-relieving thing to do. That's what kept me addicted. Singing was a big motivator. Now that I'm trying to learn lead guitar on the electric, I don't have that singing paired with that practice, and I'm finding it a lot more challenging for that alone. But I'm just going to work on some amazing solos that I really want to play, and that'll keep me going.
Thanks for sharing, Becca!!
Omg tysm really needed this rn! And btw YOU are a big part of my motivation too GG!
Aww, you're welcome!!
I just started playing the guitar and I know beginnings are really hard, but I'm so impatient😂 I hope I'll be better later, cause I really wanna be good at it❤️ btw. That's so sweet you did this video! Thank you!
You WILL get better. You just have to accept patience within yourself. You're going to fail. You're going to make mistakes. But, if you keep practicing, you're definitely going to get BETTER.
@@GuitarGoddess aww thank you so much! Good luck with everything 🖤
I guess what i heard most ppl say growing up its “to push through it especially on the hard days, or remember the first spark” except that its bullshit.
Since for me it doesn’t really hold up to true burnout. I guess what i would say is that theres something worth it and even if u cant see it right now its still there.
Stay Hard!
You are great I love it 😍
I really need this
As someone who played guitar since age 6 and now became a professional concert player and a college professor, I would like to say that you should treat your practicing as your school homework. It’s not optional! Practicing is not fun, but is necessary to become a great musician. It is very helpful to record videos of your songs. It is Definitely a great motivation to be able to share your videos with friends. Just start recording and you will see miracle at work.
watching 1 am at night , but its time to sleep
Wow that's so true.. That's my experience too. I practice one part for a week, and no good results. But suddenly on 8th day it gets better. On 9th, the best!!!!!!
Do you know that experience?? Omg😀. It's like God watching you practice all that week and he decides to bless your brain to put all the pieces together suddenly on 8th day❤️
I feel s o motivated to continue learning to play the guitar right now but it's almost midnight and I can't play right now cause my parents will hear it then.... cry. Well let's wait for tomorrow. Thank you for motivating me!!! 💗 I'm so thankful
Aww!! You're welcome, Andrea! 😊 Wake up and practice in the morning then. ;)
As they say in HUC106 known as Public Speaking, now that's an awesome informative & persuasive speech fusion combination on guitar that is.
its a very motivated video and i am a big fan from India
I am14 years old and have started learning guitar a few months ago .It is a bit boring and frustrating . But thanks for motivating me .
such an amazing motivation :)
I’ve been trying to learn for a couple of months and I’ve started losing confidence , I don’t know where to start to get myself enthusiastic again , sometimes I get frustrated when I start to learn a song that I like and then I find it’s passed my skill level , I know many intros but I don’t no one full song .
What’s your advice ?
Oh and Christina your at the right age to become amazing because you have your whole child hood to learn . Just look up Sungha Jung and you’ll see what I mean.
thank you..... enough....and more...for me..to practice...a lifetime.....( hopes one day...... Cristina ...too....gets....viral...)
Cristina, to push the things forward, mostly is a good idea and I think you can find a lot of wisdom in the words of GG and the others. But sometimes, thats my very own experience, it could make sense to slow the things a bit down, without giving up. So for example you could split the 15 minutes suggested by Michelle into five minutes for practicing and 10 minutes for playing the things you love. And for this 5 minutes it's enough to take a little thing - perhaps a single chordchange or one barchord. This keeps you in the process of practicing but the time is to short to get seriosly bored. And after that, when duty ist over, you are free to do that, guitars really are made for: playing some music you like no matter what it is. So stay tuned, and I wish your guitar still remains a good companion through your times.
Thanks for sharing!! 💗
@@GuitarGoddess You're welcome :)
Worthy message❤✌️👍😊
FIRST TIME BEING SO EARLY😍((I'm always late to watch your vids but I love it😍
Try to push yourself to learn ONE new thing every time you pick up the guitar. I've been playing almost 30 years, and learn new things every time I pick up my guitar. And I play almost every day. Music is freedom and joy!
Love this.
What are your thoughts on Tommy Emmanuel? Could you do some tutorial of his songs? Best regards.
I needed this thanks 😁
You're welcome!
Guitar goddesses! Your awesome!
New video! Yay🎈
Thanks
You're welcome! :)
I do stay motivated all the time to play my guitar and post the videos..
Nice 👍
I think it's important to practice guitar everyday and to try to increase the practising hours little by little. It also helps to challenge yourself, but you have to make sure not to burn yourself out either. I'm practising note reading through classical pieces, rhytm reading and singing prima vista. I'm enjoying it so far. I begun by practising for 5 minutes a day and increase the time for 5-10 minutes more each day. I'm practicing for 2 hours a day now. My goal is to be able to practice for 6-8 hours a day. But make sure to take a break between the practice hours and take small steps. You'll love it after seeing yourself getting better and you will experience music differently.
Can u plz upload a tutorial on “Happy Now” by Zedd? Wud be really helpful,cuz ur techniques are easy and simple!
Can you do king of my heart by Taylor swift if you haven’t already? 💜💜💜 what helped me was, at first my dream was to play guitar in front of millions people and making them smile and sing along with me. Now, every time I play guitar I think of my goal and how close I’m getting towards it. It keeps me motivated and happy 😃.
This is so sweet :)
What I do when I get bored is retune to a different tuning a look for a an interesting song to try. For an 11 year old that my not be a great choice, but trying to add a song in Dropped D might be just different enough to make her guitar feel like it is "new".
That's a cool & unique idea!
Hiii ateeee how to motivate myself during i want to play and good of guitar?
This is not just a problem for youngsters, I started at 55, i'm now 60 and still TRYING, but some days after 12 hour working day it's difficult to motivate myself, then I look around at all my music and guitars and remember when wanting to play hit me back in the 60's but due to life never got around to it, but at least 5 minutes every evening and try to put more time in on half days
I also found creating a Facebook group for my lesson storage and backing tracks, have a few friends in it and guitarists, i make a couple of video's and get great help, thats a good thing to do, not posting them on my normal wall just in here, it helps with those little boosts of confidence
Thanks for sharing! Glad you're making the extra effort to put in the time for practice. :)
Hi Michelle thanks for the vid I rlly needed it next can you do a guitar tutorial of in case you didn’t know by Brett young please ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I love that song
You're welcome, Rachael!
Please can you make the tutorial I will love you for all eternity ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💕
I always did at least 10 minutes a day for half a year and I actually never had a single day that I did more than 10 minutes, because it always feels like a chore... Well in the beginning (6 months ago) in the first weeks I practiced a little more because it was completely new for me, but now I now the basic chords and know the choruses of like 5 songs I like it gets really boring and the next step is too difficult for me. I don't know what to do... I am thinking about quitting and maybe trying out the Piano/Keyboard because it looks way easier and guitar lessons are also really expensive...
I hope you play lots stars❤
Can u make video on basic fingerstyle guitar
I only started playing the guitar like 3 months ago, and I'm kinda mortified because I'm 19. Im having classes with a cool teacher but I don't have a nice progress, I mean I can't even change fast enough between barre chords. It takes practice, much more than I originally guessed, but you also have to find a song you love to practice on. For example, my first song was House of The Rising Sun. Classic, but I don't like it. So my teacher asked me what rock ballads I like. Right now I'm actually practicing on photograph by ed Sheeran bc its a great song, and I feel better. I guess the key is to give yourself time and play songs you love. One thing that made me practice more though is sth like reverse psychology, bc when my teacher told me he'd give me a more simple picking pattern for HotRS I immediately promised myself Im gonna nail the actual picking pattern.
Ugh. I know how you feel. My first guitar teacher pushed "House of the Rising Sun" on me and it's absolutely NOT at all what I wanted to learn. It was SO boring and de-motivating. Your teachers should be teaching you music that motivates YOU. I never teach my private students songs they don't like. I want them to stay motivated when they practice in between lessons. I'm sure your teacher has good intentions of teaching you that song for a particular skill set, however, if you don't like the song, I am 100% sure you won't be practicing it at home. Ask your teacher, if he can find you a song that is in your musical interests that include the method he is trying to teach you.
@@GuitarGoddess he actually asked me what rock ballads I like because he had asked me in the beginning what music do I like, but that was the first song and yeah. Thank you so much for replying, you made my day (I'm learning Photograph by Ed Sheeran now and I will tell my teacher my honest opinion on the songs next time). By the way, when I watched your tutorial on You Belong With Me I decided I will take up guitar
Hihi! We kinda have the same topic in our videos today 🤗❤ Super motivated greetings from Germany 😊
Ah! That's so cool! We're twinning today with some motivation!! 😊❤
I also got a Little piece of advice here, coming from my own expierience. Don't see playing the guitar as a Competition. Do not let the fact, that you Play the guitar less good than others, demotivate you to continue playing. Even the best guitarists in the world have to practice and learn new stuff.