The "sound" of music
By idrc40108
@idrc40108 (5)
United States
December 25, 2010 4:52am CST
Have you ever thought what a guitar actually consists of? A carved piece of wood, coiled strings, and some plastic (acoustic guitars...lets keep it simple). There are only 12 notes available on a guitar and yet this man made "instrument", if the right collection of notes are played, can sound happy, sad, confused, confident and many other very human like emotions. Along with a time signature, (a rhythmic heartbeat in a sense) you have created a song, a reflection of WHO and WHAT we are. Simply amazing. I'm curious to see others perspectives.
4 responses
@thanks1961 (7033)
• India
25 Dec 10
Hi dear,
I like guitar and guitarists and most of sounds produced by guitar. The unfortunate fact is that I cannot play guitar as I didn't learned it. One of my friend was a guitarist and he tried to teach me. But he found that I cannot follow the notes and my fingers are not moving properly. Later on I tried violin and learned more of it and once I change the place, I had to stop learning and didn't got a proper chance to continue. It is just a reason and I think, if I tried, I could have continue learning the violin atleast.
I like to sit with the guitarist and as much time and I will get lots of ideas if I sit with them as I used to sing. As I like to sing the melodious songs, my friend used to play guitar with me. As this ambition of learning is still with me, I am planning to teach my son to learn guitar.
@idrc40108 (5)
• United States
26 Dec 10
You should teach him or at least get him lessons from a teacher, the sooner the better.
@thanks1961 (7033)
• India
27 Dec 10
Hi dear,
Yes, he is upto me asking for it. Recently a new teacher is started fresh classes nearby and I am thinking of get an admission for him. Few of our girls and our friends and from the same building also took the admission and classes have started. But as this is the time of exams, I am just waiting for 1-2 months more and once the vacation starts, we will go for it.
The only issue is that the fees are high and it is slightly difficult to manage all as he is learning dance classes, tuitions, and he goes for teaching the dance classes also for some students. Even my daughter also much interested in learning guitar. I think, once my son picks up, she can also follow him.
Thank you for your advice and comments.
Thank-s
@cssiduyz (1053)
• Indonesia
25 Dec 10
guitar in my opinion is a stringed musical instrument played with the fingers of the hand or a plectrum (guitar stringed instrument). The sound produced by vibrating strings. Guitar can be acoustic or electric guitar, or a combination of both.
Many people who could play the guitar, but few know its history. Here we will see a glimpse of the history of the guitar from time to time. Actually the history of the guitar very long, but given the limited space, this discourse will review an outline only.
History of guitar believed to begin in the Near East region. Among the debris found in Babylon, the most relevant is the guitar that was made in 1900-1800 BC. From that time until the year 1650, guitars have evolved such complex and diverse. So many types and each has a different name.
@idrc40108 (5)
• United States
25 Dec 10
I just want to talk the man or group who organized the guitar intervals and the tuning system.
@julialynne (85)
• United States
25 Dec 10
I think it is amazing how many good songs have come from a guitar and just made out of wood and strings. I have been taught to play the guitar some and I love sitting down with my guitar and trying to play songs on it.
I am a music lover so i like a variety of music and music can be used to soothe when someone is stressed out. My son was diagnosed with autism at 18 monts old and one day in his crib I put music on to see if it would soothe him enough to calm him and to my surprised it helped a lot and he went to sleep and he was sleeping very peacefully so at that time I learn how music can help soothe children to relax enough to sleep. Music and children is a good combination.
