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I didn't find classical guitar...classical guitar found me!

by Candy Wilson
(Garland TX USA)

I "inherited" my first guitar from my brother, who really never did much with it. I messed around with it in my early teens, and by my mid to late teens, I had taught myself some chords, and knew enough to play along when groups wanted to sing or something like that.

In my 20's, I found out about a group "guitar class" at a local community college, and thought it would be fun to take it. It turned out that this man would work us pretty hard and gave us some challenging pieces. It sparked my interest in learning classical pieces. Again, my teaching career was beginning, and I didn't pay much attention to my guitar for many, many years.

About 4 years ago, I decided I wanted to study flute. I fell in love with music again and wanted to add a second instrument. My flute teacher said that I could study guitar again because it wouldn't mess up my flute embouchure. So I came back to my guitar after all those years.

I quickly realized how awful my guitar was, and I was able to buy a better one, which made all the difference in the world. Now, 4 years later, I left flute and have put everything I have into studying/playing classical guitar.

I even had the honor of studying with a university professor for awhile. I love it and plan on playing from here on out.