Determined to reconnect with my musical heritage, I invested countless hours sequestered in my room learning the art of playing the guitar from online videos. After mastering my first three chords, the ones that followed became more difficult and I was unable to play them with any semblance of accuracy. I began to experience the same horrible feelings when I was learning the piano. “No, I exclaimed to myself” as I purged those demons from my mind. I had learned a valuable lesson from my earlier encounter with the piano. If I just give up I will never accomplish my goals; no matter if it is in regards to a musical instrument, school, or life in general. Determined not to fail, I spent the next three years teaching myself to play guitar.
