I still remember the first time I picked up a guitar. My dad let me strum his Ovation style guitar and I was quickly frustrated by the terrible sound that resulted from my strumming the strings. I didn’t realize how much more complex it was than I thought to position your fingers in the right places in order to produce a pleasant sound. And then on top of that I needed to move my fingers to other positions in order to put sounds together to play an actual song.
My dad, however, made it look so easy. When he played it looked as simple as picking up a cup of coffee. It seemed so effortless for him to reposition his fingers in order to put sounds together and actually make music.
I wanted to learn and finally realized that even though it looked easy to simply pick up a guitar and start playing music, it actually required time and dedication. At least more than simply picking up a guitar one time and expecting to play a real song like the rock bands and country singers.