Deanna,

The guitar is a great instrument to learn on your own, it requires perseverance but is very rewarding and you'll never stop learning! (You don't need to be able to read music either!)

There's a lot of great musicians and teachers on the internet that give their time, free of charge, to teach people all different aspects of playing the guitar as well as teaching well known songs/riffs.

The best teacher on YouTube, in my opinion, is Marty Schwartz! He covers all levels of experience, from beginner to experienced. All free of charge!

Marty Schwartz YouTube Channel

Here's one of his latest lessons to give you an idea...


and to keep things topical, here's Marty teaching Johnny Cash's "Walk the line"


Good luck with whatever you choose!

Maybe Joaquin will pop by and give you some good reasons to become an actor! or reasons not to!

Deanna,
I play guitar too and I'm self taught as well. My aunt taught me the first 2 chords E Major and A minor bec. they r next to each other and from there I built. I was in a sort of AMC group where we would sing songs around the fire and I learned from my friends and played together. You learn a lot from joining a folk singing group for example watching how ppl play and they r nice enough to let you join them.

This being said. If I had to choose I would choose acting lessons. Why? Be ause it will teach you many things about human beings and they way we Interact with each other, This can help u later find a job, find love, and many other things that require interacting with others... You will also explore who you are iin a safe environment, I would recommend acting lessons And play guitar on your own.. In any case u can only play guitar a little bit because your finger will hurt at the beginning... Don't get an acoustic guitar, get a Spanish guitar, the strings r softer ..

Deanna

I'm so glad I can help ! [Smile] I have never taken acting lessons but I know ppl who did and they seemed to have so much fun ! I 've been thinking about it and i might take acting lessons myself now even though I'm in my 30ies.. Just for fun ! it's never too late, right ?
Please let us know how it goes ! Another good advice an old friend told me: make sure you find a good place, don't just settle for the first one if its not what you're looking for. U might have to try several places and then compare and choose the one you're looking for ! Just like dating hehe

Hi Deanna,

I was going to tell you how much pleasure I get out of playing a musical instrument and learning how to read music, but I see you've made up your mind to go for acting. Can I have your autograph in advance? I was thinking if you did make it big I could sell it and retire! Seriously, hope all goes well for you. Break a leg!

Sami,

Eventually, I wish to pursue a career in acting, if all goes well in the acting school. I know it would be a huge step and of course I would talk to professionals about this and I know it won't all happen right away. It takes time and I understand that and that's fine because what matters right now is learning new skills in this path. I've talked to people about this already so don't worry, I'm not relying on what you have said. I've been thinking about it for awhile! I'll be taking beginner classes which is just basic steps to express yourself and what not and as I get better, I will move up in each class. So an acting career is quite far in my opinion. Once my skills are good enough, eventually, I will audition for something! Thanks for your concern though!

I would like to start very soon but we'll see what happens! I think I settled on an acting school just have to sign up!