Get Started

by NAMM Staff | April 22nd, 2008
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"Sometimes you want to give up the guitar; you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded."
–Jimi Hendrix

Though Jimi Hendrix was somewhat of a musical anomaly as far as technical ingenuity is concerned, his legacy opened the gates for many guitarists for years to come. It’s easier today than ever before for everyone who picks up a guitar, grabs a mic or blows a horn to forge his or her path in music in every genre, style and technique.

This site is a place where people can go to learn about picking up that guitar, drumstick, dropping a needle on a turntable, making up rhymes, or playing the trumpet or cello. A place designed especially for the person who has dreamt of making music but never had any idea that the easiest way to get started is to pick up an instrument and start playing. Some people paint, some write stories, some excel in sports—this is the site where everyone can connect by the common thread of music.

Everyone has the ability to learn rhythm, harmony and melody and how easy it actually is to play a song and then—with patience and practice—play it well. More importantly, you can express yourself and have fun with your friends. And if you stick with it, you’ll be rewarded!

So put on your dancing shoes, put on your favorite disk, mp3 or record and prepare to enter a place where music is the means to self-expression you've been waiting for.