I love music I want to become a musician but is it too late?

Question

I am 17. I can't sing and I only ever learned on Instrument and that was when I was 13 I had to stop and now I want to learn how to play guitar but my mom doesn't think I should waste my time so she won't let me buy one it just fells like unless I start now I want get anywhere

Answer 1

It's never too late to learn something new.

However, unless you happen to have a talent for music, it does take a LOT of practice to get good.  Be prepared to give up some of your free time.

Answer 2

It is never too late. Learn as much as you can about it. Pick up lots of different instruments. Jam with other musicians as often as you can. Most importantly, don't listen to your mom.

Answer 3

its never too late. if thats what you want, go for it.

carpe diem.

Answer 4

It depends on how much natural musical sense you've born with. I loved music all my life but after 30 years of trying many things in music, finally I've realized I don't have enough musical sense in me to produce any good music. I don't know how good you can be.

I think the best thing for you to do now is to go to a music teacher ( someone gives music lessons) and have your musical ability evaluated and ask for advice.

Answer 5

This is the best suggestion on this page:

Learn an instrument that not many people play. Learn guitar first because it is easy, and learn it good! meaning play every day.

Now you can play stringed instruments. NOW, learn an instrument that is rare, like the double-bass, pedal-steel, harp, and rake in the cash (so to speak).

My guitar skills led me to the double-bass, and bass guitar, the cello, the piano, trumpet.  I teach all of these as well as perform, and my life is very easy and happy and I wake up when I want to.

Answer 6

Don't listen to your mom, even though she's the parent. You really want to play guitar? Tell her! Be persistent in whatever you wanna do. And work at it.

It's not too late to learn anything.

Start now. Take singing lessons so you'll at least get the ball rolling a little bit. I won't lie: Finding good teachers who are in it to teach and not for the money are HARD to find. Be on alert when you get a teacher: Ask him or her how many students he or she has, from whatever number you recieve, you can tell if the teacher's completely lying. (My previous guitar teacher said she had 75 students, while the one I have now only has 33). Just because a teacher has a lot of students doesn't mean he or she is excellent at teaching. (Some students from my previous teacher quit and are now taking lessons with the teacher I have now). Strange huh? If you're REALLY serious about singing and learning how to play guitar, you won't give up searching for a good teacher (you may get lucky and get competent teachers the first time around).

Jack Johnson didn't get into music until he was in college, same with Jason Mraz; Colbie Caillat only picked up a guitar and started writing songs two years ago. Nothing's impossible.

Answer 7

All the musicians faced this problem. No exception.

When I was 16 y.o my mam didn't let me buy an electric guitar. I was doing classical and  I wasn't interested about the classical music then.  I grew up in a very conservative environment, the people in my country and my parents could appreciate only the classical music and they considered everything else as nothing important.  I really wanted to stop the classical and I started my revolution against the classical music that had taken me over for years and years. After when I became 20 I purchased my electric guitar and through all these years I never stopped "fighting" the classical conservatism. My storm had prevailed finally but what I learned after a while is that the classical music is not so bad. Finally everything all was a human reaction. I realized there is good and bad in everything, in all the types of music, and I have to appreciate everything that seems to be honest and good. People teen to stuck in what they know better being afraid of everything new and unknown and sometimes risky (with the classical music I could get more money, I could teach, I could get a position in the city council's orchestra... but with the modern no).

Taking this story as an example, the meaning is that the parents always wanna be sure about their children. The years are very difficult and sometimes they wanna be extremely protective when they are coming up to the education and the future of their children. Your mam wants only your good and she believes that playing music is a wasting time, and maybe money, especially if you are in "leaving certificate" session. You have to prove and promise that you will not spend you whole time playing music without doing your homework or any other commitments and you'll be fine, otherwise you have to wait the age of 18. Never it's too late to learn new things. The idea "only the young ages can learn" is completely wrong. The best customers of all the music schools are parents who wanna keep their kids busy, no letting them spending their times out in the streets, cause there is a lot of danger today. Please believe me I am a music teacher, I have a students different ages and some adults seem to get better faster than the naughty kids. Mind also the adults have better concentration than the young kids. The best age for voice is the age of 18-20 as well. You don't need to worry. Just carry on, fight on....

Answer 8

Ask yourself why you want to be a musician. Is it for the pulling power, is it because you think it is cool or is it a genuine love of music. Be prepared to work hard. Long hours sat on your own at first mastering basic techniques. it takes a lot discipline, especially at first.

It's never to late to begin. Good luck.