Student Life September 2019

GUITAR
AN ADVENTURE JOURNEY
BY CAMELIA ATOMEI
Having a hobby helps people relax and get
through bad moments easier. A few years
ago, I was given a guitar and I can say it was
one of the best things that happened to me as
I was going through my parent’s death and I
felt that everything was falling apart.
In the beginning, I did not know what to do
with it, how to play or how to hold it properly.
It started as a way of doing something
different and then it became a passion, a way
to focus my energy and my motivation on
learning how to play that chord and so on.
Until 2 years ago I used to play everywhere, in
front of my friends, at different scout events
but I had a break since I came to the UK as
I did not manage to buy one. Things have
changed now that I own one, and since I’ve
restarted playing again, I feel more relaxed
than ever.
Even if I have a bad day at work
or I miss home I will get with my
guitar and after a few songs, I
realise how far I got and that
there are still so many things to
discover and to learn.
If you are a new player, I would recommend
filling yourself up with lots of patience as it
can take quite a long time until you will get
that chord as you want, but you will as it is all
about practice. Try to master simple chords
first and then find songs that have them. The
feeling of being successful after mastering a
song is amazing, it makes you want to practice
more and learn more complicated songs.
For me having a guitar now is an excellent
way of spending my time. Wherever I go I
tend to take it with me and make memories
as they are the best way of reminding myself
of a specific place.
If you ever wanted to have a guitar, I would
recommend it. It will make you feel more
responsible as you have to invest time and
effort, but it is totally worth it. Having an
instrument as a passion will have an impact
on our development, makes us listen more to
the music and to the others.
8 • SEPTEMBER 2019 • STUDENT LIFE