Tonklagen,
Yes, I like some classical guitar players.

In fact, before I read your post, I was on YouTube commenting that I love Julian Bream, and find his playing incredibly emotive and just right, whereas John Williams' playing leaves me cold.

Similarly - and this may be heresy, but I will say it, regardless - I am not all that fond of Segovia's playing, although he was obviously one of the greats.

Regarding you wondering whether you have taken the 'right' path, I have had some thoughts.

I think that you just have to give whatever you are doing a good 'go', and evaluate where you want to go from there.

Maybe you are aware that Andy Summers (most famously from The Police) is a classically trained guitarist. He played in some psychedelic/experimental bands in the 60s, and after The Police has collaborated with Brian Eno.

So, his 'journey' in music has been long and varied.

Richie Sambora started to study with Tommy Emmanuel after getting out of Bon Jovi (sorry, I do not like most of the music of either of those players, but it is a good example of what I am saying).

Robbie Krieger was classically trained, and what a distinctive flavour that added to the music of the The Doors.

George Harrison gave up guitar for three years (apart from playing on Beatles' recordings) while he pursued a particular school ('gharana') of sitar. He then invented a whole type of slide playing drawing from his experience playing sitar.

So, there may be many steps on your journey through music.

My only suggestion is that you commit to what you are learning at any given time so that you have a thorough enough exposure to it that you (a) can learn something from it, and (b) can make a decision about whether you want to stick with that, or move on to something else.

One final 'note' (sorry, had to say that). About 12 years ago I started to take sitar lessons - did that for about three years, but I am clunky enough on regular guitar, so gave up the instrument. But North Indian (Hindustani) Classical Music has changed my life. And I get *very* upset because I cannot listen to rock during the time that I am listening to HCM, and vice versa.

So, when I feel things are beginning to change, like a kind of changeover, it takes a few weeks to get into the frame of mind/body/soul to listen to one of those types of music. And then I spend a few months doing that and not listening at all to the other type of music, and then, invariably, I feel myself changing again.

It is a pain in the [*****], and puts me in a dilemma similar to yours (but not as serious because I am doing this for enjoyment, rather than as a career). My dilemma is - should I give up sitar playing for good, or should I give up guitar playing for good?

All the best to you in your journey.

Last edited by drutgat; 10/20/18 04:45 AM.
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