Sarah

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(Just imagine how you will feel) Getting ready to face the crowd I hear the loud roaring applause as they wait for my appearance (arrival). With a strong focused mind I proudly walk up these large steep stairs towards the black ramp. I feel the adrenaline rush inside of me my mind saying “you can do it”. I see the screen from a distance (the one that the audience are watching). I try to stay calm by the moment and patient while I set myself ready. I strongly feel favoured by the crowd as they call out my name. I feel their nervousness. I hear thousands of screaming fans who are waving flags, screaming and yelling out my name. Step into a different world where I have invented a new splendid, phenomenal, remarkable instrument. This instrument I have invented is like no other instrument you see in the shops or in a catalogue or even on television this instrument has a guitar and a piano together. The piano is stuck underneath the guitar strings, that way when you strum your guitar you will be pressing the keys and the strings at the same time. Not only that you could place you guitar on a chair and play the piano 9the other piano is where you lay the guitar on your lap ).   In my opinion I think this invention I have made is very amazing because it helps people who are excellent at the piano and people who are poor at the guitar. Not only have they got to play the piano they get to play the guitar (two in one!)    My instrument plays different kinds of tunes such as pop, rock, roll and classical. This instrument can be played by ages 10-18. If you but this CD it will help you to play your pitar amazingly.     It will also give you very good tunes and it will give you some splendid ideas. So make sure that if you want to but the pitar buy the CD with it (it’s only cheap by the way!!!!)
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Guitar   The guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four,-seven,-eight,-ten,-eleven,-twelve, thirteen and eighteen guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar also vary, producing a variety of sounds. The three main types of guitars are the electric guitar, the classical guitar, and the acoustic guitar. Sometimes these guitars are played all at the same moment, creating sounds of music to form music.
 * //A musical instrument played by plucking its strings //**

Guitars are also recognised as one of the primary instruments in flamenco, jazz, blues, country, rock music and many forms of pop. Playing the guitar can also be played solo with other music instruments or classical instrument. Guitars may be played acoustically where the tone is produced by vibration of the strings and modulated by the hollow body or they may rely on an amplifier that can electronically manipulate tone. Such electric guitars were introduced in the 1930’s and they have continued to have a profound influence on popular culture since then. 

Tradionally guitars have usually been constructed of combinations of various woods and strung with either nylon or steel strings. Guitars are made and repaired by many brands of guitar makers, but some commonly known and famous by name e.g. Yamaha, Taylor, Paul Reed Smith and Fender.

__Preparing to play the guitar __ When you play the Guitar it is best to be seated on an upright chair that has no chair arms. Cross your legs and relax the guitar on your one of your legs (depending on what hand you use to write with) your left hand need to be free to move around to make sure that it is not supporting your guitar, try not to tilt while playing the guitar. __Strumming __ The easiest way to play the guitar is to brush your right hand thumb across the strings. This is called strumming. Here is what you do: first, make sure your sitting and holding your guitar correctly, without tilting it. Then rest your thumb against the E string (low)-the most nearest to you-and firmly brush your thumb over the each of the strings in one downward movement. One must practice playing this until all six strings sound as if they are being played together.

__Strumming G __ Place your right hand thumb against string D and firmly brush down over the reaming four strings. An X sign above a string on a chord box tells you not to strum that string. Practice the G chord by counting a steady four and strumming on each count. Now turn over to play and sing a song you enjoy to sing-try it! It’s worth a try and its fun. Well… you will never know if you never try! It’s all above having fun and discovering music and different kind of fun related instruments that create music. 

__ Chords and chord boxes __ The instrument of music making Guitar can also be defined as an original instrument well played and used by all ages of generation from classical music, pop music, rock and roll, jazz music and the most popular guitar is in structured to playing in orchestra music or themes and the guitar is also most well sounded by combining with other musical instruments that make up the sound of music played as a hit or a song. The guitar is one of the most popular instruments played today and any other day. Guitarists often sing as well as play. The bass guitar has only four strings, and plays lower notes than any other guitar.

__Tuning your guitar __ To find the right guitar notes you can use guitar pitch pipes (which are on the head of the guitar) or play the notes on the piano. Tune each string on the guitar (your guitar) by turning the tuning the pegs very gently, until the string sounds the similar note as the pitch pipe or the piano.

In conclusion a Guitar is a musical instrument consisting of 2 to 18 strings of hard nylon strings with each cord named from each letter of a musical alphabet that is related to a sound or make a note. Guitars are most popular and well known in all generation to man-kind. Also guitars can be played with other musical instruments to form other beautiful tuned music illustrated by other sounds to create such beautiful and musical sounds put together. Whether it is electric guitar, wooden hollow guitar, base or low electric guitar, when music is played, sound is created. What is needed now is your keen interest to practice the guitar, to sing along with friends or to just simply have fun to just lazy around and enjoy time with your guitar. “Make music and enjoy the sound of harmony”.

By Sarah Nachar S 3/P