{"id":2073,"date":"2024-03-24T12:40:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-24T12:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nirkaminker.website\/?page_id=2073"},"modified":"2025-02-01T14:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T14:11:46","slug":"music-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nirkaminker.website\/?page_id=2073","title":{"rendered":"music journey"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2073\" class=\"elementor elementor-2073\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-196a30d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"196a30d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59a617d\" data-id=\"59a617d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59bc255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"59bc255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I have no idea why I always wanted to play the guitar. It was a desire that developed at a young age. I started to fulfill this desire by learning the mandolin at school, because it was the most &#8220;similar&#8221; thing to the guitar there was. I joined the school I attended in the fourth grade, because music lessons started in the third grade. I was a year behind the other students. A year when I had nothing to do with playing, I had to keep up. I had remedial lessons, I put in hours and hours of learning and practicing. I constantly challenged myself. I learned a lot from this period. My teacher knew that I was interested in learning the guitar and she referred me to a teacher. I bought a guitar, a simple classical guitar for beginners, and I finally started learning the guitar.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 My first lesson happened when I was 10 years old and I was excited. It was actually my first time playing the guitar. The lesson itself was about getting to know the instrument, and getting to know basic knowledge for beginners. I leave the first lesson feeling confused. I left the first lesson disappointed. How is it possible that I always wanted to play the guitar, and when I do it, I have no desire to continue? But I kept going. I kept playing for two years. I got to the point where I knew there was a lesson, I wanted to escape. Every lesson I had, I just waited for it to end. And I tried to explain to my teacher what I wanted to learn and I still couldn&#8217;t enjoy playing it. Two years after I started learning <\/span>guitar, I stopped.<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0For a<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bout three years, I hardly played the guitar. The lack of desire I had from the lessons prevented me from getting close to the instrument. When I was in ninth grade, a question came to my mind. A question that changed my entire perception of playing the guitar and, in fact, the world of music. I don&#8217;t like the fact that I have a guitar in my room that stands out, so why shouldn&#8217;t I learn to play what I love on my own? When I thought about this question, I went straight back to playing. I didn&#8217;t know how or what to do, and I realized that it didn&#8217;t matter. Over time, I improved on my own. Slowly, the path to my goal became clearer and clearer. I practically managed to understand how I would achieve the achievement I wanted so much, to play the guitar. I learned songs that I liked, each time I challenged myself anew. Once I learned a song with a new technique or at a more difficult level, and that&#8217;s how I improved. But something small about me, I was always quiet and insecure. I would always play to myself quietly, and I always avoided playing in front of people. I used excuses like I&#8217;m not good, I haven&#8217;t played in a long time, etc&#8230;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0At the end of 12th grade, the high school where I studied always has a graduation show. And I knew I wanted to play in it. To play on stage in front of my friends, in front of my parents and basically the whole school. I set this goal for myself in 11th grade. Therefore, I had a year to practice.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The 12th grade graduation ceremony arrived and I came insecure but determined to play in the ceremony. The rehearsals for the ceremony were actually one of my achievements in actually playing in front of people. There was a drum band, bass guitar, saxophone, a lead singer and me on guitar. I enjoyed every rehearsal. The first time I felt pressure, discomfort, and fear playing was when the rest of the school students came to hear the band for the first time. The most stressful moment was a minute before I started playing. I was very nervous, my hands were sweating, shaking, but I realized that it was just part of the moment. I finished playing and I was smiling. Not only did I enjoy it, but the audience enjoyed it too. I received reviews, my friends were enthusiastic, and I had a crazy amount of adrenaline.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The real moment arrived, and the show I had been waiting for since the 11th grade arrived. My friends and parents came to the audience, and in a few minutes I went on stage to play. Once again I was stressed, afraid, and my hands were shaking. This feeling didn&#8217;t go away. Many thoughts went through my head about how I would screw up and ruin everything. And all of that disappeared when I started playing. 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