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Hi guys,
i'm 16 years old and have been playing classical guitar for around 10 years, i guess i'm alright, i did my grade 8 a while back and have been intending to audition for london music colleges for ages... these would be in november
however, i also play the sax which im pretty average. What i really love to listen to more than anything else is jazz... mainly hardbop but also the jazz greats of the guitar Herb Ellis.. Joe Pass.. etc. It really brings a smile to my face...
i think that i'd really love to give jazz guitar a shot... take a few lessons and see how it goes... but i have a feeling i'd get hooked and i'd hate to see myself drifting away from the classical guitar/my jazz guitar playing interfering with my classical playing...
perhaps its because i've put so much time into the classical guitar or perhaps its because i'm worried that i wont have enough hours in the day to practice jazz guitar in order to get good enough to audition for academy/guild hall/college etc but im hesistant to start now even though i'm almost 100% sure i'd love it...
what do you guys think i should do? stick to the classical guitar... give jazz guitar a shot...
has anyone else been in a similar situation?
sorry for sounding overly dramatic i just really want to make a career out of music and this is quite a big decision...
WILL