Years ago, when I was teaching guitar, both classic and folk, most of my students were high school kids who wanted to form a Peter Paul and Mary or Kingston Trio sound-alike group. But my most enthusiastic student was a 75 year old man, a former Boeing engineer. He'd never played a musical instrument before—never had the time—but now that he was retired, he wanted to learn to play the guitar. And to read music. He never made it to Carnegie Hall, but he was thoroughly enjoying himself (practiced several hours a day) and reached the point where he could play quite a few easy to intermediate classic pieces. He played a lot for his family and friends and enjoyed their amazement.

Currently, I have a student, a fifty-five year-old woman who plays a bit of piano, but since she doesn't have one in her small apartment, decided she wanted to learn to play the guitar. She's been taking lessons now for a little over a year, can play a fair number of studies and pieces by Sor, Carulli, Aguado, and Tàrrega, and I've just started her on her first Bach piece.

Age is only a number. If you didn't know how old you are, how old would you be?

Go for it!!!

Don Firth