Hi guys, I’m a 26f and I’ve been playing music “for real” since the beginning of 2022. I’ve always had an interest in music and have always sang but 2022 is when I picked up the guitar.

Fast forward to now and I’ve manage to scrap up a band and have played live shows/play and performed original music. I even have a studio in my home. I’m an English major and I’m great at lyrics and my mouth organ is my original instrument. Music theory is not how I think about music. I know the basics to get by but im really just searching my instrument for the sounds I wanna make.

And I’m feeling really behind compared to my peers in a lot of ways. Singing and playing an instrument is something I’m always working on. I play bass for my band so I can get away with just having to play a few notes so it’s not as hard but I want to do more now.

I have a music mentor but he’s a drumming instructor. I went to him because I wanted to understand rhythm more and learn about the instrument/learn about song structure but we just kinda cover different topics sporadically with no structure. I still struggle with keeping time. (I just need to break up with him lol but I really enjoy him)

I’m feeling a bit stuck because I want to get my chops. I want to put in the time in. But I don’t want to go to school (no money for that lol). I could get a better instructor but I’m also pretty smart and have taught myself a lot in the last 2 years. I always just pick something like learning a song or a new concept then just end up writing my own stuff. Do you guys have any suggestions on how I can start honing in on my struggle points? And programs you’d suggest?

Thanks for reading if you made it this far!

Hey folks, I’m a 26 yr old gal that has to book a trip within the next month and I’ve always wanted to go to LA. I live in Maine and I’m a musician so I’m hoping to go to some open mics and see the local music scene when I go. I plan to stay about a week on my own. Could you suggest the best area for me to stay/explore? Also the best time of year to go? I live in a tourist state so I wanna be in the time a year when nobody is there and I can only image what LA is like in that sense. 🤘

Hi all Im young woman musician and some tragic garbage has hit my life and I guess I’m just looking for some clarity/input. I started my band about a year ago and until about 2 weeks ago it grew into me having a studio in my house, and playing original songs around my local town. We started as a 3 piece then a few months ago I found a killer lead guitar player. Unfortunately the guy I started the band with did something really gross to me, so much so I had to report him to the police. Now him and my bass player have left and it’s just me and my lead. I don’t know my lead as well and he’s a lot better then me. I’m not sure he’s gonna stick around but I don’t know. I put a lot of work into this band and now I have a big hole in my life for my music outlet and I’m just experiencing grief I guess. Have any of you had a band/project that fall apart? How did you deal with it? Edit: Thanks folks I really appreciate it, this is all very validating and gives me hope for my future endeavors. Makes me think I can really turn this around in my favor.