National Guitar Day: Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Dolly Parton and other stars with guitars

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Author: paige kindlick

Stars with guitars for National Guitar Day

February 11, 2023 is National Guitar Day, a time to celebrate every six-string slinger and glam guitar god (and goddess!) out there. From the moment sister Rosetta Tharpe shouldered an electric guitar and played the soulful R&B that would give rise to the rock and roll sound, the guitar has been a conduit for creativity and emotion. Over the decades, the instrument has become iconic. The country and western genre evolved into the sound that would see Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves and Brandi Carlile cross paths in the world of pop.

Even pop stars want to be rock stars. Harry Styles knows the guitar well, as do HER, John Meyer and others. In addition, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is based on the works of Jimi Hendrix, Chuck Berry, BB King and Prince, who made these guitars sing like never before.

Learning to play guitar is easier than ever. Fender Play, Fender’s subscription-based learning app for guitar, bass and ukulele, makes it easy to learn the basics and progress beyond the beginner stage. Also, learning to play guitar can help students.

According to information provided by the Fender Play Foundation, the 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to increasing access to music education, the arts and access to music in schools (Prescool-Grade 12) is connected to the best results. Students with music and art classes have five times lower dropout rates, are twice as likely to graduate, have greater mental well-being and cognitive development, and are more likely to pursue a career. So, along with the joy of playing guitar, music lessons at school will lead you to a better life. Force!

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