I am a guitarist, and as a guitarist I constantly strive to achieve greater playing ability as I hear the plethora of amazing guitarists touring stages all across the world. I began playing classical guitar at age nine and continued to play for the next ten years. My talent grew along with my repertoire, and the word “prodigy” was thrown around often. Later in my guitar playing career I expanded my playing style to include electric and acoustic guitar. Many people don’t understand the difference between acoustic and classical guitar so I’ll explain: a classical guitar uses nylon strings for the three highest pitched strings (G, B, and e) and the width of the neck is 2 inches as opposed to an acoustic guitar which features entirely steel strings and a neck width of 1 and 7/8ths inches. Now, as a songwriter and guitarist, I’ve honed in my skills largely on the acoustic guitar and try my best to emulate my biggest guitar hero Michael Hedges.