Still Trying To Learn To Play Guitar?

It's a trick question!

What's the difference between I'm going to learn to play guitar and I'm going to try to learn guitar? Trying implies that you're not sure about your decision to play, while going to shows more determination.
When a beginning guitar student signs up for lessons and then tells us they're willing to give it a try, or that they're going to try it for a couple months, a red flag goes up. Like any other pursuit, you need to commit to it. We have students that "don't want to spend much money in case I don't like it," or will buy an el cheapo instrument until "I get better." What message are you sending to yourself? It screams maybe I'll be lucky and be able to learn guitar.

Go in with a can do attitude. 

Music is something you can enjoy for a lifetime if you keep at it. I have a parent who keeps telling his child she needs to become more passionate about music, yet he's been telling me for a couple years about how he loves music and hasn't done anything to pursue his so-called love. So when you decide you're serious about learning and when you commit to learning, that's when your success rate increases.

I'll leave you with 2 of my favorite quotes:

Whether you think that you can, or that you can't, you are usually right. 
Henry Ford

Do, or do not, there is no try.
Yoda