There are a number of reasons why a person might want to learn how to play guitar and for anyone who has zero musical experience and wouldn't know a chord from a clef, it can help that beginner guitar lessons will generally teach a beginning student everything he or she needs to know regarding the ability to read music and recognize musical terms. Learning to read music is not actually a complex process and is something that even very young children can learn. In fact, one of the best ways to learn music as an adult is to attend lessons alongside a child to learn together.