hiː ɛndʒˈɔɪd lˈɜːnɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪnstɹəmənt ænd hˌaʊ tə plˈeɪ sˈɔŋz hiː lˈaɪkt, bˌʌt hiː wʌz tˈuː ɛmbˈæɹəst tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt ɪn hɪz ɡɪtˈɑːɹ plˈeɪ tˈɛst.
He enjoyed learning the instrument and how to play songs he liked, but he was too embarrassed to participate in his guitar play test.