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The text described what discourse communities are and how they can give large benefits to the people who are involved within said discourse community. The example that text used was the author joining a local guitar group as a beginner and using the group to flourish and develop into a more skilled musician.

The audience of this text seemed to be teachers and students who are interested in learning about discourse communities and the steps that they can take to join one. By talking about the benefits the audience is much more likely to do further research into the discourse communities around them and take the steps needed to become involved. The text also shows people to take interests in new things, for example the author talked about his journey of learning guitar as an older person and being vulnarable enough to join a group not just of only beginners but people who have had years of experience. By sharing this example the audience could be motivated to try new things and possibly even join a community of like minded people.

Some discourse communities that I am part of would be the music program here at SDSU more specifically the music education route. By having this group of people who are pursuing the same thing as me it feels great to know that I have peers that I can count on as well as a great team of professors and staff that would be willing to help each other whenever possible. Having discourse communities are extremely important when going on to do your career and pursuing something that might not be as common as business. Overall discourse communities are an extremely prominent part of my life and I believe that everyone should have a discourse community in which they can be themselves and share what they are passionate about.