[musictlk] can a blind person play guitar

josh lester jlestermusic at gmail.com
Sat Dec 20 05:36:05 UTC 2014


I play piano, and guitar so yes, Kelsey you can learn it.
Once we're able to get Skype straightened out, we'll be happy to teach you.
Thanks

On 12/19/14, brother Timothy Clark via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> i’m a guitarist.
>  i’m blind.
>  enjoy my instrumental piece called, song from the heart.
>  it’s percussive guitar.
>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hr05MPwKL0s
>  also, once you learn the basics, you can then move on to various ideas
> topics and techniques. it will be a hard instrument to learn at first but
> while worth the time, pain, and energy.
> you can also privately email me should you have questions. i teach guitar
> from time to time and no, i do not teach theory. i teach a hands on approach
> and i teach you what it is you are interested in without the theory. i
> believe as you play, the theory will come to you. you’ll want to learn why a
> miner always sounds good with e major for example. theory will come to you
> in time. i do not believe that it should be forced on a newcomer to the
> instrument. it would be like if i convinced you that jesus was the proper
> path to salvation and then i threw on top of that, the requirements of
> following christ. it would dismay you and make you not want to follow that
> path. same with an instrument.
>  i pray i’ve been of some help here.
>  god bless you
> Brother Timothy Clark
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> On Kislev 27, 5775 AM, at 23:06, Kelsey Nicolay via musictlk
> <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I've been considering learning guitar for quite a while.  I have a good
>> ear and have solid skills on the piano, so that shouldn't be an issue.
>> However, I tried taking a guitar class at college and the one thing I
>> really struggled with was locating the frets on each string.  For example,
>> playing a chromatic scale on guitar was really hard for me since I found
>> it difficult to move from string to string and locate the frets.  This is
>> why I'm hesitating a bit on signing up for lessons.  Is it possible for a
>> blind person to learn to play guitar? If so, any tips on how to make
>> locating the frets easier? I really don't want to put Braille labels on my
>> guitar if I don't have to.
>> Thank you,
>> Kelsey Nicolay
>>
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