[musictlk] can a blind person play guitar

[Sandra Streeter]

So, it sounds like \, because you're using the very tip of your finger
rather than the pad, you aren't interfering with future Braille
reading ability by developing delouses on the spot that senses the
dots? I have made extremely minor attempts to take up guitar, but lack
self-discipline for anything but voice--so, end up learning the same 2
or 3 chords over and over! Shucky-darn, you just blew one of my
excuses to not take it up again!
I should write a parody based on the Beatles' "Yesterday," called, "Someday..."


Sandra
On 12/20/14, Cameron Strife via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi. I've been playing guitar for nineteen years and teaching for
> thirteen years now to both blind and sighted students...
>
> Yes, you can indeed learn how to play guitar!
>
> Spacial awareness is very important for both your fretting hand and
> your picking hand. What I do for all beginner students is start with
> chords and scales etc that only use the first four frets. In that
> position, finger one plays fret one, finger two plays fret two etc as
> far as scales and exercises go and for chords, only the first three
> frets would be used for all those basic chords which can range from
> simple triads up to chords with all six strings.
>
> The scales in particular are useful in that position as you're not
> required to shift positions like you would while playing a c sharp
> minor scale from the fifth string for example...
>
> When you're fretting notes, it's important to keep in mind that you
> want to point your finger down onto the fret and make contact with the
> string in questions using the tip of your finger;not approaching at an
> angle and not using the pad of your finger unless you're purposely
> barring two or more notes, like you do while playing an f major chord
> for example.
>
> I teach over skype and mp3 etc. Feel free to shoot me an e mail off
> list if you're interested in lessons. I format all of my notes for my
> students in an easy to read format whether someone is using a screen
> reader or a braille display.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cameron.
>
>
>
>
> On 12/19/14, 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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