[musictlk] can a blind person play guitar

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On Kislev 29, 5775 AM, at 0:06, Sandra Streeter via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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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