[musictlk] can a blind person play guitar

[Kaiti Shelton]

I would also recommend learning the spacing without the use of tactile
markers.  I know this technique works for some, but in this case I
think learning through trial and error helps to establish your ear
strength and your muscle memory.  And, as someone who is working on
this muscle memory in shifting myself, it can sometimes have cool
consequences.  E.G, you go a fret too high only to discover that the C
minor chord you hit when you were shooting for B minor actually sounds
really cool, then you can come down to B and make an ornament out of
it.  A little anecdote there from a music therapy class I took and a
song the class wrote recently, but now I know where C minor is for
sure.



On 12/21/14, Marion Gwizdala via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Kelsey,
>
> 	I am a totally blind musician, playing guitar. Though I learned
> guitar when I was sighted, like the keys on the piano, you will learn the
> spacing of the frets and should do just fine!
>
> With kind regards,
> Marion Gwizdala
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelsey
> Nicolay via musictlk
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 11:06 PM
> To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [musictlk] can a blind person play guitar
>
> 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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Kaiti