[musictlk] can a blind person play guitar

[Chris Nusbaum]

Agreed. Mistakes in music can end up sounding really good. I discovered this firsthand while working on making an original arrangement of a song earlier this year. Just play around with it—you just might find some hidden musical treasures!

Merry Christmas,

Chris Nusbaum

> On Dec 23, 2014, at 1:56 AM, Kaiti Shelton via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
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