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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Crowley" data-source="post: 77235422" data-attributes="member: 383390"><p>I've been playing basic guitar for some time and I am getting lessons. But one of the problems I face is that I have a significant hearing loss.</p><p></p><p>Like a number of other things I'm trying to do I also don't practice enough!</p><p></p><p>I taught myself AMEB theory to grade 3 (Australian Music Examinations Board) to try and get a handle on music. Being hard of hearing I find it helps to be able to back up what I'm trying to play with the score. I can't play by ear and as for perfect pitch, not a hope in Hades.</p><p></p><p>Beyond Grade 3 it got a bit technical and it would have been helpful to know something about the piano which is probably the best overall instrument to learn both melody and harmony.</p><p></p><p>I think some basic music theory and being able to read music is very useful even for those with normal hearing.</p><p></p><p>One thing I suspect a lot of people don't know is that when we play the guitar we are actually an octave lower than the music we're reading. If I'm fingering the standard middle C position on the guitar (5th string, 3rd fret) I'm actually playing the C below middle C.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.guitartricks.com/forum/t/29368[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bob Crowley, post: 77235422, member: 383390"] I've been playing basic guitar for some time and I am getting lessons. But one of the problems I face is that I have a significant hearing loss. Like a number of other things I'm trying to do I also don't practice enough! I taught myself AMEB theory to grade 3 (Australian Music Examinations Board) to try and get a handle on music. Being hard of hearing I find it helps to be able to back up what I'm trying to play with the score. I can't play by ear and as for perfect pitch, not a hope in Hades. Beyond Grade 3 it got a bit technical and it would have been helpful to know something about the piano which is probably the best overall instrument to learn both melody and harmony. I think some basic music theory and being able to read music is very useful even for those with normal hearing. One thing I suspect a lot of people don't know is that when we play the guitar we are actually an octave lower than the music we're reading. If I'm fingering the standard middle C position on the guitar (5th string, 3rd fret) I'm actually playing the C below middle C. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.guitartricks.com/forum/t/29368[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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