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Originally Posted by Barnes
I learn very differently. I see words and numbers as though they are images and not what they truly are. I have a high level of reading comprehension but for the life of me, I could not study a paragraph and recite it from memory no matter how long I had to memorize it. I could read an entire paragraph filled with spelling mistakes and not notice a single one. School was difficult. I would see chemistry, physics and math equations as pictures.
As far as music goes, I can't put the individual notes and chords together. I can understand the piece as a whole but can't recognize the parts and the order in which they should be. I made it to grade 7 in piano when I was younger but that was because I would try and remember what my hand looked like on the keyboard at certain times. I could read music and tell you what notes they were but I couldn't actually play it.
Yeah I could try and learn to play guitar and apply tricks in order to achieve success but piano and school was not very much fun. I basically had to teach myself everything by coming up with these tricks. No one can teach the way I learn. If I were to play guitar, I would want it to be enjoyable. I am quite happy with listen and appreciating others skill's and am comfortable with the fact that it is something that is not possible for me. I have been given gifts in other areas that more than make up for it.
I also suck at tennis and wind surfing.
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Not all music teachers just say, learn these notes, learn these scales, then learn this piece and come back next week and we will go on from here. You have to try and find a guitar teacher who will help you develop an ear for the music you are attempting to play, jam with you perhaps?
You say you got through school by coming up with tricks to
visualize things. And in respect to music, you said you can read the notes but there is some barrier to actually playing the notes. Then you have to find some method to
HEAR the music first because once your ear hears it, you will find the trick to playing it. Just like with your school work, you had to visualize something, then you found the trick to learn it. I know that personally, I never just listen to music, music always tells me a story. That is why I hate what I call elevator music, that quiet repetitive stuff that just drones on in the background, not telling any story, just driving you crazy. Perhaps try to hear the story, not visualize the notes? I dont know what to suggest to unlock the musical barrier for you, seriously, have you discussed learning problems with your doctor? This is not something to be ashamed of, it just means you have some barrier that does not allow you to learn like others.
And by the way, I suck at tennis and windsurfing too. And you are right, each and everyone of us shines in some way. Thank God we are not all the same monkey doing the same trick!!!