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Originally Posted by pf400
I have a new student who is just beginning. She is right-handed, but has learned her first couple of chords playing left-handed on a left-handed guitar, an wants to stay left. Any feedback from AGF members would be appreciated. Do you think she'll advance ? She struggles with strumming but didn't we all. Does anyone know why it is that conventionally we strum with our dominant side but play chords etc with our "weaker" side ? Thanks in advance. I'll go shovel snow and check for answers later.
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I can understand the girl wants to keep her progression intact and not unlearn stuff just to fit a conventional profile. When I first picked up a guitar the thing was foreign to both hands. it was only because of the guitar's build that I learned as a righty.