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I mentioned this thread to a casual player who then said: "I depend on the dots and I'm okay with that for what I do but for anyone starting out, I'd say it's not a big deal but they're better off learning not to need them." |
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Dots or no dots. What a fun debate. With me I find little effort in going from dots to no dots. I really think it depends on how one learns not just to play, but on how one learns a piece.
The bigger question for me is why I have had trouble going from sight-read play to looking at the fretboard on a given piece. Some pieces that I learned by sight-reading actually freak me out if I start looking at the the fretboard. I wonder if anybody else has had this issue. I think in these cases it's because I haven't seen my fingers move for that piece and then when I see them move it freaks me out. The route to memorization also affects me. If I learn a piece a measure at time from tabs and looking at the fretboard, then when I have that piece memorized, I have to look at the fretboard when I play. So for me the path to memorization matters in whether I look or don't look at the fretboard. |
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I'm sorry for being presumptuous. I'm willing to learn, if only someone would teach me. |
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Its a matter of preference, I believe, and trying to be logical about personal preferences is, perhaps, not all that logical! :-) -Bob |
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It did eventually rub off, though. That's actually a good thing because it showed me how easily they can come off without any residue. Anyway, I stuck another one on there and was back in business. They come with a whole bunch in a pack, so I'm set for a while. Thanks again for the tip! |
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I can't imagine a life without dots. Or lane markers on roads. Or shoes being made left and right. A guitar without dots , to me, would be like a blind person without ....well, dots.
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Wow! I never knew dots were such an issue, LOL. In fact I never even knew such dots existed! Never noticed them.
After reading the first two pages of this thread and scanning the rest, I just HAD to go look at my two guitars. On my late-80's Seagull that I acquired only a few weeks ago, there are dots. Okay, so now my curiosity was definitely piqued, so I looked at my Ariana that I've had for 30 years. Guess what... no dots! It's the guitar I used the most in my life, and never had the dots, so I never looked for dots on other acoustics I've played (no idea if there dots on guitars I played before Ariana). They just were never part of my consciousness. Very interesting. |
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No dots on the guitar...it's only fair then to have all white keys on the keyboard.
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I guess it's a little weird. I don't remember having a problem with violin as a kid, but I've always liked the assistance guitar dots have provided me with later in life.
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