Re: Functional & Decorative C markers on a 10 String Ironwoo
WerkSpace wrote:
Have you ever tried to play with your eyes closed?
Yes, I do try it on Stick occasionally but at this stage neither my fingers nor my ears are good enough yet (I'm closer with the right hand than the left).
It's only about 4 years since I "discovered" that I wasn't hopelessly tone deaf like my school teachers had told me as a young child. Before that I (literally) could not sing (I'd never discovered 'pitch matching' so my 'singing' was a horrible tuneless drone) and I didn't play any instruments.
I had however been a life long lover of music & I now realise that all along my sub-conscious has understood intervals (I've always been good at recognising tunes, even from just a very few notes), but I need to work on building connections to allow me to make use of that sub-conscious ability.
So, in addition to instrument practice I do a lot of ear training to try to help me get there.
I started guitar about 3 years ago & I can play on that with eyes closed, so there is hope, but on Stick, which I started less than a year ago I'm some way off.
All that aside, the 'dots' aren't only there for reference. I rather like them visually too.
For the Grand I've found another sticker type, '
flight feathers', and I hope I may be able to work some of those into the design in place of some of the simple dots.