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Slightly related anecdote. I was in a coma for a month just over a year ago which left me with moderate nerve damage in my fretting hand. I'm still working on a
by throwaway8879 8y ago
Slightly related anecdote. I was in a coma for a month just over a year ago which left me with moderate nerve damage in my fretting hand. I'm still working on adapting my technique to better suit my condition. Initially, at least for a few months, I had trouble remembering any theory at all, but felt like I could improvise better after my coma, as weird as it sounds.
Funnily enough, even though my alternate-picking speed isn't the same, my legato playing has improved a ton. I'm not sure why this is. Perhaps something to do with the nerve damage and how the muscles have "reset" since then.
Any other musicians here recovering from an injury? What have your experiences been like?
- justtopost 8y agoHad to relearn after breaking my fretting hand in a hairy motorcycle accident. Worse at chords, but better at blues and country style rolls now. I feel much of the change is just due to the reset in my playing due to a long break and some forgotten habits. I seem to recall hearing that Frank Zappa would 'quit' guitar every few years to approach it fresh. Perhaps there is somehing to it.