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Neat. But hyperbole makes me an anti-customer. "Anybody (with an iPhone)" is a far smaller set than "Anybody". Also some peoples fingers are just too short wh

Neat. But hyperbole makes me an anti-customer. "Anybody (with an iPhone)" is a far smaller set than "Anybody". Also some peoples fingers are just too short which nothing can help and/or they lack musical "sense" (hearing, rhythm, whatever it is that makes me suck at anything musical) which I doubt this setup helps.

k-mcgrady 14y ago
> "some peoples fingers are just too short" This is a classic excuse and complete BS. My hands are much smaller than average and I adapted. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) lost the tips of 2 of his fingers in an accident and still manages to play! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi
rednum 14y ago
> Also some peoples fingers are just too short I don't think it is true, I believe it's a matter of stretch - pros of my size who practiced for years can play more demanding stuff, I even met a girl who was way shorter than me, but could play bigger intervals on piano. > and/or they lack musical "sense" (hearing, rhythm, whatever it is that makes me suck at anything musical) which I doubt this setup helps. I don't think it's true either. Hearing, rhythm can be improved by exercises. Probably some people are born with better hearing/feel, but practice makes a huge difference. Professional musicians usually do ear training for years (ie most schools incorporate this kind of class); you can also use some software for that - I'm pretty sure I wasn't born with any sort of talent/sense, but did lots and lots of training and got to reasonable level where I can improvise and play by ear. Many musicians that didn't have formal training claim that they listened to radio and just tried to play what was there - this is also some sort of ear training, though it is rather painful, I think. Some ear training software I used are GNU Solfege (free, works with linux) and EarMaster (paid, windows).
dhugiaskmak 14y ago
It's definitely possible to learn to be "musical" if you're willing to put in the effort. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/15/guitar-zero-gary-marcus/ http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/15/guitar-zer...
- anthonyb 14y ago
  Also reminds me of Derek Sivers' classic on learning to sing: http://sivers.org/15-years http://sivers.org/15-years
vacri 14y ago
I'm 6'6" with giant hands. I was struggling with a 5-fret stretch for a chord, and thought it couldn't be done. My guitar teacher was a tiny gnome of a man with small hands and stubby fingers, and he played through the same stretch without a problem while showing me something else. I asked him to show me and he said "yeah, it's a bit of a stretch, that one", but it hammered home that it's more about practice than physical limitation.

k-mcgrady 14y ago

> "some peoples fingers are just too short" This is a classic excuse and complete BS. My hands are much smaller than average and I adapted. Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath) lost the tips of 2 of his fingers in an accident and still manages to play! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi

rednum 14y ago

> Also some peoples fingers are just too short I don't think it is true, I believe it's a matter of stretch - pros of my size who practiced for years can play more demanding stuff, I even met a girl who was way shorter than me, but could play bigger intervals on piano. > and/or they lack musical "sense" (hearing, rhythm, whatever it is that makes me suck at anything musical) which I doubt this setup helps. I don't think it's true either. Hearing, rhythm can be improved by exercises. Probably some people are born with better hearing/feel, but practice makes a huge difference. Professional musicians usually do ear training for years (ie most schools incorporate this kind of class); you can also use some software for that - I'm pretty sure I wasn't born with any sort of talent/sense, but did lots and lots of training and got to reasonable level where I can improvise and play by ear. Many musicians that didn't have formal training claim that they listened to radio and just tried to play what was there - this is also some sort of ear training, though it is rather painful, I think. Some ear training software I used are GNU Solfege (free, works with linux) and EarMaster (paid, windows).

dhugiaskmak 14y ago

It's definitely possible to learn to be "musical" if you're willing to put in the effort. http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/15/guitar-zero-gary-marcus/ http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/02/15/guitar-zer...

anthonyb 14y ago
Also reminds me of Derek Sivers' classic on learning to sing: http://sivers.org/15-years http://sivers.org/15-years

vacri 14y ago

I'm 6'6" with giant hands. I was struggling with a 5-fret stretch for a chord, and thought it couldn't be done. My guitar teacher was a tiny gnome of a man with small hands and stubby fingers, and he played through the same stretch without a problem while showing me something else. I asked him to show me and he said "yeah, it's a bit of a stretch, that one", but it hammered home that it's more about practice than physical limitation.