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Black Jack Booted Demon

PostPosted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:56 pm


I have a lot of trouble reading music, mostly because I am self taught from books and DVDs, if anyone knows a way to help me memorize the notes, please do....
PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 6:05 pm


I taught myself as well and I just got used to it. After a few months of learning songs in tab form, I just compared the notes to the tabs I knew. It's like comparing maps! It just clicks after a while. Trust me, anyway it's easier than using a bloody delay pedal! That took me ages to get my head round!

TheDarkMercenary


Black Jack Booted Demon

PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:14 pm


TheDarkMercenary
I taught myself as well and I just got used to it. After a few months of learning songs in tab form, I just compared the notes to the tabs I knew. It's like comparing maps! It just clicks after a while. Trust me, anyway it's easier than using a bloody delay pedal! That took me ages to get my head round!
thank you for actually responding
PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 9:38 pm


You're perfectly welcome. Most musicians are my friends.....but some are just bastards in artist's clothing!

TheDarkMercenary


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PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 10:33 pm


Black Jack Booted Demon
I have a lot of trouble reading music, mostly because I am self taught from books and DVDs, if anyone knows a way to help me memorize the notes, please do....


Is memorization your only problem?.. well.. if you've got the understanding of the more complicated things like time signatures (4/4, 3/4, 2/4, 6/8, etc) done and a good concept on the variations of the different types of notes (whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, etc) then all I can recommend is that you use repetition (at least that's the way I learned). Constantly going over and over and over the material and reminding yourself what is what. Its a bit tedious, but it does get the material implanted into your head after awhile. I personally wasn't self-taught, but have helped people who have gone that route before and most are fairly decent players now, so I would say repetition would be one of the best ways to go. smile
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