One of the early guitar-like instrument makers or players really blew it. Why do we learn to play using our dominant hand to pick and strum? Fretwork requires much more dexterity and precision. Wouldn't we be better musicians if we learned to play other-handed?
I doubt we could relearn to play other-handed to any measure of success. Too much brain training would have to be undone. But, learning from scratch....
I can't think of any instrument, that doesn't have strings and a neck, where the dominant hand doesn't take the dominant role.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Guitar Theory
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Do you remember when we were in high school and you taught me to play bass? Do you remember me saying, why don't we hold these things the other way? I mean, when you're learning for the first time, you no nothing, so if you held it to the left or the right, it would make no difference. It didn't make sense to me that if you're right handed you should make the chords with your left hand.
And you went ahead and played right handed anyway. You were such a follower, and still, I put up with you. :)
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