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QUESTION – From a reader
Personally, I believe that I have very bad "ears" and I am very terrible at hearing anything in terms of music. I have seen some advanced guitar players who can listen to a song a few times then played it out again perfectly. This I would really love to do but I can hardly identify the key of a song or even any notes the song has. I would like to ask whether someone is born to have good listening skills or can someone like me, who has terrible listening abilities, be trained to have better or excellent listening skills.
Kevin - You are trained to have good ears. It takes practice just like guitar playing, and there are many excellent methods about. If you are having lessons your teacher should be helping you with ear training.
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GUITAR TIP
If you have trouble keeping your guitar in the position you want it to be when sitting down to practice, then play with the shoulder strap on. It should stay in the one position better if you play with the strap on.
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GUITAR TIP
If you practise sitting down try not to let your fretting arm rest on your leg. This is a bad habit that inhibits the normal movement of your arm while playing, as well as proper finger technique.
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QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has owed more to patient attention than to any other talent." Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1727) English physicist.
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