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From BlindAndInTheWay on 3/2/2021 3:19:24 AM

Hello Everybody,
Many thanks for adding me to this list. I am a beginner. I have been trying teach myself, from Youtube, for nearly a year. Face to face teachig has not been possible during COVID and finding a teacher near where I live (West coast of Wales) is tricky anyway. This is the first instrument that I have picked up. Also, I am blind, so some things are tricky in the learning phase.

So, it is all a bit difficult, but I am loving it all the same! Hopefully, if we get back to normal, I can get a teacher and unlearn all these bad habits that I am sure to have developed.

Take Care
Graham

6 Comments
	osimpson says: 3/2/2021 5:31:49 AM Welcome Graham and we’ll done on choosing the world’s best instrument as your first!
	BlindAndInTheWay says: 3/2/2021 5:32:09 AM That should have read 'Beginner _in_ Wales'. Just in case you thought I was on some sort of Budhist trip there.
	osimpson says: 3/2/2021 5:33:54 AM Ha ha and that should have read WELL done (and not been posted twice). Still, apart from that it’s all going brilliantly! Ollie
	alfiedog says: 3/5/2021 3:36:16 PM Welcome Blindandintheway..
	hobogal says: 4/3/2021 5:03:04 AM Welcome. What style are you learning? The Murphy Method is good for playing by ear by the way.
	BlindAndInTheWay says: 4/5/2021 2:24:19 AM Thanks all and thanks Hobogal. I have been learning Scruggs style largely because it seems more tactile, but I love the sounds of Clawhammer. I just canlt seem to get sensible sounds when I try that style. To be honest,, all the styles I hae heard are interesting. I will check out the Murphy method. I have to figure out a lot by ear anyway as I can;t read tabs very easily, due to my lack of eyesight.
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