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- From: miles@ms.uky.edu (Stephen D. Grant)
- Subject: Too late to learn?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.125806.21755@ms.uky.edu>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 17:58:06 GMT
- Organization: University of Kentucky, USA. -5 GMT
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- Hi.
- Well, I have played guitar for 19 years. I started in 1974 my freshman year
- of high school. I only took 3 semesters of guitar there and mainly learned
- chords and a couple picking styles.
- Over the years I have dabbled in bands and continued to pursue guitar only
- as a hobby> As in, I didn't take the time to learn theory. Although I can
- "read" music, I cann't "sight read". I do read tablature.
- My question is: Has anyone started late (age 30 or so) in learning theory?
- If so, how difficult was it to grasp new concepts (and/or discard old ones)?
- I guess what I really want to know is will it be a *lot* harder for me to
- learn at a decrepit 32? ;)
- Also, any tips on where to begin would be appreciated. My ultimate goal
- would be to be able to "sight read".
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