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Full History - 2021 - 03 - 19 - ID#m8i4tu

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Blind piano players, any online resources you could Recommend? (self.Blind)

submitted by blind_system

Pandemic means I'm unable to take particular training at the moment. I've tried taking courses on Coursera, but that seems to be very visual once you get to a point.

TheBlindCreative 3 points 2y ago

This is a series of lessons for playing piano by ear for the blind. You can also access them free of charge if you are an NLS patron.

http://www.pianobyear.biz/

RedditForBlind 1 points 2y ago

To learn how to play song, I like Amos doll music Youtube channel, he speaks out loud all of the notes. It doesn't help with finger positioning though. Check it out, he has tons and tons of song tutorials, he churns like 1-3 a day I believe, he has over 2,000. The song tutorials on Youtube are partial, but I find it's often the best part of the song, for full tutorials, you have to pay a subscription fee on his website.

Sal0170 1 points 2y ago

There is a YouTube channel where I was learning how to play the keyboard early in the pandemic… He is very good and very detailed so you don’t need any vision from what I gathered the YouTube channel name is piano lessons on the web

BlakeBlues 1 points 2y ago

I think a few lessons or so really helps with hand positioning. Beyond that, you could try playing by ear. I don't know if your need braille music, but that might require a teacher unless you really like learning braille

blind_system [OP] 2 points 2y ago

Oh, I can play perfectly by ear. Thing is, I want to get more into the actual theory, instead of just learning individual songs.

BlakeBlues 2 points 2y ago

Exciting! We can work together if that helps. I enjoy music theory and have been trying to make theory accessible without needing sight. What are you stuck on?

blind_system [OP] 1 points 2y ago

I'm currently working with harmonic circles. Not too hard, but I'm still unable to apply them to actual songs at the moment.

blind_system [OP] 1 points 2y ago

I'm currently working with harmonic circles. Not to hard, but I'm still unable to apply them to actual songs at the moment.

BlakeBlues 1 points 2y ago

Ahh, yeah, that is tricky. Have you been analyzing the scores and the audios? What kind of music are you trying to analyze? Can you share examples?

square_cylinder_123 2 points 2y ago

Pushing the by ear. The Suzuki method applies to Piano as well as other musical instruments and is based on listening to the music and reproducing what you hear. It can be frustrating to deal with hearing perfection and playing whatever you can but it's important to take it passage by passage and slow it down until you can play it at a slower tempo and then speed it up (metronomes are helpful). I highly recommend looking up the Suzuki method and you might be able to find instructors that specialize in teaching that way (though I personally feel that once you have the basic techniques and posture down, regular weekly lessons can be a waste of money).

wh41 1 points 2y ago

i have no left eye and am legally blind on my right (20/200 distance, 20/400 up close, no sight on the outside third of the eye). not sure how that compares to your vision, but i use takelessons.com

it is of course not free, but has been very helpful. it's not a traditional "lesson" i suppose, cause i'm essentially hiring knowledgeable eyes. there's a lot of teachers with varying rates, and since it's online, scheduling is flexible.

sorry if this sounds like a sales pitch haha. i have no affiliation with the site, just positive experience. have used the same instructor for 3 years to help me with multiple instruments

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