Keira WitherKay wrote
well as for bad habits .... i'm more concerned with hand position ...so a student does not set him/hersef up for hand damage..... finding a natural playing position that avoids carpal tunnel syndrome....
I'm 100% all for anything that prevents damage or injury!
Keira WitherKay wrote
and effect the reach of the player and speed of playing....
...assuming the player is looking for speed. If you just wanna play a little melody and maybe some slow, soulful blues, no need. Keep in mind, I say this while practising what many would consider correct technique. I just also recognise that I do it because it serves me, not because it's correct, as there's no such thing. There is only that which serves me and that which does not.
Keira WitherKay wrote
(put it to the test ....try getting a good reach with your thumb wrapped around the neck peeking over the top....then try with thumb in a more accepted "classical" position.... same applies to downward pressure.... with the better hand position you also use less downward pressure to play a chord/note cleanly as the hand is in such a position that the whole hand position aids in applying pressure not just a finger....also speed is increased dramatically is you can use all 4 fingers at will with none being weaker.... )
100% know what you mean but again we're assuming that the player wants to achieve speed, even technique, reach, etc. Some players don't and never will want those things. And they should never feel inferior for it.
Keira WitherKay wrote
and yes a lot of players especially the rock players who in most cases you will find were not schooled will use and get famous without proper technique but that is due to circumstance .... of not having being schooled...not choice..... so if the choice is there to learn correctly ..there's surely no harm in playing correctly from day 1 ....
Part of the beauty of life is that we get to do things differently to what might be considered "correct" and, in so doing, discover something beautiful we might not otherwise have discovered. So I'm saying: embrace the circumstance that led you to play differently to everyone else because that is what has and will continue to shape your playing to be something quite different and unique to everyone else.
Keira WitherKay wrote
and saying bad technique should be ignored cos other players get away with it ....is like bringing a knife to a gun fight....not exactly recommended...
Not "get away with it" but are happy with it. There's no competition. There's no gun vs knife. There's my way, your way and his way. All beautiful, all inspiring, all art... but different.
