The Staff

Just sit back and relax, and take a long look at the diagram above. From now onwards, the 5 lines above will be the important element in learning and understanding musical notation. It is called the staff.

Small circles or dots drawn on the staff form musical notation. In other words, music is notated on the staff. This is not guitar strings for guitar tablature so do not get confused.

Throw Away My Guitar!

To start all over again. As if I had never touched a guitar in my life. As if I could not even point a simple chord. As if I were just a little boy. This is extremely important so that every stage of learning can be absorbed as a new discovery. A rebirth. A reform.

I will start with an introduction to musical notation. Hopefully somewhere in time, I will be able to progress to sight reading techniques. That will do for now.

Learning to Learn

Ever since I was a child, guitar has been a very interesting object that amazes me; be it whether it is played (in any style of music), thrashed (in rock concerts), posed (in posters or mags), carried in case or even left untouched. Every guitar; classical, acoustic and electric has its own strength and limitation in expressing what is kept statically and mundanely in mind, soul, tabs or notes.

I will not move further on the types, tones, which brand is good and which is not, who is the best player and who is the worst, who is my favourite guitar player and who is yours, bla bla bla etc. as this is NOT the objective of this blog. This blog is created to record my exploration in understanding guitar; not just how to play it correctly, but also how to read the musical sheet.

Guitar-wise, I have identified a number of sources that can be used as a guidance in providing the best way of learning to learn, learning to understand and learning to make it a habit. There is no time frame set for this exploration as it will only put unnecessary stress to it. All the best to me.