Re: Music of Portugal and Tunisia: Crossing Cultural Bridges
bachdois wrote:
Actually it's the fastest, easiest way for me to learn something new on the instrument. I break the movement down into the simplest part, close my eyes because it's the only way to keep track of both hands and repeat to infinity, speeding up gradually. Funny thing, once it's learned, if I look I kind of mess it up! Go figure! Lol
Fabulous piece of music, Rodrigo! You're right. Closing the eyes allows us to get a much more accurate vision of the fretboard and the hands on it. This internal visualisation frees up brain resources and mutes external distractions (people, lights, a.s.o).
It comes also very handy when you're singing because you MUST be in front of the microphone, which means you can't look at your fretboard too much.
Closing your eyes actually opens your potential.