u/Silver_Perception471

So can find the key reliably. But sometimes I find the 5th of the key by accident. Then I know the diatonic chords. And I can use mostly theory and a little ear to figure the rest out? I feel like ear training is ridiculously simple. But at the same time soooo hard 😭

So sometimes I can feel a melody but don't always know where the melody is coming from.... Does that make sense? Like I can feel a melody or a tone over shadowing the music. Can I just intuitively play what I feel and count it as ear training?

I'm trying to record my instrument. But it's getting suppressed. Google says there's no way around it.

And when I say piano YouTube videos. I mean people reading sheet music while playing. I know there's this toy guy that plays piano a lot I think. Would be cool to see someone go on the sheets view is all imo.

But the team is apparently back at work according to google. Is there any new features for piano? Like a way to practice reading sheet music other than by playing songs would be an amazing tool.

I did look up the chords to secondhand serenade's fall for you. And found how they fit. Is that okay or is it ruining the experience?

And now I'm working through the rest of the song trying to figure out where 1 6 4 & 5 fit. To hear it in context.

Only problem is I think headphones are making it harder. I have open ear headphones but if I don't play in unison and it doesn't match I can't hear. They are open ear headphones.

But I think the experience would be more rewarding listening from a speaker?

Cause then theres nothing interfering directly with my ears... Kind of

I did find the first chord which is the key(Am). Which I'm happy about.

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So does looking up the chords. And then plugging them in over the song ruin the experience on piano or make it better?

And are speakers more beneficial to my progress as opposed to headphones?(Even if they are open ear headphones)

I can't sing a 2nd degree. My voice almost refuses to sing it. I get it through just muscle memory. It feels like nothing when I sing a 2 :/.

Does it become more clear with practice or something?

If I use this app sonofield ear training. Instead of singing up the scale which is super helpful to ground myself in the feeling of the interval.

Is it better to sign the notes which I sometimes just can't sing right? Or is using the piano a substitute that's just as good? Or is that essentially cheating?

The benefits of switching between head and chest smoothly as an exercise(practicing doing it). What are the benefits besides the obvious(learning to transition smoothly)?

It's been like a week. Maybe 2 I can't even get past level 3! Am I doing it wrong?

When trying to visualize things out of a palace. Just say for the sake of visualizing to aid memory. Or even when putting images in a palace.

How should I imagine a picture? Should I construct the image? Or should I put my brain into that thought mode until an image pops up?

Does it not matter? Or has nobody thought of it lol?

So I find when listening to an interval being played in sonofield. I'm more consistent than random. if I "try" to remember like an active recal exercise. Like flashcards or something. When it clicks then I know I've remered.

But of course it's still not perfect. Is there an easier way to go about it, to build a repertoire of pitches faster?

Is it a waste of time to try and fix my musicians dystonia by myself? The doctor was unwilling to try. And said pick up a new instrument..... My shoulder does this thing when playing guitar. Where my picking hand starts hammering the sound hole and strings....

So like I'm writing short 2 or 3 words per page. Summarizing and then moving to the next page and so on. When I'm done the chapter I go page by page looking and my cue words to not my memory. It's something to help compensate for my brain injury.

So basically my question is if there's any steps im missing or wasting time with?

Keep in mind I'm trying to compensate for a TBI as my memory is subpar.

I'm hoping someone here has a TBI. Or a background with people with a TBI. Well not hoping in a bad sense. And has went back to some serious school work. And can explain they're compensatory strategies to get through school and maybe how I might go about applying strategies to automechanics. Or dense literature for my personal interests.

I have a TBI. And I was wondering if it is dependent on my TBI.

But is it normal that the amount I should read before summarizing/taking notes to change based on the density of the book I'm reading?

So if I'm reading an automechanics book. There's a lot of steps right and points and pieces. I should stop at after like 3 points or something. Just a guess. Where as in this book "act made simple". It's super straight forward and repetitive. I can real sub heading to subhead and then condense in most parts of the book.

AI says it's normal. But AI is wack. And I don't trust it. All this AI OMG. Friggin google AI you can't escape it lol. It's taking over the world!

Is drinking milk when practicing singing better for your voice than water? Or does it work against you because your throat doesn't have to learn how to lubricate itself without the viscosity of milk?

I've been using this sonofield app and feel like something is different when I listen to music now. But maybe I'm nuts.

I figured out 1 chord to a song anyways. It was the acoustic version of fall for you by second hand serenade. The piano is pretty clear in that though.

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So I'm wondering if anyone has had success with this sonofield app. Like has anyone seen improvement from the app to playing. When they didn't see any improvements previously?

Besides this game think my secure boot and tpm being wrong. Which they're not. When are they going to shrink the download size? 100+GB is unreasonable.

Hi I'm going in to take training to receive my level 1 cvea apprenticeship. I found a great book called. How cars work by Tom Newton. But as far as I'm aware, commercial vehicles are mostly diesel and there is a few differences. What is a book that's super simple like Tom Newton's.

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So what's a book that breaks down the commercial vehicle like Tom Newton's, how cars work?

Or will the how cars work give me enough info to go into this course starting in a week, To feel somewhat in the loop?

I'm applying something called a memory palace and really trying to visualize moving through an engine for example, bottom to top. To remember it better. This memory palace technique works crazy with numbers anyways, as I am able to recall a 30 numbers sequence after one pass through. So I feel like I can learn alot in a week.

This is about cars in and mechanics in general.

Lol

I guess my attention span is alright. Considering my TBI. but as long as I'm doing something hands on.

Like I can read and play an instrument no issues. But something passive like tv is so hard years later.

It affects me because learning stuff off of videos. Or trying to pass time when I am burnt is now impossible.....

How do you guys pass time when your burnt from keeping busy?

Also I wanna share the memory palace. Because, I can digit span test 30 numbers in sequence. And that's pretty darn good for an average person even.

Recall feels good 😊

I'm up to 40 now.

Too a few weeks break. Came back. And 30 numbers was too easy. I'm finding 40 more challenging.

Do you guys recall by thinking and waiting for an answer or is it better to recall by trying out different scenes in your head, Until one clicks?

I find myself testing out different numbers and then when I get the right one it clicks. But I seem to have to click the number or there's no effect. So it's kind of cheating. I didn't have to do that with 30.

I need 40 to remember a chapter from how cars work. There is an average of 40 components/subparts a chapter.

Also I find myself practicing on numbers to solidify the palace. But, when I do another round in remembering sometimes the number from several rounds earlier.

How do I avoid recalling previous information that was place in a location that's no longer valid?

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So what is the best way to recall? Either by thinking and waiting. Or by fishing or in other words putting in different solutions until one clicks?

And then how do you avoid recalling info from earlier info that was in the same location? I found the colored palace unhelpful for me personally. What are some other ways to avoid this?

That feeling of the answer coming to you is nice lol.