14 Feb 2016, 2:47 am
14 Feb 2016, 2:54 am
a clever idea.I was first taught Sign Language in primary school because I wouldn't speak.
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14 Feb 2016, 2:57 am
my sister is a special educator and had to learn ASL, I think that pretty good of her to be able to learn such a complex language in such a short amount of time [2 years]. I doubt I would do that well, I wish I was better at learning other languages. 
I didn't speak until I was almost 4, they took me to the kid shrink who tried various things to find out why I wouldn't talk, then he had the bright idea to shout at me, "TALK!! !" then I shouted back, "NO!! !"
14 Feb 2016, 3:08 am
I didn't speak until I was almost 4, they took me to the kid shrink who tried various things to find out why I wouldn't talk, then he had the bright idea to shout at me, "TALK!! !" then I shouted back, "NO!! !"So the kid shrink got you to talk
Did you continue to speak after that?
I talked at around the normal time (so my mother believes - don't know how reliable her memory is).
I stopped talking when I started school at six.
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14 Feb 2016, 3:12 am
I guess I didn't talk until I was good and ready. I know another person who began to stammer a little while after speaking more or less normally. when I am under pressure I stammer. being a hermit helps with that 
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14 Feb 2016, 3:43 am
i live in my tin can out in the woods with me and myself, we have a grand ol' time
we have very animated and comforting discussions. 
my singing is much better in the shower but I have forced myself to learn how to sing [after a fashion] and accompany myself on classical guitar [NOT the acoustic type with those lacerating steel strings 
]. it seems to be helping my aging brain to resist aging. I am curious, are you an alto or tenor or some other register? it seems most of the best songs are written in keys above my natural register. 
I had heard that one of the techniques speech therapy types use to help with stammering is to have their clients sing and gradually segue into musical speech.
14 Feb 2016, 3:49 am
i live in my tin can out in the woods with me and myself, we have a grand ol' time
we have very animated and comforting discussions. my singing is much better in the shower but I have forced myself to learn how to sing [after a fashion] and accompany myself on classical guitar [NOT the acoustic type with those lacerating steel strings ]. it seems to be helping my aging brain to resist aging. I am curious, are you an alto or tenor or some other register? it seems most of the best songs are written in keys above my natural register. I had heard that one of the techniques speech therapy types use to help with stammering is to have their clients sing and gradually segue into musical speech.I'm an alto, I think.
I have a deep voice for a female.
I can't sing a lot of songs written for female vocalists - so I sing guy songs
I have an acoustic guitar with special smooth steel strings which are just beautiful.
I've used singing as a therapy for stammering - just as you described it.
Have you tried using a capo on your guitar to alter the key?
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14 Feb 2016, 4:01 am
I have an acoustic guitar with special smooth steel strings which are just beautiful.I've used singing as a therapy for stammering - just as you described it. Have you tried using a capo on your guitar to alter the key?
i wish I could sing some gal songs. I am early on in my guitar journey, less than 2 months, still struggling with basics like chord transitions and not buzzing/muting adjacent strings. meebbe I'm a slow learner? I am sure I might find a capo useful once I get more skilled. I got brain envy after watching that guy in the movie "orfeu negro" play "manha de carnaval" and I heard my doc tell me that at my age I better start exercising my brain, so I figured music was at least an enjoyable brain exercise. can you sing any elvis? or maybe kd lang? I may at a later date detune my guitar a whole tone or two. I have perfect pitch so I have a little wiggle room in that regard.
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14 Feb 2016, 4:04 am
i mean i took off the headphone suddenly. 
i am in general not happy.haha i don't know this one this question actually
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14 Feb 2016, 4:04 am
I hope you find the healing music for you 
