I bought a guitar when I was 18, and I have been playing by ear, for years now. I would very "generously" call myself intermediate, but I have always known my music theory was lacking. I was never able to enroll in formal music training.
Now, at 34 years old...I am surfing through you tube and going back to the basics of trying to relearn about scales, modes, the proper name for intervals etc... and hopefully...one day, actually be able to sight...read. I am trying to do it in a more structured manner.
Is it an achievable goal to hope that I can one day be able to sight-read...even if I didn't have formal musical training as a child ?
Submitted August 20, 2025 at 07:06AM by Crafty-Bunch-2675 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1mvanah/if_one_has_been_playing_by_ear_for_yearsis_it/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Wednesday, August 20, 2025