postr/StutterJuly 4, 2025

Question for musicians

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Question for musicians Hello! I've been playing music for around 10 years, specifically bass guitar. All my life I've had a pretty bad stutter that I've gone to countless speech therapists and groups for. Around 5 years into playing bass, I starting noticing that I was sometimes "stuttering" when playing parts. I was getting stuck on the first note and couldn't get out the rest of the part, and it mentally felt exactly like a speaking stutter. Its been a weird yet nice feeling ever since, it sucks that it transfered but it also proves that playing the instrument had become as natural as speaking to my brain! Has anyone had any similar experiences? I'd love to hear them!

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Causes & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering

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Situational VariabilityRepetitions & Prolongations