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GMC Forum _ Marcus Lavendell _ Neoclassical?

Posted by: FretDancer69 Nov 6 2007, 05:01 AM

Hey marcus, i wanted to know how you define Neoclassical, neoclassical music. How does it differ from classical? Does it differ in terms of time, or in musical terms?

thanks.

Posted by: lavendell Nov 6 2007, 11:36 PM

Hello FretDancer!

To me, Neoclassical is rock/metal that is influenced by classical music (at least among guitarists). For example the harmonic minor & phrygian scale has a very classical sound/feel to it, so it's used very often in the neoclassical style. We also have certain "classical sounding" chord proggressions. Check out Muris first alternate picking lesson (awesome, btw ) it has a very nice "J.S. Bach-like" chord progression, so I'd label that as "Neoclassical".

This is the way I see it, but I'm sure there are many different views on this . I'm open for a discussion!

-Marcus

Posted by: FretDancer69 Nov 7 2007, 05:15 AM

Thanks Marcus, ill check muris's lessons and of course, finish learning your neoclassical intermed solo