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Aug 19 2013, 07:07 AM
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theory always overwhelms me. whats the best way to approach it so that it becomes enjoyable than boring.
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Aug 19 2013, 09:41 AM
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Hey,
That's a common problem, so you're definitely not alone! One thing I highly recommend is that you never learn theory for the sake of learning theory, you always apply what you learn directly and immediately to the guitar and your music. This could mean analyzing a favorite song to learn how the chords work and why they sound good, then writing a chord progression in a similar fashion using those guidelines that you worked out. Take any scale you learn, figure out the intervals and why/how the scale is build and sounds good, then put on a backing track and start soloing with that scale right away, or write a melody riff that uses that scale you just learned. If you just learn theory to learn theory then it will probably be boring. But, if you learn a bit of theory, then apply that knowledge right to the guitar and your music, then it's fun and will encourage you to check it out more. Here are some articles that mix theory and playing in a practical way, check them out and see what you think Learn To Solo Over Your Favorite Chords Applied and Practical Music Theory Exercises Building Common Chord Progressions Guitar Soloing Challenges Music Analysis Challenges -------------------- |
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Aug 19 2013, 10:21 AM
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thanks a lot matt and darius
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Aug 19 2013, 10:30 AM
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No problem, if you ever have any more theory questions, or any questions at all, feel free to post them and we'll help out as best we can!
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Aug 19 2013, 01:30 PM
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Great feedback by Darius & Matt. I think that both ideas are very effective to make learning theory more interesting and the key here is something that sometimes we miss. The reason why we learnt theory is to understand what we are playing, and listening to , in order to expand our musical language and make our music richer. So, if we don't experiment and learn how to apply each new topic that we learn, it has no sense to learn music theory and we get bored.
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Aug 20 2013, 02:23 AM
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Great advice from Darius and Matt!
I would also recommend not worrying about 'learning a lot of theory' all at once. Like learn what the I IV and V chords are and try to find them in some of the songs you play and/or write. Or just the major scale in all 12 keys (in your head as well as on the guitar). Don't move on until you know it well enough to confidently and competently explain it someone else. There's no time limit - go at your own comfortable pace. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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