what do you think is better for the guitar? Personally, i'm for no theory at the moment because theory is explaining why notes sound good together... but that limits you to those notes only and there are many more combinations.
2007-05-27 12:11:00 · 6 answers · asked by anon1mous 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
can people explain why they think either theory or no theory?
2007-05-27 12:25:30 · update #1
Learning to read, play, and write music notation is your ticket for progressive guitar expertise. Could you, this minute, play "The Flight of the Bumblebee" by ear? Doubtful. That is why music theory is so important to guitar playing.
I don't overlook the advantages of playing tablature either because that medium helps the guitarist to learn the entire fretboard, but music notation is paramount to better playing.
2007-05-27 14:20:39 · answer #1 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I would recommend is Forget Theory, if you get into that it will take years, there are plenty of videos on youtube that can learn you to be good without that, all you need to understand is that a good riff is played with selected notes from scales, once you've learned the scales, you can move them up and down the fretboard and even add a few notes from other scales, i learned this from a video and my playing sounded like i'd been playing for ages.
2016-05-19 03:15:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
knowing theory makes you extremely familiar with music. It removes any wasted time trying to progress through a song or improvised piece because you don't have to toggle around with multiple notes, you just know what should go in the scale. It makes it possible to improvise much better for the same reason. Learning how notes work together provides countless benefits. It's knowing how to use the knowledge to create that makes it useful.
2007-05-27 12:36:28 · answer #3 · answered by xraylemur 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
theory doesn't limit you to certain notes as much as it points you in the right direction for down the road. I'd say it would be best to learn music theory in general and for your instrument because it will get you a better feel of the instrument
2007-05-27 13:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Personally i think u need both theory and structure. Being able to learn how and why the notes go together is just as important as learning how to play them.
Both are equally as important
2007-05-27 12:15:12 · answer #5 · answered by Dave S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
theory...duh!
2007-05-27 12:13:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋