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Learn a song on your own. Learn how to play it in a band. Play in front of people and learn what they respond to.
as I said, completely wrong, I think.
or possibly
Too many guitarists dont write music.
lawyer, you go to law school,
medical doctor, you go to a medical college,
engineer, you go to an engineering college.
guitarist, . . . . er . . . .you teach yourself at home,
and therein lies a big part of the problem. Essential parts of fundamental music theory are left out.
I would say that most of us who are self taught concentrated on playing the instrument, and did not learn about what a Minor Third or a Flat Fifth is, for example, or even how to read music until much later.
I think that is a major gap in one's knowledge in the early stages of learning.
https://www.harmonycentral.com/forums/topic/1706890-did-jeff-beck-know-music-theory/?do=findComment&comment=28482648
generally classical and Jazz musicians have in the past ‘trained’ as musicians, whilst rock, Blues and Country for instance learnt as they gigged constantly round the clubs.
More guitarists these days go to classes in their chosen field, but I wonder whether we will lose the ability of someone different coming along and changing guitar like EVH did 44 years ago, and no one seems to have done since.
Either way, people don't become geniuses by not learning theory. It's not a healthy attitude to have. No one ever learnt theory and regretted it. It's like Muhammad Ali boxing with his hands by his side. You're not gonna be him
the interviewer said “cut the crap, who’s best.” DLR said Eddie.
Practice consists of learning songs and noodling. I've never got my head around this practising scales lark. I don't know what modes are. I'm not proud of my lack of knowledge, it's rather lamentable but I just can't be arsed.
I can play well enough that non guitarists are left with the impression that I know what I'm doing. Real musicians would see through me straight away.
I mostly play acoustic fingerstyle blues so I can do the bass, rhythm and lead bits for a three chord song without the inconvenience of playing with other people, which is ideal for an introvert like myself.
I've been playing guitar for 33 years, took me a year or two to get to 'punk band' level - power chords, a few barre chords and a couple of half arsed scales, but then I feel like I've spent 31 years basically stuck. I'm forever noodling around but if ever there was an example of how you can play an instrument for 10,000 hours and not improve then it's me. Unfocussed practice, no goals, no method, forever hitting the wrong notes and chords. I've actually got good 'technique' but If you asked me to play 'happy birthday' I'd balls it up by hitting the wrong notes in a Les Dawson style.
Its clear you are basing your anti-theory position on ignorance of what it's actually about. I have grade 6 theory; at no point does a little theory-demon in my head tell me what I have to play next.
I'm just weary of this oft-repeated nonsense that understanding how music works somehow forces you to play things you don't want to - and it's always pushed by people with no understanding of theory. It's ignorance shouted from the rooftops.