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- aliendn
im tired of playing three chords on guitar, and i guess i wanna pick up on theory. a friend suggested taking up a first year piano course to learn the fundamentals. good idea? any book recommendations on basic theory and not impossible to understand?
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- algorithm0
that is a good way to pick up the basics, plus you get to learn the piano. Another option is to take lessons. And just don't go to the first disgruntled greasy music store employee you find. Do some research and find a really good and accomplished instructor.
- dippy0
If you know zip about music, the piano course will help (just be sure to drop out after the first year). Once you've got the fundamentals down, play, play, play your guitar. And listen to as much stuff as you can... to develop your ear.
- ********0
if you can play piano; you can play anything.
- aliendn0
nice, i'l do it!
- idsgn0
start teaching yourself classical.
- ********0
although there have been PLENTY of modern musicians that have made fortunes from crap songs using three chords.
- aliendn0
yeah thats true, but all the stuff i've written has kind of been accidental you know? like "lets try this chord and this chord and see what happens. i want to get to the point where i can instantly compose something, like when whistling, like knowing how it will sound before i strum or hit the keys.
and i want to be able to pick up music faster and more accurately.
- ********0
You might want to start by checking out Cakewalk's Musical Notation software, it will teach you Music Theory
- -leah-0
i took piano lessons my whole childhood but i could never for the life of me figure out guitar :(
- ********0
seriously?
- -leah-0
well... actually i never tried that hard to learn guitar. i picked up on violin a bit, but what i REALLY want to play is the ukelali (sp?)
- ********0
pffttt, wha? I play the damn MIDI keyboard, enough for me. Sampling is all you need in the digital world.
- Soler0
guitar is a really hars instrumnt for me, too -leah-
I play trumpet, drums, keyboard, pretty good at sampling, etc.
But guitar is just some funky-ass finger positioning. Foreign to my brain. I own one but I'm ready to give up... almost. not yet.
- ********0
me don't care for guitaro either, too hard to record to be honest.
- Super_Chef0
piano... don't bother. if you wanna play giutar why would you learn another instrument!?
the book that i used, rock guitar bible, isn't made anymore. but what i used to do as well was just friggin sit with my guitar and ajm with the cd's of bands i actually like. Forget classical! if you want to go in one direction, why would you veer in another. it makes no sence.
buy guitar mags with tabs and notation. that'll do ya
- tny0
piano is great coz it demonstrates intervals in a completely different way than guitar. i would definitely recommend at least screwing around with a keyboard...you'll take away something you can translate into guitar down the road
- idsgn0
teaching myself classical made me more accurate with both hands, faster, and built up my ear for strange patterns/ chords/ progressions or what have you.
its not really going down a seperate path, its just practice. its not like i play robin hood-esque prancing through the forest stuff.
oh .. wait.
- -leah-0
its not really going down a seperate path, its just practice. its not like i play robin hood-esque prancing through the forest stuff.
oh .. wait.
idsgn
(jul 21 04, 14:06)oh yes you do!! la la la a al! jk!
- ********0
where is the girls thread?
- blackspade0
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