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On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 03:37:14 GMT, "Nobody"
Post by NobodyWhen do you stop "practicing", and start making music?
That's a very interesting question. There could be a number
of ways to answer it.
1. You could view "practicing" and "making music" as one in the same.
2. You could view "practicing" and "making music" as two separate
entities.
And if #2 is your choice, then I would say it makes sense to
work on both. "Making music" could imply working on songs, riffs,
arrangements, etc.. (All of which are very good, very important
things). However, you need facility on your instrument in order to
execute the ideas you hear in your head. That's why practicing is
beneficial.
Additionally, you could be playing in a cover band - where
you're playing other people's music. So you need to have your chops
up to the point to where you're able to handle the original player's
ideas.
No matter how you look at it, practicing will make you a
better player AND better enable you to "make music".
Post by NobodyDoes it matter how many scales you know or how much theory you know if you can't use it or make music with others?
If you phrase it in such a leading manner - than the answer is
no.
On the other hand, if you phrase it in a more intelligent way,
such as:
"Does it matter how many scales you know or how much theory
you know"? - The answer to that is, yes. (IMO) The reason being,
because knowledge will only open doors for you. You will gain
absolutely nothing by being blind and ignorant.
And the second part of the question:
"Will having knowledge of scales and theory help you to make
music with others?" - The answeer to that is, yes. (IMO) Once again,
it can help you with soloing, comping, and understanding which notes
work and which ones don't (which help you - and the band to sound
better).
What I'm curious about is why you would spend so much energy
fighting me with this issue.
Post by NobodyWes didn't know much theory, taught himself to play guitar, and never ever took a lesson from anyone.
Wes practiced all day long - teaching himself Charlie
Christian solos off of records. So in that respect, his teacher was
Charlie Christian. And while he didn't formally study theory, he
listened to enough jazz - and had a very intuitive mind to the point
to where he absorbed the concepts, and was able to play very
harmonically advanced ideas. His grasp of chords, substitutions,
etc...was awesome.
But the main point of this - and one which you're (yet again)
missing - is that he got to where he got through practicing. And the
end result of that was that he developed a STANDARD of technique.
Post by NobodySo it really all depends on the guitar player, doesn't it?
For what? Practicing? No.
Everybody will benefit from practicing. Everybody can benefit
from learning theory & harmony - and then learning how to apply it
onto their respected instruments.
You can feel free to thumb your nose at practicing, at
developing chops, and at aquiring theory/harmony knowledge. But don't
bitch and moan when you come to the realization that you absolutely
suck on guitar.
Hope that helped, princess.
NEXT!!!!!
Atlas
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