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 Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 11:15 pm
I'm sick and tired of pushing myself to learn this stuff.
I get halfway through a book about "basic" music theory (which makes me feel like a worthless piece of #@$# who is unable to become a musician, because of his small amount of experience and old age), and I'm at the bottom of this bottomless depth of depression.
I've lost interest in just about everything I used to love to do in place of playing this guitar that I only picked up a year after obtaining it.
I feel like crap, because there's a bunch of songs I'd like to play, but I can't read half of the music on the music sheets (the truth is, I can, but my attention span is shot from learning so much about music, different genres, time signatures, scales, and other things that seem like chunks of mathematics that are given so much importance over one little tiny note).
I can't take it anymore! What do I need to do to be able to actually play something? I hate tabs! They're like the equivalent of being a 60-year-old masturbation addict to the stigma of not being a great guitarist! IT SUCKS TO FEEL THIS WAY.
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:26 am
I know how you feel. I learn piano, and I have to do whole written exams devoted to theory. It does take time to learn, but if you keep looking at it you'll pick it up eventually. The more you see it, the quicker you'll learn it all. Knowing the theory is actually very important to play songs. If you know your theory, you'll know how to play the song eg. how fast, how loud, what feeling it needs eg. playfully, solemn. I know it can be annoying and feel like a waste of time, I've experienced that same feeling quite a bit. But if you want to be a true, dedicated musician, you have to be committed to learning the theory. Just remember, these things don't happen in an instant, it takes time. I hope this advice helped. Good luck with your theory! smile
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2009 11:30 pm
Hey, I am a music major at my college and I can tell you that music theory is important only if you are using as your sole source of income. There is no reason for a rocker to understand what Bach was getting at with his Well Tempored Clavier. If you are planning to use it as a life long job though, it is a huge deal. Without it your music will be weaker than other people's and would lack a sense of consitancy.
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 6:43 pm
hey man i am a drummer and the only way to get good at anything is practice. teach yourself, play some funky groove or just mess around on an instrument
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 7:05 pm
Theory, in my humble opinion, isn't very important. Not so much that you need to read about it and write about it. I've learned that you learn music quickest just playing (or trying to play and failing) and also watching other musicians play, paying very close attention to what they do. The most important thing is having passion for music. Some of the most beautiful and interesting music I've heard in my life was performed by wanders, rainbow people. They don't need indepth knowledge of theory because they are just plain passionate about the music, that paired with the fact that they have a lot of life experiences. If you really want to learn to play someone else's music, just practice writing your own. In time, the more you play the better you'll understand the mechanics of your instrument. This will make it much easier to pick up other peoples music and just play it by ear. No music theory necessary because you just understand music and your instrument.
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Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:39 am
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Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:49 am
Well, I know it sucks but it is really important. If you start playing with a band and they come up with a cool riff, they have to hand show you. Which is far more complecated. Or if your pianist wants you to play a piano part to guitar; You wouldn't know how and he couldn't show you. All music in the world is written in Staff and it's very important to learn some basics. And don't feel bad that the basics are hard. It's tough s**t to understand. It's also with instruments, you'll just get a lot better at once one day. Then a few monthes later it's another boost. It's like leveling up. You're not any better until you actually get the whole level up. Keep working and I swear it'll pay off.
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Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:19 pm
What's funny is that I found one of the best ways to get a good start on guitar is to learn drums first. It doesn't seem like it makes any sense I know, but when you realize how important rhythm is to playing guitar, it makes more sense. Also, playing the drums a lot can help loosen up your hands a bit and it makes playing guitar fast much easier. I started playing drums in about 4th grade and I started on a set in 6th grade. Now I'm a senior in high school, and I've only played guitar since august of last year, but I can already play songs by Van Halen, Megadeth, Mastodon, and whatever else lol. Basically, if you really, really want to play guitar, you'll eventually learn how. I think classes can't teach you as much as just playing guitar for 1 to 2, maybe 3 hours a day if you actually try to teach yourself rhythm, technique, scales, and all that jazz smile
Basically, all that music theory stuff is worthless if you don't play from your heart (wow that's pretty sappy lol )
However, it DOES help with reading sheet music, something I'm still teaching myself. I'm poor so I can't take expensive music theory classes and what-have-you. Learning scales is a really good starting point though, because you begin to learn the relationships between notes, arpeggios, and even the circle of 5ths (which basically looked like a foreign language to me at first, but now I'm starting to get it).
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Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 2:35 am
lol, I like a lot of what Messiah said. Although I like how you're acting like Mastodon is any good. But having passio for your playing is the most important thing, without it just stop.
Reading Music may be hard but it's worth it when you have the ability to do so. It makes life easier for you.
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