Theory...now or later

[hubberjub]

The basics for now. More later, should you choose. I was the product of two music teachers and I went on to be a music major in college for six years. Though theory is important for some things, there is no better way to turn off a potential musician than by inundating them with theory that they aren't ready for.

 

[pinkspeeder]

do it your self music theory..

any ideas as to a good place/materials to buy to learn music theory on your own..there are a million options out there..but has anyone ever bought anything online...books or courses....or paid for something online to learn that they can recommend to an older beginner?

 

[piebaldpython]

Depends on the music you want to play........but if you like blues, the Blues You Can Use book is great for the start of theory and the subsequent Blues Chords (both my John Ganapes) book fills in with more theory.

Great books, understandable and good, solid teaching.

 

[Robert]

What level of music theory do you want to learn?

For a good lesson on the I - IV - V concept, this product is quite good -
http://b86754p2rh0amb3fxbwx-vd20a.hop.clickbank.net - if you are newbie, you'll learn lots of practical and theoretical concepts from this.

 

[Moander]

If you want to learn theory on your own, the best, single book I have found for this is this:

Scales and Modes in the Beginning
by Ron Middlebrook

Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Scales-Modes-...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1284114082&sr=8-1

Long URL, I hope it parses well

$12.00 will give you all you need to know.

 

[kiteman]

Hello Soulstress, how are you doing?

I know it's been a while but I hope we didn't scare you off.

 

[otaypanky]

December will start my 49th year goofing around with guitar. Most folks think I play pretty well, but I couldn't tell you much about what I am playing or why. When it comes to theory I don't know Diddley. Well, Bo of course ~
Would I like to understand how and why things work musically? Yes, of course I would. And I can only imagine I would be a much more capable and versatile musician if I had that understanding.
But some things can't be taught. You need to have music in your heart.
And if you do, it will find a way to get out

 

[psylocke24]

Playing music without knowing at least basic theory is like trying to work algebra problems without knowing the formulas.

That might not be the best analogy, but it's the only one I could think of.

Learn at least the Circle of Fifths and you'll be well on your way. You don;t need to learn composition, but a little understanding of theory will go a long way in why music is written the way it is.

I like his explanation :applause , actually theory is the first thing that you should know to be able to follow the sounds of the guitar. Better have an online guitar lessons to know more.