Why It Is Vital To Be Taught Guitar Music Theory?

At the beginning we must answer an issue: why we should learn the theory of music and guitar music particularly? Lots of famous musicians don't know the theory and play the guitar wonderfully. "So, why do I have to know those notes?". Every self-educated guitarist will ask me.

In fact, it's not as simple as it may appear at first:

1) Those artists we're talking about are very exceptional guitar players and much was given by nature itself to them. If you believe you are as brilliant as Paul McCartney (by the way, he says he does not know notes), you may not persist reading this article.

2) The greater part of those guitarists was engaged right at the beginning of the spreading out of modern rock music in 1960-70 years, created it and studied all the involved stuff at the same time.

3) Many young musicians are being endorsed due to their appearance and other reasons which have no connection with music itself, as a rule. Typically, fans completely forget about them 2 or 3 years later.

4) From time to time guitar players just lie, saying they do not know notes, thus producing the effect of "being closer to ordinary guitarists like you and me".

5) There're always fine self-taught players who just resist learning the theory.

Now let us have a look at some of the main benefits of studying music theory:

- At the same time as studying guitar theory you develop to be a more sophisticated musician.

- Random information you owned before becoming to be a piece of helpful system.

- You'll be able to make out other musicians and speak the same language.

- Learning basic guitar improvisation, scales, chords progressions, etc., it will be much easier for you to transcribe other guitarists (and not only them). You will know exactly what is happening while you're playing and which way to go when improvising themselves.

- Perhaps, it'll be easier to write music.

So, decide for yourself, whether to learn theory or not. It can divest one person of his individuality but help the other to find his musical style.

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