Self Taught??

Jolt · 10-02-2009, 10:51 PM

Bass: Self taught since last christmas.
Hello Rush

Haha.
I'm new to BTW

BlitzySixx · 10-07-2009, 04:12 PM

With all three of the instruments I play, I am in fact self taught. It's definitely much harder but at least you don't have someone yelling at you and complaining.

TingoTingo · 10-11-2009, 02:09 PM

I learn from a book mainly but once in a while a friend teaches me some stuff.
(guitar)

music_phantom13 · 10-16-2009, 04:21 PM

I took 3 years of piano lessons when I was like 6-9. I sucked back then. But it was enough that now when I look at a piano I see the keys as notes. Now I entirely teach myself, I can read sheet music but I prefer to make things up. I just kind of play things that sound good and it ends up working out. You just have to hear what's coming a few seconds before you get there, if that makes any sense. And the more you play, the more complicated things you will be able to do. It's as easy as that.

Kole · 10-16-2009, 04:28 PM

I think the best (or maybe the worst?) think that happens to self-taught musicians is that they (we) have a completely unique, own style. Instructors unintentionally force their own style into the playing of their "grasshoppers"; I can't say which one is better, it kinda depends on you.

GuitarBizarre · 10-18-2009, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Kole

I think the best (or maybe the worst?) think that happens to self-taught musicians is that they (we) have a completely unique, own style. Instructors unintentionally force their own style into the playing of their "grasshoppers"; I can't say which one is better, it kinda depends on you.

Not exactly. it just means they take their style from elsewhere, its not necessarily a good or bad thing, but its just as limiting in the end. And besides, nobody has a 'unique' style on their own. Its kind of pretentious to go around saying 'I am original and unique, a special snowflake', considering a whole bunch of people probably sound very similar to you in the end.

kouki · 10-18-2009, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

Its kind of pretentious to go around saying 'I am original and unique, a special snowflake', considering a whole bunch of people probably sound very similar to you in the end.

Very well said,sir.Its pretty difficult IMO to be original nowadays.So much has been done already.

GuitarBizarre · 10-18-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by kouki

Very well said,sir.Its pretty difficult IMO to be original nowadays.So much has been done already.

You should read up on postmodern musical theories. I'm studying them at university right now and they basically hold that there is NO original music anymore, only different sounding bric-a-brac made from other bits of music.

kouki · 10-19-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

You should read up on postmodern musical theories. I'm studying them at university right now and they basically hold that there is NO original music anymore, only different sounding bric-a-brac made from other bits of music.

Ya I figured,theres just so much shi* out there.A lot of songs use the same chord progression too,just different rythm.Plus that one song says it too(forgot the name) but it goes something like this "its all been done, whooo uuuu uuuuu its all been done,its all been doooone beforeeee"LMAO *turns off stupid switch*

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 10-19-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by GuitarBizarre

You should read up on postmodern musical theories. I'm studying them at university right now and they basically hold that there is NO original music anymore, only different sounding bric-a-brac made from other bits of music.

That's rediculously narrow-minded. Theres a bit more to music than pop chord progressions and pretentious modern classical quote unquote avant-garde music, which I'm sure is about as far into "weird" music as the morons who wrote those books have delved.

10-07-2009, 04:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
BlitzySixx Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 18	With all three of the instruments I play, I am in fact self taught. It's definitely much harder but at least you don't have someone yelling at you and complaining. __________________ ♥ Nikki Sixx ♥ \m/ Mötley Crüe! \m/

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Kole Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 24	I think the best (or maybe the worst?) think that happens to self-taught musicians is that they (we) have a completely unique, own style. Instructors unintentionally force their own style into the playing of their "grasshoppers"; I can't say which one is better, it kinda depends on you. __________________ "Most people wouldn't know good music if it came up and bit them in the ass." Frank Zappa

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10-02-2009, 10:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jolt Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1	Bass: Self taught since last christmas. Hello Rush Haha. I'm new to BTW

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TingoTingo Groupie Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: germany Posts: 4	I learn from a book mainly but once in a while a friend teaches me some stuff. (guitar)

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music_phantom13 Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 942	I took 3 years of piano lessons when I was like 6-9. I sucked back then. But it was enough that now when I look at a piano I see the keys as notes. Now I entirely teach myself, I can read sheet music but I prefer to make things up. I just kind of play things that sound good and it ends up working out. You just have to hear what's coming a few seconds before you get there, if that makes any sense. And the more you play, the more complicated things you will be able to do. It's as easy as that.