Self Taught??

Astronomer · 06-23-2009, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Luby

no one is self-taught nowadays. Self-taught = transcribing songs by ear and/or watching musicians play live, etc. If you learned how to play from online lessons, you're not exactly self-taught, because it's the person(s) in the videos who gave you all the tips, techniques, theory, etc. However, regardless of how much someone teaches you, it's up to you and your practice to make yourself a good musician. I don't think you need official lessons to become good, lots of great guitarists never had a lesson.

But this is how I define self-taught. I teach myself songs by ear. Isn't that exactly what you're saying?

Luby · 06-23-2009, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shiseido red

But this is how I define self-taught. I teach myself songs by ear. Isn't that exactly what you're saying?

yes that's what i'm saying. but according to the panda dude, you can't possibly play unless some one has taught you theory, etc. or am i getting it wrong? i think we're mostly misunderstanding each other, no bad feelings.

Astronomer · 06-23-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Luby

yes that's what i'm saying. but according to the panda dude, you can't possibly play unless some one has taught you theory, etc. or am i getting it wrong? i think we're mostly misunderstanding each other, no bad feelings.

Oh okay, yeah I agree with you. You can play without knowing theory. Heaps of musicians learn purely by ear. Having that background knowledge of theory can be a huge help, but there are plenty of great musicians I know who have gone without it.

mr dave · 06-23-2009, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Luby

yes that's what i'm saying. but according to the panda dude, you can't possibly play unless some one has taught you theory, etc. or am i getting it wrong? i think we're mostly misunderstanding each other, no bad feelings.

no, what i'm saying is you can't start transcribing without knowing how to play first. that, and you 'can' learn the modicum of theory necessary to teach yourself to transcribe music through tablature.

no bad feelings indeed, sorry if we got off on the wrong foot

Luby · 06-23-2009, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mr dave

no, what i'm saying is you can't start transcribing without knowing how to play first. that, and you 'can' learn the modicum of theory necessary to teach yourself to transcribe music through tablature.

no bad feelings indeed, sorry if we got off on the wrong foot

i guess there are different ways to see things, and that's how it should be anyways. nice tracks on myspace, btw.