Howard the Duck

you have to unlearn what you have learned, young grasshopper

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GuitarBizarre

Theory is a tool. So is improvisation, and so is chance composition, and all sorts of other things that fall in and out of the bounds of 'theory' and 'feeling'.


If you can't do both, you're going to suck at one or other style of music, because different styles depend on knowledge of both to different degrees. If you don't know theory, you'll probably be great at rock and suck at jazz, because you won't be able to keep up with the changes.

On the same token, if your theory is great but you suck at feeling a groove, you'll never be able to play funk all that great because you'll sound robotic. Unless you want to make something funky but robotic, in which case you'll probably sound like daft punk or something.

Music is bigger than just "The right way and the wrong way", music is all about "This is the way I am going to do it"

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Howard the Duck

i already told Odyshape he's only gonna appeal to a niche audience

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Odyshape

To be honest Im not sure really sure if your right about that :O not that having a niche audience is bad or good but I never really thought about the song I showed you was wierd or strange I thought it was kind of poppy actually. I unno you guys hear it.

I do have some weirder things on my youtube channel but nothing crazy or anything.

Howard the Duck

i do have a quasi-mystical, quasi-religious approach to playing as well

i believe you need to meditate to grasp notes and chords from some Universal musical force flowing in the ether

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