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ChristopherSchlegel
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09/06/2019 1:21 pm

Originally Posted by: ravenuaI peeked ahead of time to Experienced lessons and it's the same. The main map shows the split between rock, blues and country, but other styles. i.e. acoustic are hidden in the styles category.[/quote]

The acoustic guitar is included in places of each style as it relates to that style. There are other acoustic guitar tutorials that dive deeper into other concepts & techniques.

[quote=ravenua]

Music Theory is god knows where (I accidentally stumbled on its link on these forums) and I am not sure when I should refer to that and where is it actually located.

[p]Great topic!

If you follow one of the courses (Fundamentals or Style Courses), you will get the appropriate amount of theory along with the application all integrated together. It's important to keep your theoretical learning & knowledge on par with & at the same level as your physical skills & practical applications.

If one outpaces the other, then you have an unbalanced situation. Either you can play things that you don't fully understand or know how to use, or how they work. Or you know concepts that you can't apply & have no practical use for.

Having said that, I have a lot of tutorials aimed at covering music theory in great depth & detail. But, they depend a great deal on skill level, desired style & goals. But the important point now is that they are beyond the scope of the beginner cirriculum.[br][br]

https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/music-theory

The point here is that music theory is a big topic! :) So, it's best to know your skill level & area of focus, or goals in order to point you in the right direction.

Almost every tutorial contains some theory, at least enough to understand & explain how & why the lesson content is being taught. And the courses are a great way to accomplish that.

For now, be assured that as a beginner the best path is through the fundamentals courses & learning songs! Hope that helps. Please ask more if necessary & best of success!


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