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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 6786346" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>I just seriously got back into the guitar after a long period of casual play (prior to which I had been heavily involved in bands, song writing and learning about music). One thing I've discovered is some of the old stuff stuck or just needs a quick refresher (relearning how to read music is pretty smooth, but my rhythm is almost completely gone and needs major calibration). Almost no recollection of modes. So I just said screw it and started with square one all over again, going through all the basics again from the ground up just to fill in any gaps or remove wrong assumptions I've developed over the years. </p><p></p><p>What is incredible is how easy this is to do these days with youtube and other online resources. When I was a kid, you had to learn from your guitar teacher and books (most of which were total crap and strained to explain concepts clearly). So it was a process where you were very reliant upon other people. Now this stuff is all up online. And if you need feedback or lessons from a pro, those can be done by Skype. </p><p></p><p>I tend to be a pretty intuitive player, but still find music theory incredibly helpful (at the very least, being able to write stuff down in notation is handy). I've always liked bands like King Diamond, Iron Maiden, and guitarists like Randy Rhoads. The theory seems to work well with those styles. But I was always into heavier and slower stuff as well, like Cathedral, Candlemass, Bolt Thrower, and many other bands on the melodic end of the Death/Doom spectrum. For that music theory can be handy (candlemas definitely has a neoclassical vibe) but you can also just arrive there through intuition. I'm Curious what other peoples experiences are with music theory and metal; how they feel it fits in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 6786346, member: 85555"] I just seriously got back into the guitar after a long period of casual play (prior to which I had been heavily involved in bands, song writing and learning about music). One thing I've discovered is some of the old stuff stuck or just needs a quick refresher (relearning how to read music is pretty smooth, but my rhythm is almost completely gone and needs major calibration). Almost no recollection of modes. So I just said screw it and started with square one all over again, going through all the basics again from the ground up just to fill in any gaps or remove wrong assumptions I've developed over the years. What is incredible is how easy this is to do these days with youtube and other online resources. When I was a kid, you had to learn from your guitar teacher and books (most of which were total crap and strained to explain concepts clearly). So it was a process where you were very reliant upon other people. Now this stuff is all up online. And if you need feedback or lessons from a pro, those can be done by Skype. I tend to be a pretty intuitive player, but still find music theory incredibly helpful (at the very least, being able to write stuff down in notation is handy). I've always liked bands like King Diamond, Iron Maiden, and guitarists like Randy Rhoads. The theory seems to work well with those styles. But I was always into heavier and slower stuff as well, like Cathedral, Candlemass, Bolt Thrower, and many other bands on the melodic end of the Death/Doom spectrum. For that music theory can be handy (candlemas definitely has a neoclassical vibe) but you can also just arrive there through intuition. I'm Curious what other peoples experiences are with music theory and metal; how they feel it fits in. [/QUOTE]
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