Q. I'm a long-term fan of the guitar and piano and have finally been able to sign up for guitar lessons at school. My friend has offered to help me with the guitar. I don't want to waste his time with the basics but I also dont' want to learn the fundamentals wrong. I've never held a guitar and I'm not sure if the new teacher teachs notes or tabs. I understand how to read notes and I get the idea behind tabs but besides that, I'm completely in the dark.Any tips or suggestions are more than welcome! Thanks!
A. Your thinking too much.
First off, you have knowledge of standard music notation and music theory!!!, you are way ahead of 95% of people who "play" guitar. No worries!
Second, Tab is just a visual representation of the guitar strings (low E/ the fattest strung on the bottom). Read it from left to right, the numbers just tell you where to press, which string when, in what order. No duration is given, it's just a road map that people practice to learn to play their favorite songs. No music theory involved. Again, NO WORRIES, you are still way ahead.
Don't over think it. You know much more than other people who are starting out. Just enjoy it. The hardest thing will be getting your fingers used to pressing the strings. Don't worry about it, you'll discover the simple things faster than the others, and grasp the more complex things in a way that will make the others dizzy.
The rock world is so full of cheats anyway. Power chords and drop tunings make the guitar so stupid easy that any 5 year old could be a super star. So many people use them and don't understand the theory of how it works. What's it matter, it still looks and sounds wicked awesome!!!>sarcasm<
Rock on!
How do people with musical knowledge hear music?
Q. For my college writing course I have written this paragraph about my experience listening to music as a music major. Please share your experience
As music majors, you have primarily been taught to listen to music to determine the phrase structure and the chord patterns. It feels as though every time we listen to music we have to analyze every detail of the piece. Doesnât that get tiring? Personally, I miss being able to sit back and relax listening to music. Now it just seems like more work than pleasure. Having such a rich background in music, it is almost impossible for us to just listen to the surface of the music anymore. We have to actually try to not analyze a piece because the process has been trained to be so automatic. What is the first thing you focus on when you listen to a piece of music? Is it the music itself or something that is underneath; something the untrained ear would not pick up? Donât get me wrong, I find it fascinating that there is so much more to music than people think, but it would be nice to turn that part of your brain off every once in a while. It seems as though music majors are so much more critical of music because they know so much about it. We are hesitant to give some music a try because it is âgoing against the rulesâ that we have learned. Next time you listen to a piece of music, try to ignore your knowledge about music. Try to hear it as ânon-music peopleâ do, your perception might turn out completely different.
A. It's a good experience but can be annoying specially when everyone else thinks the song is hot and the artist is so talented but you find yourself picking out all of the flaws on the song . the Once you learn how and what to listen for it's hard to go back as a non musical educated person. When I hear a song, automatically I gotta listen to to each instruments, the vocal, the key of the song, the BPM, Structure and if the singer's voice is real or edited with a software. That's why music nowadays is really bad because everyone is a "star" while they cant even find the middle C on a piano. But yes your view and musical taste will forever change.
Will I get better at the piano by playing scales?
Q. I am going to try to learn all of the scales. I am a beginner right now, and I still have to look at my fingers and move them slowly over to the right keys when I play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. But I am going to practice the scales every day.
Will my fingering become much more proficient in general (not just Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)? Will I be able to play intermediate music soon?
A. Learn your scales. If you plan on going into advanced pieces and any sort of improvision, scales will help loads, and from scales you'll form chords. Learn as many scales and theory as you can early, and intermediate and advanced pieces will seem much easier. If you have any interest in jazz, getting familiar with chord progressions and such are a necessity.
Practice, as lame and tedious as they can be.
Don't lose sight of the long run.
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