GUITAR THEORY

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Permalink Reply by Jeroen Wenting on January 22, 2009 at 9:54am

No need to shout!

Are you asking what's a good training course for playing the guitar or do you want instruction in music theory as applied to the guitar?

You will get a very good guitar training course from http://www.learnandmasterguitar.com
Not the cheapest, but well worth the money.

Music theory is the subject of libraries full of books, or you can visit your nearest college that has a relevant course and offers evening classes.

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Permalink Reply by Dan on January 23, 2009 at 8:14pm

try guitarnoise.com
my favorites are lessons from David Hodge

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Permalink Reply by Kathleen Trissel on January 24, 2009 at 7:57am

The Skeptical Guitarist materials by Bruce Emery provide a down to earth presentation of music theory.

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Permalink Reply by Rob Steinhardt on January 24, 2009 at 1:47pm

Do you want to play folk guitar.....or jazz. JAzz reqrs a lot more study!

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Permalink Reply by Rico on January 24, 2009 at 9:02pm

get a good teacher. find someone who will teach you music via playing the guitar. music theory is not something to tackle alone.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Herman on January 25, 2009 at 8:00am

My advise is to go to your local college and take a course in Music Theory. ~ Mike

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Permalink Reply by Toby Walker on January 25, 2009 at 10:52am

I would suggest taking a look at Fingerboard Theory For Guitar by Mike Christiansen.. Mel Bay Publications. It's very precise, easy to understand and perfectly suited for the guitarist who wants to know the nuts and bolts of how theory applies to the frets.

Best,

Toby Walker

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