After perusing the forums again, I can't help but feel there are a large number of young chaps missing the point. I've read a few threads saying things like " I've spent the last year learning to play chromatic patterns at 900bpm and I rule at that, but my soloing sucks." Well duh! Just because Mr Petrucci does a warm up exercise on a video doesn't mean it's essential. It's about music, the guitar last time I checked was a MUSICAL INSTRUMENT for making music on. Here's some facts... for all Paul Gilbert's shredding his pinnacle of achievement was "To be with you". That was the tune that touched the majority as opposed to the incestuous world of shred heads. Nuno.... More than Words. EVH .. Jump or Beat it... short sharp solo's with very little guitar elsewhere. Can you see a pattern yet? It's about having good tunes not how fast you can play it. By all means develop technique... it's very useful.. I have tons. But I also have a repeatoire of hundreds and hundreds of tunes and gig 2-3 times a week to large audiences. Up there is where you learn your craft.
The other thread I saw... "I'm going to become a guitar teacher... what shall I teach?" You clearly are not ready to teach as you do not know what to impart to someone let alone HOW to impart it. Guitar teachers like this do more damage than good. I know.. I've taught thousands of people and those that have been to other teachers of this kind before, regularly tell me that the other style of teacher had put them off and they nearly gave up. Teaching shouldn't be entered in as way to make some quick money. The people paying you are expecting a service. How would you feel if you paid for something and you were getting a thrown together service? You'd be peed off. Go to the RGT website.. Look at the teaching diplomas available. Study one. read the books. get educated and then see if you want to help others rather than make a fast buck
lol, i possibly replied to one of them and said its a good way to make money. I developed a system so i agree with you that something thrown together is crap.
As for the songwriting i'd agree, a good song says more than a thousand notes.
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