Re: Three Annoying False Statements

You like to twist things around to suit your own agenda.
When someone is walking on the edge with their statements then the omission
of a single word in that statement can alter how it will be interpreted.
Twist em how you want.

"iarwain" <iarwain_8@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I've noticed from reading the newsgroup here that there are three
basic subjects that seem to come up repeatedly that tend to annoy me.
They are posted as proclomations of truth by (I suspect) inexperienced
guitarists. But while each may hide a nugget of truth within, they
are all false. They are:

1. Guitarists should never play fast
2. Guitarists who use capos are cheating and using them as a crutch
3. Do not learn music theory or you will never write anything
original

Feel free to add your own.

If you're still with me, I'll add a few comments on each.
1. Some people say guitarists who play fast are just mindlessly
playing scales, but I have yet to hear anyone complain about people
playing the same scale slowly. There is a valid point lurking here
that some guitarists can place too much emphasis on speed, but playing
fast is a legitimate part of a musician's palette.

2. It's true some inexperienced players use capos as a crutch to
change keys. But it's more true that great players use capos as a
creative tool to make great music that would not otherwise be
possible, or convenient.

3. Some people say that learning about music will kill your
creativity. But even people who choose to fumble around in the dark
usually end up finding something that makes sense musically and has
been done before, as opposed to something really novel. For instance,
have you ever met a guitar player who didn't know any scales, yet when
they went to play a solo played the notes from a pentatonic or blues
scale?



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