Originally Posted By: David Snyder
I am going to disagree that classical training gets in the way of anything.

I can play straight up classical just sighting reading away on some pretty complex pieces and I can also improv my butt off with the best of them--and have--and can write a pretty good song in 15 minutes.

My classical training has only enhanced my ability to let me go into Carlos Santana free fall when I am given a solo.

I can pull the hell out of my whammy bar on the strat, hold it up to the amp and make it feed back and howl, make the girls scream, and all the while be pulling my notes straight out of a Bach violin piece.

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--The Artist Formerly Known as David Snyder


I can't agree more.

IMHO if someone says classical training hurt them they probably either didn't do it right, lack talent, or are lying.

It's like saying, "I'm a great motorcycle mechanic, but going to school to learn to fix V8 truck engines ruined my motorcycle skills."

Learning something new, does not take away from what you already know, it just adds.

Rock musicians have borrowed themes from classical composers, and a few of them have even written their own classical pieces: John Lord of Deep Purple, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney (with help), and so on.

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