Originally Posted By: JohnJohnJohn

OMG, what a load of elitist bull crap! Music, like everything else in life, can be enjoyed at a multitude of levels. My first guitar teacher wasted a year of my time and a bunch of my dad's money trying to teach me music theory. My second guitar teacher, at my first lesson, asked "what would you like to learn?" to which I replied "Stairway to Heaven"! And I have been hooked on playing and writing music ever since. And no, I have no clue what you mean when you tell me to try a "A minor diminished fifth neutered to the power of 2" nor do I care! I'm having fun and I'm doing it my way.



I agree wholeheartedly John. Most of what Eddie says is "elitist bull crap". It's a good thing for me that Eddie wasn't around when I was learning to play.

Even people insisting that folks have to learn to read music before they learn to play is total bullsh*t.