Rharv,

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I'm in the camp where I think the two can go hand in hand.
Knowing the theory is good; it speeds up the 'learning the licks' part if you can understand what's happening.

Sounds like that lady never did just sit down and play for fun, as you suggested. Shame. and surprising

How could you ever write a song if you couldn't play what you are hearing in your head? And how could you structure it and notate it if you didn't understand theory?
Both are needed IMO.



I agree completely. My suggestion for Tony was to eliminate the “sheet music” for 3 mos. in order to develop or train his ears, then bring the sheet music back in as a learning tool only, with learning some music theory as something that will benefit both skills.


Bob
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