Really? so he ****s up from a theory standpoint & it's ok ..cuz he know's theory. Now where have heard that before.
Literally the very post you replied to of mine, I said you can apply chromaticism by using theory or by just going for it and using your ear, whatever sounds good. The difference is when you use theory, you get a whole set of different options. When you just wing it, it sounds pretty much the same every time, just chromatic notes. It's not like not knowing what you're doing gives you infinite possibilities for sounds. It just sounds like you don't know what you're doing every time.
You mean the guy who made the mistake and played the WRONG *gasp* chord.....yeah that's the dude.
Uh huh. High level jazz players will make 1 or 2 mistakes in an improvised performance. Pretty phenomenal how they can play that precisely. Not like 500 like you and then try to talk it up after.
I know all about chromatism... it's not rocket science....of course your brother's in theory would rather be practising the Asavari Scale, Hungarian Gypsy, Hirajoshi scale etc cuz then they can show you just how clever ("Hey look how many exotic scales I know") they are...obviously that alo meqans they can't correct their mistake ...but eh who cares when they're playing all those exoti scales and impressing their fellow dorks dorkily
Sure, it's dorky when people use theory and play well, but it's not dorky when you reinvent playing the dorky major scale on your slow jam as if you're so soulful.
Agreed...why I don't do it. But while we're on the subject. Search youtube for unedited live footage of Petrucci, Yngwie, Vai etc..then sit back, relax and enjoy all the bum notes....no one's god, no one's infallible & everyone makes mistakes. Whether they're maestro's of theory or not.
They all use theory ya foo. You can't play at their level without it. So using theory = dorky, and Petrucci, Malmsteen, Vai = epic, but Petrucci, Malmsteen, Vai use theory.. Lol, you're really bright with these proofs.
Actually you'll be surprised by the number who admit they don't (and then come up with conspiratorial BS about how they are actuallly/secretly theory maestro's cuz they took piano lessons when they were 2 1/2 lol, pathetic...
Who's pathetic? You're the one throwing temper tantrums trying to disprove facts. That usually doesn't work out too well. Better to just accept truths. Leads to less neurotic behavior. And yes it's true. The vast majority of high level players either use some theory or have it all down.
I was just watching an interview w/ Andy LaRocque of King Diamond...another self-taught legend who "never learned theory" and goes by feel ..man he must really dish out a bunch of sweet bum notes and flail about looking for "correct" ones all day long (...or maybe not)
Some good and high level players use lesser degrees of theory. I've always stated that. Still, you'd have to prove it. Post a clip about it and we can try to figure out what he knows. Your word isn't worth much, how you used to try to state EVH used no theory when he's literally a distinguished grad from the Pasadena City College music department lol.
Lol so there's dweebiness within all the dweebiness when it comes to theory? Interesting. I could'nt care less....if it's nice tune, who ****in even cares about the scale? The trick is writing something that sticks ( as opposed to trying to sound clever) and despite all you guy's collective BS ..I'm actually pretty good at that ...bum notes/bad phrasing and all
I've always said the end result is what matters, you don't need to use theory guidelines. But it can usually help. Like Sirion said, those who don't use theory just end up following theory at a very rudimentary level anyway so..
Or the more feel you have the more creative you can be...end of the day if your a creative musician you'll be creative anyway....obviously you need 'feel' more than theory for that...cuz you won't sound like much of anything if your bending all your notes out of pitch or have crappy vibrato no matter how many exotic scales you use...
As if using theory and having feel or creativity are mutually exclusive lol. Most good musicians have both.
