Whoops! Thanks, @stitch. Is there a thread for the livestream? Is there a way to move my post there, or should I delete it and start a new thread?
I don’t think you need to delete it. It is letting people know about the new Note Finder app which does relate to the live stream on intervals and for $5 it’s a good deal.
I was just letting you know about the Live Steam Cyril was talking about just in case you missed it and wanted to see it. Thou you do need to be a member of the PMT course to view it
I don’t think there is a section on the forum for live streams but if you wanted to start a new thread for the New Note Finder app I’d put in the Website, Courses, Products and Community section under the subsection Justin’s General Apps.
Hi Cyril,
I’m glad you liked the session and found it helpful.
I sent the PDF to the team after the session. You should be able to access it now. I’m not sure where you find it though.
@FannyJustinGuitar Where can Cyril find the PDF? Thanks.
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Hey! They’re available in the event notes here 
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Thanks for the pdf Dave and Fanny.
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@chris_m It is a lot, but like eating a big sandwich; one bite at a time and enjoy!
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That was a very fun, informative and useful session. Thanks, Dave!
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@Dave_Birnie Super good lesson, Dave! Well explained in an entertaining way.
I’ve been thinking about it for a while. This lesson is very valuable to me; I try to learn as little theory as possible. But over the years, I’ve secretly picked up quite a lot already.
Because we focus on the A minor pentatonic scale in BLIM, looking at the 3rd note, for example is like “oh yeah, that’s C# for A, F# for D, and G# for E,” learned quickly. But learning the pattern is much more valuable because then the transition to pentatonic scales other than A goes much smoother.
Hopefully my reasoning is somewhat correct?
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Hi Heidi,
I’m glad you enjoyed the theory lesson and found it useful. Yes, your reasoning is correct. Being able to identify intervals by shapes on the guitar makes many things easier.
Lots of famous guitarist say they don’t understand music theory. However, most of them can clearly visualise intervals on the guitar and know how and when to use them. I guess that is understanding music theory, just in a more practical way? 
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It’s what is called procedural knowledge, as opposed to declarative knowledge.
Not on guitar, but it reminds me of the documentary Get Back where George is sitting at the piano banging out a few cool cords asking Bill Preston repeatedly “Hey, what’s this one called?”.
No idea what he was playing at an academic level, but knew it sounded good.
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Thanks, Mark. Good to know what the correct term for this is. 
Absolutely. The Beatles (and other bands) did this all the time. I saw an interview with Paul McCartney saying a similar thing. He came up with the chords to Michelle but had no idea what they were called. He just liked the way they sounded.
Having said that, I still think it’s beneficial to learn music theory and to understand what we’re doing. I guess it’s finding a balance between playing what we like the sound of but also understanding why it sounds good.
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