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I’m studying theory because I want to get it. Musicians seem to have a natural ear for music and seem to understand it instinctually. I do not have that, but I’ll be damned if I don’t give it a try. My goal with this is to be able to perform comfortably at an open mic someday
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I want to learn music theory because I hit a wall. Started reading sheet music but I cannot recognize chords. Want to improv, I have all the scales and chords in my head but it doesn’t translate.
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To answer why I am learning music theory- I also started learning in my teens in the 90’s but didnt have any guidence so got lost a bit and bored because it seemed tedious. I have tried t start many times over the years and even completed a foundations course in music recently just to get some basic understanding. Anyway my main goal is to undertand why how chords are put together and how to play over chord changes. I have always been a good improv musician but have based my playing on the minor pentatonic
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trying to build foundational knowledge cause of how my brain works as an adult trying to learn music/guitar/singing.
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My reason for committing to this course is that I have always loved music of so many genres and styles, but have never really understood the magic behind it. I know what sounds and feels ‘right’ but not why.
As a drummer (one who never learned to read music), I never really thought about music in terms of notes and chords and scales, etc. It was always about the rhythm, the flow, and the feel of a piece. Now, I’d like to finally understand the concepts and patterns, and how they bring all those things together. I believe this course will get me there.
I’ve always been fascinated the the myriad of things that can be done on guitar, but the fretboard was too intimidating to even contemplate until recently, when I realized it was all patterns (I’m big on patterns), and wasn’t nearly as intimidating as I thought. It’s still fairly intimidating, not gonna lie, but no longer insurmountable in my mind.
So last week, at 46 years young, I bought my first guitar. She’s gorgeous, and I’m here to make sense of her, and learn to make some beautiful music with her.
That brings me to my BHAG. Somewhere down the line, I’d like to write my own music, to get these melodies (ones I couldn’t even name the notes of last week) out of my head and into the air.
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I want to be able to write christian music. there is a lot of lightweight and airy spiritual songs, but i want to be able to write songs that serve more as anthems. These would be more like traditional melodies and lyrics with a modern rock/country style to it. Anyway, I have no idea how to write music and I like to get more cerebral about music rather than just going with feel. I need that confidence from knowing what is going on in theory. Looking to build a musical foundation that I can build off of
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I’m doing this as a refresher. I’ve had guitar music theory previously, but each time I go through a course I learn either learn something new or see something differently. However, I find that I know lots more than I can play comfortably. I’m hopeful that there is a more practical application of what we’re learning that I have experienced preciously. My goal is to be able to comfortably and expressively solo over any tune in any key.
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What I want to get out of this course? I want to know which scales to use over which chords to improvise. I want to unlock the Fretboard and to know which scales make sense to learn for me.
What did go wrong the last time with MT? The last time I started to learn theory I bought a book and worked it through until almost at the end. But then other things where more important in my life so I stoped playing guitar altogheter. I also felt I din‘t make progres.
My Big goal? I want to be able to improvise on the spot and be able to shred to Blues and Rock. And to understand what I‘m playing and to be able tobuild my own solos and licks 
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Expectations - to build on a foundation of basics and understand what works where and why. e.g. What scale elements and licks work, and where and when the won’t. I have learned theory previously but self taught from a book without structured practice and assessment along the way. My big goal is to be a more accomplished part of the covers band that I am in so that I can tackle more demanding songs.
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I am currently running the Blues Immersion course and want to back up my playing with some theory. My long-term goal is to be a capable (amateur) musician who is able to figure out music on his own.
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I had no concept of music theory and the more I looked the more interesting it became. It’s almost like a mathematical problem that once you know the rules to you can solve or like doing sudoku.
I love the way I can work scales out once I know the rules and it seems like the more you learn the more interesting it becomes. I can learn to play a song by memorizing a few chords but that feels like copy and paste I want to understand things better for myself
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I want a better understanding of the instrument in general. I can play through lots of beginner songs but struggle with stretching my fingers to cover more than 3 frets. I hope that learning theory will help me switch to an alternate chord or to adjust in other ways. I try to fingerpick some songs but struggle to keep it going. I hope that scales practice will help me to get my fingers moving faster too. (Too much?
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I started learning guitar at the age of 10 with a really good teacher but, at the time, I just found it confusing and I couldn’t see why it was important. I was learning guitar alongside the theory and reading sheet music and at that age, it was all just a bit too much to take in when all I wanted to do was play songs. By the time I understood it’s importance, I’d already neglected so much of it that it just didn’t make sense.
I always wanted to be able to improvise well and I always felt that this not “clicking” was the reason why I struggled with that. 20 years later, I’m here to try again 
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My goal is to get to a point where I feel like I really understand the guitar and can have fun playing and improvising without feeling like I’m trying to solve complex equations in my head.
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I’ve been playing guitar for many years and have learned new songs strictly through repetition to build muscle memory. So, I’ve gotten pretty good at knowing WHAT to do, but I feel like knowing WHY I’m doing it will allow me to learn new things more quickly and open up an ability to jam. I’ve gotten the major scale down, so I thought it was time to learn the minor scale. So, I google the minor scale and find out that there are several minor scales (insert car crash sound effect here). I want to know why there are multiple minor scales, learn how to use modes and gain an understanding of how to improvise effectively. I also think learning music theory is a great way to improve my brain placticity as I age.
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I’m learning music Theory because I’m a bit of a nerd and love education in matters that interest me.
I find music theory fascinating and the small amount I have learned already has really helped with my playing and problem solving
I just hope to enjoy this course, it is something I’m doing for fun to help me grow as person and musician, also I know a couple of jazz musicians and when they talk about music I don’t understand what they are talking about
My goal is to play with other musicians and hopefully do some small local gigs in a cover band for fun playing classic rock and blues stuff
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My goal is to become a songwriter, to understand music and chords, and why they work together so well! I’m hoping that this course will help me become a better musician and more well-rounded in my overall approach and experience with music
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Hi guys! I’m an older lady, taking up guitar in retirement. Had face to face lessons for a couple of years, done lots of online courses too, but just haven’t quite nailed being able to pick up the guitar and improvise. I’m now in a band and I want to feel I’m playing as an equal rather than being carried by the others, which is how I feel at the moment.
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in order to play better, i need to understand music better. the challenge for me is that im a very slow learner and i need to revisit material until im confident enough to play by memory. this will come in time.
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Hi Justin and Co.,
In answer to your questions
- Why am I doing PMT?
I did Grade 1 Music Theory over 20 years ago and passed with distinction. I can remember some of it, bit none of it was related to the guitar or how to apply it, so JG PMT here I am.
- What would you like to get out of this course?
I would like to be able to understand/relate different scales and their relationships and the derivation of them from the scales to the fret board in a practical way. i.e. If I am playing a song in a particular key(s), I can see how to use scales/chords to improvise over the song in a way that works. that may be using one scale one one sequence of chords and another over another sequence in the same song, sounds Jazzy to me 
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- What’s your BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Guitar Goal)?
I want to be able to pick up the guitar and not be rigidly bound by playing this song or that song, but be able to invent and construct songs in a musical way and fluent way. If could be in a bluesy, rock, pop, Jazzy or folky style as my feelings take me on the day. And to be able to play with other musicians confidently.
Thanks for PMT I have looked through some of to already to support me in aspects of BLIM and it looks great.
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