1Adam12
October 13th, 2008, 08:31 PM
Greetings,
My name is Adam McClincey. I am 38 years old, and recently decided to pick up the guitar again. I played for about 12 years from middle school, through high school, and a few years after that. I used to have 6 guitars, and several amplifires. I had played quite a few gigs and, did a bit of studio work before I lost interest and stopped. The only guitar I have left now was my father's. It is a 1950's era Gibson ES-225 semi-hollow electric, with single humbucker. The main reason I lost interest is because I stopped progressing. I always thought this was due to not being able to read music.
This is why I am here. I want to pick things back up and do it the right way. My main concern is learning to read music, and guitar theory. I know my techniquie, and ability will come back with practice. I was surprised at how many songs I could still remember how to play. It would be wonderful to actually understand what I am playing, or actually be able to improvize a bit.
Before I just dive in and purchase a membership with Next Level Guitar I could use some advice. I am not really concerned with learning songs anytime soon. Again my main concern is learning to read music, and guitar theory. Can I get a complete understanding of music theory from this web site? I noticed the DVD set 9-12 appeared to be all music theory. Is it complete? I just do not want to purchase a membership with Next Level Guitar only to find out that the majority of the lessons are for learning songs. Does Next Level Guitar have a music theory only package? If Next Level Guitar does not have a complete music/guitar theory section/package; can someone please recommend one. Thank you everyone for your assistance.
My name is Adam McClincey. I am 38 years old, and recently decided to pick up the guitar again. I played for about 12 years from middle school, through high school, and a few years after that. I used to have 6 guitars, and several amplifires. I had played quite a few gigs and, did a bit of studio work before I lost interest and stopped. The only guitar I have left now was my father's. It is a 1950's era Gibson ES-225 semi-hollow electric, with single humbucker. The main reason I lost interest is because I stopped progressing. I always thought this was due to not being able to read music.
This is why I am here. I want to pick things back up and do it the right way. My main concern is learning to read music, and guitar theory. I know my techniquie, and ability will come back with practice. I was surprised at how many songs I could still remember how to play. It would be wonderful to actually understand what I am playing, or actually be able to improvize a bit.
Before I just dive in and purchase a membership with Next Level Guitar I could use some advice. I am not really concerned with learning songs anytime soon. Again my main concern is learning to read music, and guitar theory. Can I get a complete understanding of music theory from this web site? I noticed the DVD set 9-12 appeared to be all music theory. Is it complete? I just do not want to purchase a membership with Next Level Guitar only to find out that the majority of the lessons are for learning songs. Does Next Level Guitar have a music theory only package? If Next Level Guitar does not have a complete music/guitar theory section/package; can someone please recommend one. Thank you everyone for your assistance.