Buy a decent guitar - whether you start with acoustic or electric is up to you. Acoustic is more difficult but gets you in to good habits early, whereas electric is simpler to learn and can be more satisfying.
I would recommend that you go to a local music store and pick up a basic introduction book from Hal Leonard (it's a publishing company). Schools use Hal Leonard a lot because it's excellent instruction; in addition, there are sometimes accompanying DVDs that go over the same content. That's probably your best starting point. Do you have a Guitar Center near you? I find that they tend to have very knowledgeable and helpful employees. I've received nothing but good advice from them :) HTH, Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Champagne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:58 PM Subject: Re: Music theory anyone? > Any suggestions as to how to get started, if I renew my resolution vows > this year? > > Ray > > At 06:58 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: > >I taught myself piano some years ago, but my main instrument now is the bass > >guitar. But I really enjoy just the study of music too. > > > >And you're right - it does take a lot of time to do it well, but it is so > >worth it. > > > >Dave > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Ray Champagne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 6:46 PM > >Subject: Re: Music theory anyone? > > > > > > > What do you play? My New Year's resolution last year was to learn how to > > > play the guitar. I really am interested in that. > > > > > > Looks like I won't get to that tomorrow, though. :( Oh well, getting > > > married and purchasing a home this year kind of left me with no time.... > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > At 06:45 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: > > > >Well if you ever need any help or have any questions, let me know - music > >is > > > >my *other* life :D > > > > > > > >Dave > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Phill B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 4:55 PM > > > >Subject: Re: Music theory anyone? > > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh OK. I'm just trying to get a grasp on the basics of music theory. > > > > > I'm looking forward to when things start clicking and I understand > > > > > what the heck is going on. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 15:48:39 -0500, David Churvis > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Not all other intervals are major - only the intervals seen in a > >major > > > > > > scale. However, the "perfect" 4th and 5th come from the idea that > >those > > > >two > > > > > > intervals are the most harmonious intervals in the common scale. > >Though > > > > > > both major and minor 3rds are considered harmonious, they are not as > > > >clearly > > > > > > harmonious as a 4th or 5th. > > > > > > > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - CFDynamics http://www.cfdynamics.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141288 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
