You are very welcome! And good luck on your journey :) Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Champagne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 7:27 PM Subject: Re: Music theory anyone?
> We have a Daddy's Junkie Music here. Not sure if that is a regional or > national music store, but they have been around here for years and years, > and they have several shops in the New England area. > > My plan all along was to do just what you were saying. Get a decent > guitar, and learn from a tutor or a book. Just didn't know what book or > tutor was preferred. > > If I get a chance in '05 to do this, I will get an intro book from that > company. > > Many thanks! > > Ray > > At 07:13 PM 12/30/2004, you wrote: > >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 - RUWebby http://www.ruwebby.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:141290 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
