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Theory buffs: Do you think you know all the theory there is?


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Anyone think they know it all? Most of you jazz guys seem to know your stuff. Malmsteen once said he knew all there was to learn. Is this possible?

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No. If someone says that they know all the theory there is, quiz them on theory of the common practice period, jazz theory, 12-tone theory, etc.

 

On this subject, Malmsteen is a half-step short of an octave. ;)

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Anyone think they know it all? Most of you jazz guys seem to know your stuff. Malmsteen once said he knew all there was to learn. Is this possible?

 

 

Q: What's the difference between God and Yngwie?

A: God doen't think He's Yngwie.

 

bwahahahahaha!!!

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I just want to go on record as knowing everything.



So noted.

We will of course have to look to you in the future for many of these pesky theory questions. :poke: :cop: :poke:

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well first...you have to look at the word "know". If you "know" theory what does that mean? As a concept some of the basic theory is very...well basic. But to REALLY know even the basic theory on a musical level is something everyone can work on. There is always another layer.

I think if a musician says they know all the theory there is...that's the right answer for them...for their music. Maybe if someone says that they just mean "theory" in the stuffy intellectual way. It could be that they still realize there is a lot to learn and create musically, but don't want to associate that concept with the word "theory".

But even still, if you are just talking about "theory" in the intellectual way...there is a ton of stuff out there.

IMO, understanding a lot of theory requires that you listen to a lot of music (not the only requirement...of course another requirement is you have to study and analyze the music on a theoretical basis). There is just not enough time to listen to everything. Not only time...but what about motivation? If you're not motivated to listen to it then there's something you're going to miss. If you only listen to one form, it might be that concepts from other genres have made it there...but not everything.

Then, what about world music - there is so much theory out there from other cultures and countries. Has any one person even been exposed to all of these?

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Then, what about world music - there is so much theory out there from other cultures and countries. Has any one person even been exposed to all of these?

 

 

Haha yeah... if you ever get bored with using the chromatic scale there's always microtones too.

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Malmsteen? Awed by his technical prowess but stunned by his lack of musical personality.

"He who approaches the Temple of the Muses without inspiration in the belief that craftsmanship alone will suffice will remain a bungler and his presumptuous poetry will be obscured by the songs of the maniacs." - Plato

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