Why Music Theory For Guitar Is (Not) Hard To Learn

Guitar playing breakthrough specialist Tom Hess sits down with music theory expert Dr. Tommaso Zillio to talk about why music theory is not hard to learn on guitar (many guitarists think that it is).

We talk about what you can do to make learning and applying music theory to your guitar playing a lot easier, faster and more useful. If you've ever felt frustrated when trying to learn or apply music theory on guitar, this talk will help you to make learning and mastering music theory easier.

[cpm]

THE 2 masters of guitar education! Thank you for an incredible 90 minutes, Tom Hess and Dr. Zillio!

[zipperhead]

On my way out, I have to pause and thank you both for your time and wisdom! You both have had a great deal to do with any serious progress I've ever made.

[zipperhead]

At 42:30 in the vid, you talk about untangling the knot. My mind went to the pile of tangled mic cables in the corner. They are all great, they all work perfectly, and none (I said NONE) of them are useful as it.

[danweiler]

Very interesting discussion on chords you guys had. Thanks for sharing this and everything else!

[mikephilippov]

Great discussion Tom Hess and Tommaso! Thanks!

[gianz]

Exceptionally insightful, clear and useful information here! Well done, Tom and Tommaso!

[AndrewBamfordOWP]

That is a profound statement. "Learn to understand the mind of the student"

[AY]

Interesting points here. Thank you for sharing this!

[pedromoreira]

When you know theory and basic chord harmony, it´s hard do write a melody without thinking in chords... the horizontal vs vertical concept...

[buriedinsanity]

Is there a chance you might be interested in doing a segment on 12 tone serialism ? I like the style of Ron Jarzombek of Blotted Science.I know his style isn't really using the 12 tone system but it sounds just as unique . Also, is 12 tone serialism taught in conventional music theory classes ?