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Hello @NW7 . Again, I think @Bill_Brown has covered the question very well, but again, I would like to add my own personal experience.
I bought the music theory book. And then another one. And another one. I haven’t counted them, but I know I have well over 10 of them. Pretty much all of them were guitar specific, but some were more general. I took music courses at a community college from people who were academically trained musicians with personal experience in performing. Some of those courses were guitar specific.
Here is what I learned: a whole bunch of seemingly unrelated tidbits that at times even seemed to contradict each other. Music theory, it turns out, is NOT that complicated. However, for a number of reasons, it appears VERY complicated when taught academically. The only way to see/hear the simplicity of music theory is to teach it through and on a musical instrument. In the world of guitar players, music theory is especially difficult as there is so much music theory misinformation among guitarists. Again, there are a number of reasons which I won’t mention here so as not to muddy the waters.
Now, here’s the point. I am a true intellectual. I always did well in school. I was sure that I understood all the music theory I digested from both books and courses. However, it never seemed to add much to my abilities as a guitar player. Then, I took Fretboard Wizard.
Ah-Ha, Light Bulb, understanding that transcended my brain and somehow reached my fingers. Words just can’t capture what Tony does. NO ONE teaches the basics of music theory in such an intuitive way as Tony. NO ONE teaches the basics of music theory with as few words and intellectual concepts as Tony. This is the course that opened the world of guitar musicianship for so many of us here at TAC. NO ONE has taken the FW course without having light bulb moments.
This is my opinion, but it is based on my experience and the expressed experience of many others here on TAC. This IS NOT a TAC commercial. I get no benefit from singing the praises of TAC and the FW course other than the joy of helping others. I hope that this helps you.
MG 😀
