Why should all guitar players learn improvisation/ear training and music theory? The answer is very simple. So you can be called, an actual “musician”. I’ve known plenty of bands and guitar players that aren’t good with this stuff, even though they claim they are good at it. There are too many guitar players that uses an electric tuner to tune with the electric guitar with. Tuning by ear is the way to go, in my opinion. Learning how to tune the guitar by ear, without a tuner is very easy. Not that hard as you think. All you gotta do is memorize the sound in your head by humming along to it or whatever. That’s what I’ve been practicing on, learning how to tune the guitar by ear because one day you’re going to need this.

There are also too many guitar players that uses chord charts and guitar tablature to play guitar on. The point of practicing ear training and improvisation is learning things without guitar tab. Being able to play what you hear on the guitar.

I know very few guitarists out there in this area who are actual “musicians” and can play just about everything they hear. The fact is that ear training and improv is the most under practiced skill of guitar players. Sad but true, think about it. I bet if you walk up to any guitar player, to talk about the 7 modes and how chords work, they won’t know what you’re talking about.

I’ve been accused of being an amateur guitarist many times and been called that I’m not a true musician. Well I got something to prove. I’m going to learn and get better, to prove everyone wrong that I will be an actual “musician”.

I’m seriously learning this stuff folks. Buying books from the store, reading about music online, and practicing on my guitar at home. You can tell in the newest audio tracks I’ve been posting lately that I’ve been getting better. It feels good to learn music again.

Kev