Originally Posted by: Lori_B... With this style of training I learned to play "skilled" guitar but totally lost the feel of the music if that makes sense. I can't color outside the lines now and for me think that my training in a lot of ways did me a disservice. I now require everything in black n white...[font=trebuchet ms]Exactly! You now confront the differences between a violinist and a fiddle-player. Breathe in the freedom. Like I said - Have fun with it.[/font] :D